SG Brief

11/02/2026

The measures will help to address job concerns amid "rapid technological change and a very uncertain external environment", said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

11/02/2026

27/01/2026

🚨 PropertyLimBrothers Rocked by Scandal

😮 Big shake-up at PBL.
Melvin Lim, co-founder of PropertyLimBrothers, has quietly been removed as CEO from the company website after viral allegations of an affair with a staff member.

📝 A message believed to be from him admits a “personal mistake”, announces leadership changes, and asks the public to respect both families’ privacy.

👩‍💼 Both Melvin Lim and the female staff member — reportedly in senior management and a property influencer — are said to be stepping down.

🎥 Adding fuel to the fire, a viral video (allegedly filmed from a rival office) surfaced online, with audio commentary suggesting sexual activity inside his office.

🤯 What’s really shocking many people isn’t just the scandal…
but the irony: PBL was built on the slogan —
“Real estate with integrity.”

📱 In today’s hyper-connected world, one private mistake can become a very public crisis.
⚖️ This episode is now a big test of trust, leadership, and accountability.

PropertyLimBrothers' co-founder Melvin Lim has purportedly been removed as chief executive, following allegations of an affair with a colleague detailed in a video and multiple social media posts.

20/01/2026

19/12/2025

In support of everyone’s hopes and dreams

17/12/2025

Every step counts, every moment matters 🌍

16/12/2025

🏊‍♂️🇬🇧 Singapore ends SEA Games swimming campaign with 19 golds
Head coach Gary Tan praises team’s “resilience” after slow start
🔥 Key Points
- Team Singapore secured 19 gold, 8 silver and 7 bronze medals in swimming
- Only 7 golds were won in the first three days before the team surged ahead
- Gary Tan said:
“This 19 meant so much to us… People were doubting, and I told the team to put their heads down and go for it.”
- Singapore finished far ahead of Vietnam, which earned 6 golds

15/12/2025

🏓🇬🇧 Singapore wins silver in women’s table tennis team event at SEA Games 2025
Falls 2–3 to defending champion Thailand in a nail‑biting final
🔥 Match Highlights
- 🇹🇭 Thailand’s Orawan Paranang beat Ser Lin Qian to take the first point
- 🇸🇬 Zeng Jian (World No. 37) levelled the tie
- 🇸🇬 Tan Zhao Yun put Singapore ahead 2–1
- 🇹🇭 Orawan stunned Zeng in a dramatic 5‑set comeback
- 🇹🇭 Suthasini Sawettabut sealed the win over Ser in the deciding match
- ✅ Final score: Thailand 3 – Singapore 2
📌 Significance
- Singapore came close to its first women’s team gold since 2017
- Improved from last SEA Games’ joint‑bronze
- Men’s team (defending champions) to face Vietnam later the same day

15/12/2025

🚨🇬🇧 Singaporean family of six narrowly escapes Bondi Beach terror attack
Gunmen opened fire on beachgoers — at least 12 killed
🔥 What happened
- A Singaporean family of six was holidaying at Bondi Beach
- Gunmen suddenly opened fire on the crowd
- The incident has been declared a terror attack
- At least 12 people were killed and dozens injured
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 The family’s escape
- Parents with triplet daughters (12) and a 5‑year‑old son
- They heard gunshots and saw crowds fleeing
- Quickly sheltered inside a nearby shop until safe
🗣️ Their account
- “Everything happened so fast. People were screaming,” the mother said
- The father added, “We just needed to get the kids out.”
🚓 Current situation
- One gunman shot dead
- Another arrested in critical condition
- Police investigating motive and possible links

A Singaporean family recounts their harrowing experience surviving a terror attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach, where gunmen opened fire on beachgoers. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

10/12/2025

🏅🇬🇧 SEA Games 2025 — Team Singapore aims for an away record!
Target: 60 gold medals in Thailand
🔥 Top Medal Prospects
- 🏊‍♂️ Aquatics — Teong Tzen Wei, the Quah siblings
- 🤺 Fencing — one of Singapore’s strongest sports
- 🏓 Table Tennis — multiple gold opportunities
- ⛵ Sailing / Kitefoiling — led by Maximilian Maeder
- 🎳 Bowling / Shooting / Netball / Floorball
- 🏸 Badminton — Loh Kean Yew
📊 Key Numbers
- 👥 930 athletes
- 🏟️ 48 sports
- 🎉 SG60 milestone year
✅ If achieved, 60 golds would be Singapore’s best-ever away SEA Games performance

Team Singapore aims for a record 60 gold medals at the upcoming SEA Games 2025 in Thailand, their largest overseas haul ever. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.