“Where is the turbo-charging?” asks PM Wong in response to Pritam Singh in Singapore Budget 2025 debate

PM Wong cited some Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures between 2022 and 2024. He illustrated that even as GST was increased by 1 percentage point each in January 2023 and January 2024, the CPI inflation in Singapore went down from 6.1 per cent in 2022 to 4.8 per cent in 2023 and 2.4 per cent in 2024.

Global confidence in institutions declines, India slips to 3rd place on trust barometer

The overall list for trust of the general population in the government, businesses, media and NGOs was again topped by China, while Indonesia replaced India for the second spot by virtue of an increased score despite the Indian score remaining unchanged.

Singapore tops most powerful passport list, India stands at 85 falling by 5 ranks

Singapore topped the list of the Henley Passport Index 2025 unveiled recently, while India stood at 85th position on the chart. The list ranks all the world’s 199 passports according to the number of destinations they can access visa-free, and is based on exclusive Timatic data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). A statement […]

At least 85 dead as Jeju Air flight crash-lands in South Korea’s Muan airport

At least 85 people were killed after a plane with 181 people on board crashed at South Korea’s Muan airport as it skidded off the runway while landing and burst into a fireball on Sunday, media reports said. According to the Yonhap news agency, the crash was reported in the South Jeolla province when the […]