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Singapore News
Would you like to access news/blog content published by sources located in Singapore?
Code example
If you'd like to make a REST call, then make a following POST request:
Endpoint /api/v1/article/getArticles
Request body
{
"sourceLocationUri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore",
"resultType": "articles",
"apiKey": "API_KEY"
}
If you'd like instead to do a GET request then call:
/api/v1/article/getArticles?sourceLocationUri=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSingapore&resultType=articles&apiKey=API_KEY
Example of JSON response
Below is an example JSON object that you would receive as the result of the request. You can retrieve also additional properties such as concepts, categories, source details, etc. by specifying additional parameters in the request as described on the documentation page.
{
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"body": "[MUMBAI] Investors, from Indian state-owned lenders to Singapore's sovereign wealth fund and Canada's national pension manager, are set to reap a US$2.6 billion windfall as India's National Stock Exchange (NSE) moves ahead with a long-awaited listing.\n\nNSE - the country's largest bourse, and the world's most active derivatives exchange - filed draft papers for an initial public offering late on Wednesday (Jun 17), following years of regulatory delays.\n\nThe listing will be a pure offer-for-sale, with existing shareholders offering to sell about 6 per cent of the exchange's equity and no fresh equity raised.\n\nNSE has more than 200,000 investors currently, and its shares trade at close to 2,000 rupees (S$27.38) in the unlisted market, trading platforms show.\n\nThat suggests a valuation of some US$57 billion, setting the bourse up to become the world's fifth-most valuable after London Stock Exchange Group.\n\nThe exchange may offer shares at a 5 to 10 per cent discount to private market valuations, said three sources, including merchant bankers.\n\nThe valuation under discussion is around 1,900 rupees a share, they added, declining to be identified as they are not authorised to speak to the media.\n\n\"At this valuation, NSE would attract incoming investors while not short-changing existing ones,\" one source said.\n\nA final decision on pricing will be taken closer to listing, following investor roadshows.\n\nAt 1,900 rupees a share, the IPO would be worth US$3.3 billion, making it one of India's two largest public offerings alongside Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio, which is likely to list this year in an IPO worth some US$4 billion.\n\nNSE said it could not comment beyond stating that it has filed an IPO prospectus, when asked by Reuters about the valuation.\n\nThe top 10 investors offering shares are set for a windfall worth some US$2.6 billion, based on acquisition prices disclosed in the draft prospectus.\n\nTemasek among gainers\n\nState Bank of India, the country's largest lender, will lock in gains of about 47 billion rupees, while MS Strategic (Mauritius), a Morgan Stanley fund, will make about 29.34 billion rupees, going by Reuters calculations based on prospectus disclosures and valuation estimates.\n\nSingapore's Temasek stands to make 20.67 billion rupees via its Aranda Investment arm, and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) will gain 18.71 billion rupees.\n\nState Bank of India and Morgan Stanley did not immediately respond to queries. CPPIB and Temasek declined to comment.\n\nAnubhav Dayal, founder of Hong Kong-headquartered Soach Global Corporation, said its flagship fund first bought into NSE in early 2016 and is now selling 20 per cent of its holding to provide liquidity to investors.\n\n\"It has proven to be a great investment. We saw the potential in NSE to serve India's masses,\" he said, adding that the company still holds NSE as a key investment. \"NSE will continue to play an important role in India's economic activity.\"\n\nThe exchange is likely to begin IPO roadshows over the next two months, the sources said, adding that both domestic mutual funds and global funds have shown early interest in anchoring the issue.\n\nThe exchange's revenue has more than doubled between April 2019 and April 2026 to about 187 billion rupees, driven by strong growth in options trading.