The Law Society of Singapore (LawSoc) Election 2027 saw new members elected to the council in a contest which saw two separate groups led by top lawyers contesting.

It was held on Oct 22 amid ongoing police investigations into matters raised in a report by LawSoc’s audit committee.

The report had detailed findings on matters that allegedly occurred in the Society between 2022 and 2025, including inappropriate workplace conduct, weaknesses in governance and oversight, deficiencies in grievance handling and whistleblowing...

Following President Prabowo Subianto call to Indonesia to safeguard its natural resources and prioritise national interests, a senior minister warned on Thursday (Oct 22) that the country could stop exporting energy to countries that “disrespect” it.

The day before, he had suggested that Jakarta might not renew gas export contracts with neighbouring countries.

Coordinating Minister for Downstreaming and Energy Transition Bahlil Lahadalia said Jakarta would review its energy export agreements with countries that failed to show mutual respect, although he...

Mr Kamta Prasad has been shuttling between government offices in Delhi trying to prove he is not dead.

The 53-year-old tailor is among 130 million names removed from India’s electoral rolls under a voter roll revision that has sparked mass protests and posed the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has led to removals for reasons ranging from “logical discrepancies” to people being recorded as dead, leaving many such as Prasad struggling to...

In the second of three rounds of layoffs, the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) let go of 38 employees to reduce reliance on vendors.

GovTech said the 38 affected roles are primarily structured around traditional project delivery.

“Following the workforce review, 106 officers will remain in their current roles, while another 106 are eligible for conversion and apprenticeship pathways to transition into new roles,” said GovTech, adding that those doing apprenticeships will be supported throughout the transition process.

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After more than two weeks, the air was cleaner and views were clearer across Singapore on Friday (Oct 23).

At 6am, the PM2.5 readings – a gauge of the current air quality – were within the normal range, at 18 in the north, 26 in the south, 27 in the east, 53 in the west and 29 in central.

Only the west crossed into the elevated band at 56 at 10am, while the other regions remained in the normal zone.