Another overseas trip, another state honour for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Indonesia awarded Modi its highest civilian honour – Bintang Adipurna – on July 7 during his high-profile visit to Jakarta this week, bringing his tally of foreign government awards to at least 35.

As one of India’s longest-serving prime ministers, 75-year-old Modi has now more foreign state honours than his previous counterparts and is one of the most decorated serving leaders in the world.

In 2026 alone, Modi...

Argentina survived a major World Cup scare to book their place in the quarter-finals with a dramatic 3-2 comeback victory over Egypt on July 7. But, the defending champions’ triumph has been overshadowed by intense debate over a series of contentious refereeing and VAR decisions that left the Egyptian camp feeling aggrieved.

According to reports by Sky Sports, Al Jazeera and Marca, Egypt’s spirited performance against the reigning champions ended amid widespread controversy, with players, coaches and pundits questioning several...

No further action needs to be taken against The Workers’ Party (WP) leaders Sylvia Lim and Faisal Manap for lying to a parliamentary committee as the time limit for Parliament to impose penalties under the law has lapsed, said Leader of the House Indranee Rajah.

In a ministerial statement on July 7, she addressed the conduct of the two WP leaders in relation to former WP MP Raeesah Khan’s lying case, and explained why the House can no longer impose...

Members of Parliament (MPs) Darryl David (Ang Mo Kio GRC), Hany Soh (Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC) and Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) Neo Kok Beng filed questions about the 14 online posts that targeted the Indian community, which alleged that Singapore was being overrun by Indians.

Answering their questions, Minister of State for Home Affairs Goh Pei Ming said there is currently no evidence to suggest that the posts were a coordinated campaign by any particular Government or organisation.

Earlier investigations...

When a new law is passed and you are caught holding a smartphone while driving, you could get in trouble even if you were not using it.

That is because Singapore’s roads have become more dangerous and the tightening of laws is in response to its roads becoming less safe, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

On July 7, MHA tabled the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill.

The proposed legislation also introduces new offences for purposeful endangerment and drug...