\n\nHowever, growth has slowed over the past year, after a series of regulatory curbs on derivatives.\n\nThe exchange, detailing regulatory risks in its filing, said revenue can continue to be impacted by government and regulatory measures aimed at tempering derivatives activity.\n\nIn its IPO papers, NSE said that growth will hinge on continued expansion in first-time investors, rising trading activity, innovation in derivatives products and a push into commodities.\n\nRavi Varanasi, a former group president at NSE who now runs a consultancy advising Indian exchanges, said NSE's near-total grip on the cash market gives it a strong long-term growth opportunity.\n\n\"As India's market capitalisation deepens, cash trading volumes are expected to rise steadily,\" he said. REUTERS",
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"body": "SINGAPORE - In 2016, when former Cabinet minister Mah Bow Tan first heard a pitch for a massive wellness facility in Singapore, he was not sold.\n\nThe idea seemed like an expensive concept for a privileged few, and he did not think it would win government support. At first, he declined to be involved.\n\nBut a year later, a trip to Therme Bucharest - the group's 44,000 sq m facility in the capital of Romania - changed his mind.\n\nIts wide range of visitors, including families and seniors, came out all smiles - an observation that convinced Mah it was worth bringing the facility to Singapore's Marina Bay.\n\nSaid Mah, who was minister for national development from 1999 to 2011: \"Those were the simple things that made me realise that this is something we need in Singapore. We live such a stressful, fast-paced life; we need something that helps us to destress.\"\n\nAs such, the wellness attraction in Marina South, which is slated to open in 2030, will not only be targeted at deep-pocketed tourists, but also aims to bring rejuvenation to everyday Singaporeans.\n\nThe aim is to \"democratise wellness\", and the cost of a ticket to Therme Singapore will be \"more than affordable\", said Mah, who now chairs Therme Group Asia and Therme Singapore.\n\nTicket prices will be benchmarked against those of similar attractions such as spas and water parks, he said, adding that details are still in the works.\n\nAn entry ticket to Therme Bucharest with full-day access to its three zones starts at €38 (S$56) for adults. With add-ons such as massages and treatments, as well as food and drinks, a day at the Bucharest facility may cost over $100 in total.\n\nIn an interview ahead of Therme Singapore's ground-breaking on June 19, Mah said the new facility also fits the philosophy of a \"liveable city\" where people can feel they are a part of, a vision which he had while he was minister.\n\nAmong those who joined his team at Therme is former JTC Corporation chief executive Tan Boon Khai, who was appointed as chief executive of Therme Singapore in early 2026.\n\nSituated next to Marina Barrage and Gardens by the Bay, Therme Singapore is a $1 billion project spanning over 720,000 sq ft of gross floor area, equivalent to over nine football fields.\n\nThe seven-storey facility, designed by DP Architects and Therme Group's in-house architects, will feature over 20 pools and water features, and over 70 wellness treatment rooms.\n\nIt was a challenge to find land in land-scarce Singapore, said Mah, and an opportunity came when the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) called for a tender to develop an upcoming wellness attraction in Marina South. Therme Group was awarded the tender in November 2025.\n\nThe company aims to hire about 400 people to run the facility, including a \"core group\" of Singaporean managers and supervisory staff, said Mah.\n\nIt signed a memorandum of understanding with the Institute of Technical Education and Republic Polytechnic on June 19 to develop skills and provide employment opportunities for their graduates in the wellness sector.\n\n[[nid:724876]]\n\nNot seeing others as competition\n\nThe wellness industry in Singapore is expanding, with spaces such as Chinese spa complex House+ Bubble and bathhouses like The Ice Bath Club and Nowhere Baths opening in recent years.\n\nBut Therme Group's founder and chief executive Robert Hanea does not view these businesses as competitors. Instead, he sees them as complementary in building up the wellness \"movement\".