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The Straits Times
The Straits Times is Singapore's flagship English-language newspaper, available on the web and mobile apps. It is especially useful for close coverage of national policy, business and Southeast Asian affairs.
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Overview
What is The Straits Times?
Singapore first
The Straits Times is strongest on Singapore politics, public policy, courts, business and daily civic life. Its reporting also tracks Southeast Asia through regional correspondents, while newsletters, podcasts and opinion columns offer a broader reading mix. The site and apps support breaking-news alerts and saved reading.
What the subscription changes
Some articles remain open, but much of the distinctive reporting sits behind a subscription. Signing in carries access across web and mobile. The reading experience is conventional and easy to scan, though frequent visitors will encounter paywall prompts and promotional offers.
Choose it when
- Do: Subscribe if Singapore affairs and regional coverage are part of your daily routine.
- Do: Use alerts for major local developments rather than checking the homepage repeatedly.
- Don't: Expect a neutral outsider's view on every sensitive domestic issue.
- Don't: Pay mainly for broad international headlines available from global outlets.
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Key features
Follow Singapore policy
Read detailed coverage of government decisions and public institutions
Read regional reporting
Track politics and business across Southeast Asia
Save articles
Keep stories for later reading across signed-in devices
Listen to podcasts
Access news discussions and current-affairs audio programs
Receive newsletters
Get curated reporting delivered by topic and schedule
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Reuters delivers global news, business reporting, and market coverage across the web and mobile apps. It is particularly good at fast, factual accounts of developing events without heavy editorial commentary.
Keeping up with major events from one recognizable outlet is the job BBC News handles well. Its site and apps pair a wide editorial agenda with a measured presentation that is easy to scan throughout the day.
Keeping up with global affairs without drowning in daily headlines is the job The Economist handles best. Its reporting gives politics, business, economics, science and culture a clear international frame.
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