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Singapore has referred eight civil servants to police over suspicions they used unpublished government information to buy property near planned MRT stations. The move follows a US study showing officials were 60% more likely to buy homes in areas with unannounced transit plans.
Singapore's GovTech has launched FirstDate, a dating platform for single civil servants aged 21 to 35, using the Nobel Prize-winning Gale-Shapley matching algorithm. The pilot comes as the city-state's fertility rate hit a record low of 0.87 in 2025, with fewer than 30,000 babies born. Reactions have ranged from curiosity to mockery, while critics say deeper cost-of-living and housing barriers remain unaddressed.
British trip-hop band Massive Attack said its members were detained by Singapore police after a concert last week where a Palestinian flag was raised on stage. The band expressed surprise and disappointment over the police action, which followed chants of "Free Palestine" during the performance.
Singapore's GDP grew 6% year-on-year in Q1 2026, surpassing the 4.6% forecast, driven by booming AI chip demand. The government warns of risks from the Middle East conflict and rising energy prices.
