https://www.channelnewsasia.com/ mediacorp feed news Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:52:02 +0800 Mediacorp 20 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/image/8395694/1x1/114/114/eb06a179c414e4534ff4417b64f3710c/kC/apple-touch-icon.png https://www.channelnewsasia.com/ 114 114 mediacorp feed news https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/turkiye-foreign-minister-hakan-fidan-southeast-asia-6156586 Speaking at a special lecture in Singapore, Minister Hakan Fidan touched on Israel and the Middle East conflict, finding alternative connectivity routes to the Straits of Hormuz and Ankara’s foreign policy approach in Southeast Asia. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:24:00 +0800 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/turkiye-foreign-minister-hakan-fidan-southeast-asia-6156586 Singapore ,Asia https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/koh-poh-koon-senior-minister-state-healthcare-surgeon-6156861 In a social media post, Dr Koh thanked his former colleagues at the Ministry of Health after a farewell lunch on Tuesday (Jun 2). Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:27:00 +0800 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/koh-poh-koon-senior-minister-state-healthcare-surgeon-6156861 Singapore https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/mbs-robbery-woman-child-locked-balcony-shanghai-flight-recalled-6156486 The woman was allegedly brought to a hotel room in Marina Bay Sands, where she believed she would be exchanging S$50,000 for foreign currency. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:03:00 +0800 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/mbs-robbery-woman-child-locked-balcony-shanghai-flight-recalled-6156486 Singapore https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/security-officer-workplace-injury-rejects-wica-compensation-loses-negligence-lawsuit-6156216 The judge said that the woman's lawyers did not attempt to prove that her company breached its duty of care. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:46:49 +0800 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/security-officer-workplace-injury-rejects-wica-compensation-loses-negligence-lawsuit-6156216 Singapore https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/pritam-singh-wp-leadership-cadres-conference-cec-6156081 The closeness in the timing of the special cadre members conference and the party’s biennial Central Executive Committee election on Jun 28 means that by the end of that day, there would be absolute clarity on the WP leadership, said political observers. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:27:00 +0800 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/pritam-singh-wp-leadership-cadres-conference-cec-6156081 Singapore https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/asian-games-japan-aichi-nagoya-team-singapore-shanti-pereira-loh-kean-yew-max-maeder-6155946 Defending Asian Games champions Shanti Pereira and Ryan Lo are among those selected, along with Loh Kean Yew and the Quah siblings. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:30:39 +0800 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/asian-games-japan-aichi-nagoya-team-singapore-shanti-pereira-loh-kean-yew-max-maeder-6155946 Sport ,Singapore https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/singapore-economic-strategy-review-job-losses-workers-support-6155796 Rather than helping workers recover after they have fallen out of employment, the focus should be on intervening earlier, said the National Trades Union Congress deputy secretary-general. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:13:15 +0800 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/singapore-economic-strategy-review-job-losses-workers-support-6155796 Singapore https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/charity-trust-owner-cheating-extortion-charged-state-courts-6155876 Benjie Ng Ser Kwei, 71, is listed as the owner of The Golden Tree Foundation, a philanthropic trust, and a director of Yellow Tree Foundation, a company involved in charitable activities related to humanitarian work. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:02:00 +0800 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/charity-trust-owner-cheating-extortion-charged-state-courts-6155876 Singapore https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/paulus-tannos-judicial-review-rejected-high-court-singapore-6155636 The High Court ruled that businessman Paulus Tannos had failed to establish a sufficient basis to allow a judicial review of a decision by Singapore's Law Minister to proceed with Indonesia's extradition request. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:26:00 +0800 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/paulus-tannos-judicial-review-rejected-high-court-singapore-6155636 Singapore https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/tan-chong-meng-council-presidential-advisers-chairman-piyush-gupta-6155496 Former DBS CEO Piyush Gupta and chairman of Singapore LNG Corporation Gan Seow Kee have also been named as council members. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:36:00 +0800 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/tan-chong-meng-council-presidential-advisers-chairman-piyush-gupta-6155496 Singapore https://www.channelnewsasia.com/dining/sederhana-singapore-first-outlet-opening-entrepreneur-6155661 “We’re not trying to take over anyone’s legacy,” biotechnologist turned F&B entrepreneur Asyraf Rasheed, 33, tells 8days.sg. Why did he bring the Indonesian chain Sederhana to where the heritage Singaporean nasi padang joint Warong Nasi Pariaman once stood? Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:33:38 +0800 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/dining/sederhana-singapore-first-outlet-opening-entrepreneur-6155661 Dining ,CNA Lifestyle ,Singapore ,8days https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/parrots-pet-birds-noise-welfare-concerns-6153891 Complaints ranged from excessive noise to concerns about animal welfare.  Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:12:00 +0800 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/parrots-pet-birds-noise-welfare-concerns-6153891 Singapore https://www.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/tang-quartet-lionel-tan-death-6155411 The Singaporean violist and founding member of the internationally acclaimed T'ang Quartet and former Singapore Symphony Orchestra musician, has died at the age of 60. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:57:00 +0800 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/tang-quartet-lionel-tan-death-6155411 Entertainment ,CNA Lifestyle ,Singapore https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/shangri-la-dialogue-sld-hegseth-defence-subsea-cable-6155406 The question is not so much about whether multilateralism will endure, but how it is evolving, say Sarah Teo and Jane Chan from the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:30:00 +0800 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/shangri-la-dialogue-sld-hegseth-defence-subsea-cable-6155406 Commentary ,Singapore ,Asia https://www.channelnewsasia.com/dining/lotteria-singapore-jurong-point-second-outlet-6155416 The popular South Korean burger chain announced on Tuesday (Jun 2) that it will open its second outlet at Jurong Point in July this year. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:52:00 +0800 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/dining/lotteria-singapore-jurong-point-second-outlet-6155416 Dining ,CNA Lifestyle ,Singapore https://www.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/f-forever-f4-reunion-singapore-concert-2026-6155386 F Forever, the reunion project comprising members of the iconic Taiwanese boy group F4 and Mayday member Ashin, will perform at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in August this year. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:45:00 +0800 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/f-forever-f4-reunion-singapore-concert-2026-6155386 Entertainment ,CNA Lifestyle ,Singapore https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/cna-explains-what-el-nino-and-what-can-singapore-expect-if-it-returns-in-2026-6153786 There is a more than 80 per cent chance of an El Nino event occurring in 2026, according to the Meteorological Service Singapore. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:15:00 +0800 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/cna-explains-what-el-nino-and-what-can-singapore-expect-if-it-returns-in-2026-6153786 Singapore https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/lighthouses-tuas-port-long-island-bedok-sultan-shoal-6146891 The Maritime and Port Authority has no plans to relocate either the Sultan Shoal or Bedok lighthouses, but maritime experts told CNA the scale of nearby developments makes some change likely. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0800 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/lighthouses-tuas-port-long-island-bedok-sultan-shoal-6146891 Singapore https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/ebola-outbreak-hantavirus-risk-vaccine-measles-bangladesh-6152666 Despite being the leading cause of vaccine-preventable child deaths worldwide, measles doesn’t garner much attention, says Hsu Li Yang of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0800 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/ebola-outbreak-hantavirus-risk-vaccine-measles-bangladesh-6152666 Commentary ,Asia ,Singapore https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/workers-party-wp-pritam-singh-chief-special-cadres-conference-6154341 If Mr Pritam Singh does not step down as secretary-general of the Workers’ Party, there will be a secret vote by cadres to decide if he remains in the position. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:57:00 +0800 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/workers-party-wp-pritam-singh-chief-special-cadres-conference-6154341 Singapore