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From neighbourhood schoolboy to Prime Minister: A look at Lawrence Wong's rise through the ranks

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From neighbourhood schoolboy to Prime Minister: A look at Lawrence Wong's rise through the ranks

Singapore

Singapore
    • Reasonable or not? Diner upset at $7 charge for Chinese tea at Marina Square restaurant
    • First BTO project in Chencharu, Yishun's new estate, to be launched in June; flats will have smart and green features
    • Laksa hawker in Chinatown slashes price to $2, thanks to donor who wanted to give affordable meals
    • Customer says he was charged 50 cents extra for boneless chicken at Singabola, stall owner responds
    • Eligible families waiting for BTO flats can apply for $300 a month in rental vouchers from July 1
    • Feeling burned out? Half of workers in Singapore are mentally or physically exhausted by their work, survey shows
    • Will GE be called this year? Still a lot of work to be done at home and abroad, says PM Wong
    • Man to be charged for allegedly stealing carpark's gantry barrier arms, damaging wheel clamps
    • Man claims HarbourFront bakery asked for 'private settlement' after he finds 'baby cockroach' in box of cake
    • Volunteers help clean up cluttered Clementi flat after owner suffers fall

Entertainment

Entertainment
    • Anthony Wong explains why he delayed surgery despite doctor's warning he could 'die in a year'
    • BTS members reunite for Jin's military discharge, RM even plays saxophone for him
    • Gossip mill: Kim Jong-kook loses millions to scam, Julie Tan hospitalised for food allergy, Tank's poor health at concert stirs controversy
    • 'Mark Lee is definitely more handsome': Christopher Lee gets roasted by SGAG's Xiaoming
    • Nina Dobrev recovering from dirt bike crash
    • 'That son of a b****': Actress Go Joon-hee curses at Seungri for her wrongful implication in Burning Sun scandal
    • Matty Healy is engaged, actress mum Denise Welch confirms
    • Matt Bomer claims he lost his chance to play Superman after being outed as gay
    • '80s actors Zheng Wanling, 'Er Gu' Cai Pingkai and Yun Changcou reunite for ads
    • Kevin Jonas has skin cancer removed

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
    • 'This would do my late father proud': Second-generation owner revives famous Sin Kee Chicken Rice at Ubi
    • Continuing her family's legacy: 26-year-old woman taking over parents' hawker business after their retirement
    • From working in a bank to chopping raw pork: Couple open their own wet-market stall after helping with family business
    • 'No amount of hunger will make me touch it': American expat says he's learned not to take the 'paiseh piece'
    • What to do this weekend (June 14 to 16)
    • Updated BMW 4 Series and M4 now in Singapore - here's what's new and how much they cost
    • Updated Volkswagen T-Cross arrives in Singapore
    • Female stunt drivers take on obstacles to working in Hollywood
    • Golden Village has $5 movies this June at selected cinemas
    • At Soho House for dogs, LA pooches romp at private members' club

Digicult

Digicult
    • AI-powered Apple overtakes Microsoft as world's most valuable company
    • Japan's beloved cats get healthcare help from AI
    • Samsung offers plan to speed up delivery of AI chips
    • How Apple used Google's help to train its AI models
    • Google to test anti-theft AI feature for Android phones in Brazil
    • China's Ex-Robots develops humanoids with enhanced facial movement
    • Apple's AI push could reinvigorate iPhone sales as customers look to upgrade
    • Morgan Stanley CEO says AI could save financial advisers 10 to 15 hours a week
    • Musk warns that he will ban Apple devices if OpenAI is integrated at operating system level
    • Nokia CEO makes world's first 'immersive' phone call

Money

Money
    • Any takers? Son of late CK Tang selling his Victoria Park GCB for $83m
    • Snapped up for $1.58m: 5-room flat in City Vue @ Henderson exchanges hands at eye-watering price
    • DBS eyes $500b in wealth assets by 2026, top exec says
    • Economists expect Singapore's monetary policy to remain unchanged in 2024, survey shows
    • Gold rush grips Asia despite near-record prices
    • UBS and Credit Suisse's Swiss units could merge by July 1
    • In China, a search for identity boosts Lululemon, premium sportswear brands
    • Best credit card promotions in Singapore (June to July 2024): Citibank, DBS, HSBC, UOB, and more
    • Inside the $1.38m record sale of a waterfront renovated jumbo flat in Marine Drive Gardens
    • 5 little-known freehold 2-bedroom condos under $960k
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