\n\nBesides, they operate at different scales, and have different programmes and demographics, he added.\n\nAs for competition with lower-cost wellness offerings in the region, like Bali and Phuket, Hanea said Therme Singapore is uniquely situated in the city, where it wants to make an impact.\n\n\"Well-being should not be an escape from the city... (It) needs to be embedded in the fabric of the city. This idea that you need to escape the city to be well, to be healthy, to relax, to recover, is outdated,\" he said.\n\nLikening visiting the facility to going to the gym regularly as a part of one's health routine, Mah quipped: \"Once a year, go to all these (overseas) places, but every week, come to us.\"\n\nTherme Group currently runs five wellness facilities in Europe, including its flagship facility in Bucharest, which opened in 2016. Including Singapore, the group plans to launch eight similar attractions by 2030 in locations such as South Korea, Washington, D.C. and Toronto.\n\nA 2025 New York Times investigation reported that Therme Group's finances appeared to be \"shaky\" and that it exaggerated its track record in securing a deal for a wellness facility in Ontario, Canada.\n\nThe report said Hanea had \"inherited\" the story of his late friend Josef Wund, whose company, Therme, had developed spas across Germany. It also said Hanea's Therme Group falsely claimed to have six operating facilities worldwide, when it had only built and operated one at the time of the 2019 Toronto bid.\n\nA company representative said Hanea replicated Therme's model and felt he had contributed to it through conversations and an information-sharing agreement. Therme Group fully acquired Wund's properties in December 2025.\n\nHanea told ST that its track record has been \"extensively validated\" via partnerships with blue-chip international institutions and that the integrity of its bid in Canada had been confirmed by the national authorities.\n\nMah said he had been involved in discussions with Hanea on the Toronto facility and noted that the Canadian authorities' validation was \"very clear and very emphatic\".\n\n\"STB also reiterated the process in Singapore (for the tender bid), so I think there should be no question about the participation of Therme and the integrity of the Therme bid.\"\n\nAn STB spokesperson previously said the board found \"no misrepresentation of track record\" in Therme Group Singapore's tender submission for the Marina South wellness attraction.\n\nMah deems the new facility as an \"additional jewel in the crown\" in Marina Bay, among a series of upcoming projects in the area, including a new cruise terminal and the Founders' Memorial.\n\nHe said: \"The whole southern coast will change over the next decades. I think we are part of that transformation.\"\n\n[[nid:730317]]\n\nThis article was first published in The Straits Times. Permission required for reproduction.",
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"title": "华助会连续两年预算赤字 或考虑调整月捐额",
"body": "华社自助理事会连续两年出现预算赤字，为了持续应对援助计划的扩充和受惠人数增长，除了积极寻求新的资金来源，华助会不排除调整月捐额的可能。\n\n华助会星期五（6月19日）召开第34届常年大会。身为董事会主席的社会政策统筹部长兼卫生部长王乙康，在会上做主席报告时提及，2024年出现预算赤字102万元，去年预算原本预估赤字为210万元。\n\n\"所幸因为2025年是SG60，我们获得文化、社区及青年部一次性的SG60拨款600万元，使整体由赤字转为盈余。我们都知道SG60的特别拨款是一次性的。接下来，我们需要谨慎的处理财政。我相信随着我们的扩充计划，及受惠者的增长，财政压力也会随之增加。\"\n\n他强调需要积极寻求新的资金，包括向黄氏基金等募款，或争取更多合作伙伴对个别计划的资助。\n\n\"我们不可排除调整月捐额。需要的话，我们会探讨是否能在合理范围内作出调整，呼吁收入较高的公众每个月多捐出几块钱，支持华族社群。\"\n\n华社自助理事会上一次调高华族工作人士的每月捐款额，是在2015年。目前捐款额根据月薪多寡而定，金额从5角至3元不等。\n\n王乙康也宣布，华助会未来五年将进一步加深对儿童、青少年和家庭的支援。\n\n这包括从2027年起，放宽补习计划与助学金计划的申请门槛，从家庭月收入最高4800元调高至5300元；家庭人均收入也从最高1400元调至2000元。预计受惠家庭将增加800户，达1万7000户。\n\n针对学生提供的补习班、增益课程、督导计划和发展支援等，华助会也将进一步从去年的2万6000个名额，逐步增加至2030年的4万5000个。同时5年内也会为部分学生提供辅导、兴趣小组和社交情感学习等更深入支持的学习项目。受惠学生有望从去年1800人，近乎翻倍至3000人。\n\n为了进一步扩张援助工作，华助会将在本地五个年轻家庭聚集的地区，增建新的华助会中心，预计2030年全部落成。\n\n五个筹建社区包括榜鹅北岸(Punggol Northshore)、裕廊西、坎贝拉、淡滨尼北和登加。届时，全国的华助会中心总数将增至18间，能更直接地帮助全岛各处的儿童和家庭。\n\n王乙康也回顾了华助会过去一年\"种草植树\"策略的成果，全年拨款额从2024年的3700万元增至去年的3970万元，共惠及1万6200户家庭，与2024年的1万5700户家庭相比有显著提升。\n\n此外，华助会去年也发放1万2530份助学金。旗下的家庭支援计划也提供9600次支援服务，当中1400户面对复杂挑战的家庭，除了获华助会经济援助，也得到个案管理员的具体指导。\n\n王乙康指出，支出增加是因为华助会的援助工作和服务人数有所增加。这包括提供更针对性的支援措施、扶持家庭，以及发展儿童与青年的潜能等。",
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