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Jean Iau
Senior Reporter, Asia
Jean Iau writes for the Asia desk, covering politics, law and security-related issues in Singapore. She began her journalism career in 2019 at The Straits Times where she covered breaking news, crime and politics. She has a Masters Degree in Socio-Cultural Anthropology from Durham University.
Singapore’s hawker culture is facing a manpower crisis, with many locals unwilling to work long hours for low pay. To address this, some hawkers are turning to robots.
The next election – the first since Prime Minister Lawrence Wong took office – is likely to centre on bread-and-butter issues, analysts say.
As PUB warns of another heavy rainfall this weekend, analysts say there is a need to balance between stronger flood protection and costs.
More voters worried about cost of living, economy and MPs’ performance than political scandals.
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Koh says China’s economy is set to grow between 4 per cent and 5 per cent this year, boosted by demand for EVs, renewable energy and AI.
Volunteers from the ruling PAP and the opposition PSP have alleged harassment by the other party, prompting ministers and ex-MPs to weigh in.
With courses changed and faculty departing, students and ex-tutors lament the demise of the city state’s first liberal arts college.
The incident has exposed the lack of communication between government agencies and caused confusion in the public, analysts say.
Singapore is at a stalemate over the practice of transporting migrant workers on lorries, despite fatal accidents and public outcry.
The decision comes after public outcry and government scrutiny over the importance of balancing commercial interests with social responsibility.
Singapore has begun low-carbon electricity imports from Malaysia – but regional cooperation and cost-sharing are still an issue.
Police said they do not have sufficient evidence to investigate the alleged money launderer, who was arrested when he travelled to Indonesia.
The notice does not give local police powers of arrest and member countries apply their own laws in deciding whether to take action, experts say.
‘Ultra low’ fertility rates could affect Singapore’s social fabric and economic competitiveness in the long term, analysts say.
Ng Yu Zhi stands trial for allegedly orchestrating Singapore’s largest Ponzi scheme that defrauded nearly 1,000 investors.
While this suggests a positive economic outlook, economists warn that rising costs of living for housing, food and healthcare remain a concern.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong pushes for more direct engagement with Singaporeans to address changing electoral landscape and voter expectations.
In the latest case, eight people attended a UOL event wearing afro wigs and black-painted faces, prompting the company to apologise.
Singapore’s Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said Myanmar’s actions could foster a “politics of retaliation” and urged the junta not to exploit Asean for its own interests.
Singapore could be the first country to implement legislation allowing authorities to control individual bank accounts to protect people from scams.
With changing demographics and a new generation of voters emerging, calls are growing in Singapore for political plurality.
Amid rising living costs and shifting voter sentiments, the People’s Action Party faces unprecedented challenges on its 70th anniversary.
Employers who discriminate against workers based on characteristics such as race, age, sex and nationality could be prosecuted under the proposed law.
Across Southeast Asia, rising costs and funding struggles are threatening the very foundations of public health systems.
Among them, three junior colleges in Singapore will move to new campuses in 2028 and occupy smaller sites with blocks up to 12 storeys.
At one point, Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh was asked by Deputy Attorney-General Ang Cheng Hock whether he was ‘an honest person’.
The leader of the opposition is embroiled in controversy surrounding his comments to a parliamentary committee over earlier lies told by a party ex-member.
How an unexpected Workers’ Party victory in 1991 laid the foundation for an enduring opposition stronghold in PAP-dominated Singapore.
An anti-piracy coalition says its members are working to block pirate sites in Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and Singapore.
Among the asylum seekers were blogger Amos Yee, the late former prosecutor Francis Seow and pro-Palestinian activist Ang Swee Chai.
