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July 02, 2024
180 more coffee shops to start offering budget meals by end-July
Around 180 coffee shops will start offering budget meals by end-July under a scheme to provide Singaporeans with more affordable food options, more than doubling the pool of participating coffee shops to 330.
![180 more coffee shops to start offering budget meals by end-July](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1751535/EvkpFf0Ht1719884504935/180-MORE-COFFEE-SHOPS-TO-START-OFFERING-BUDGET-MEALS-BY-ENDJULY.jpg)
4 mins
S'pore cannot be laissez-faire with race, religion issues: Shanmugam
Harmony here due to nation's near-zero tolerance for hate, offensive speech, he says
![S'pore cannot be laissez-faire with race, religion issues: Shanmugam](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1751535/TCZ38byN31719884304288/SPORE-CANNOT-BE-LAISSEZFAIRE-WITH-RACE-RELIGION-ISSUES-SHANMUGAM.jpg)
5 mins
HDB resale prices up 2.1% in Q2 on firm demand, tight supply
It marks 17th straight quarter of increase; volume up 14.5% from same period in 2023
![HDB resale prices up 2.1% in Q2 on firm demand, tight supply](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1751535/9A9THArL11719884615468/HDB-RESALE-PRICES-UP-21-IN-Q2-ON-FIRM-DEMAND-TIGHT-SUPPLY.jpg)
3 mins
French far right eyes power after victory in first round of election
Result suggests Macron's gamble on a snap election has backfired badly
![French far right eyes power after victory in first round of election](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1751535/hBwvWu-Cw1719884753133/FRENCH-FAR-RIGHT-EYES-POWER-AFTER-VICTORY-IN-FIRST-ROUND-OF-ELECTION.jpg)
4 mins
Remittance services in S'pore at risk of being exploited for terrorism financing: Report
Money remittance providers, including those offering cross-border online payments and unlicensed services, pose the highest risk of being targeted for terrorism financing.
![Remittance services in S'pore at risk of being exploited for terrorism financing: Report](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1751535/gXXhl3tu-1719884910517/REMITTANCE-SERVICES-IN-SPORE-AT-RISK-OF-BEING-EXPLOITED-FOR-TERRORISM-FINANCING-REPORT.jpg)
3 mins
HK signals shift in focus from security to advancing economy
John Lee homes in on housing, regional ties in handover anniversary speech
![HK signals shift in focus from security to advancing economy](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1751535/ns1jp0Gz41719885122419/HK-SIGNALS-SHIFT-IN-FOCUS-FROM-SECURITY-TO-ADVANCING-ECONOMY.jpg)
3 mins
BN chairman Zahid sows seeds for pact with PM Anwar at next GE
Move comes as party struggles to bolster ethnic majority backing for unity govt
![BN chairman Zahid sows seeds for pact with PM Anwar at next GE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1751535/83Mzr9blT1719885232780/BN-CHAIRMAN-ZAHID-SOWS-SEEDS-FOR-PACT-WITH-PM-ANWAR-AT-NEXT-GE.jpg)
3 mins
Australia doubles foreign student visa fee in move to curb migration
Australia said on July 1 it had more than doubled the visa fee for international students, the latest move by the government to rein in record migration that has intensified pressure on an already tight housing market.
![Australia doubles foreign student visa fee in move to curb migration](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1751535/USbfbV8r21719885355335/AUSTRALIA-DOUBLES-FOREIGN-STUDENT-VISA-FEE-IN-MOVE-TO-CURB-MIGRATION.jpg)
1 min
Biden's family telling him to stay in the race and keep fighting
President seeking ideas from advisers about how to proceed after disastrous debate
![Biden's family telling him to stay in the race and keep fighting](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1751535/fv8UW4sKV1719885421255/BIDENS-FAMILY-TELLING-HIM-TO-STAY-IN-THE-RACE-AND-KEEP-FIGHTING.jpg)
4 mins
Sentosa's waterfront businesses still reeling 2 weeks after oil spill
But East Coast Park outlets less affected, while vessel charter firms take a beating
![Sentosa's waterfront businesses still reeling 2 weeks after oil spill](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1751535/_UEOb23Ae1719885569063/SENTOSAS-WATERFRONT-BUSINESSES-STILL-REELING-2-WEEKS-AFTER-OIL-SPILL.jpg)
5 mins
Task force set up to improve bus safety after spate of accidents
It includes representatives from government agencies and all four public bus operators
![Task force set up to improve bus safety after spate of accidents](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1751535/O35xdpZ901719885807184/TASK-FORCE-SET-UP-TO-IMPROVE-BUS-SAFETY-AFTER-SPATE-OF-ACCIDENTS.jpg)
3 mins
AI boom sparks growth in consultancy work
Demand for services surges as firms figure out how to get new tech to help them
![AI boom sparks growth in consultancy work](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1751535/q0zTd4mso1719885936609/AI-BOOM-SPARKS-GROWTH-IN-CONSULTANCY-WORK.jpg)
4 mins
Asia's factory activity expands in June on solid global demand
It offers policymakers some hope that region can withstand impact of soft Chinese demand
![Asia's factory activity expands in June on solid global demand](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1751535/kBgxg4gyE1719886089365/ASIAS-FACTORY-ACTIVITY-EXPANDS-IN-JUNE-ON-SOLID-GLOBAL-DEMAND.jpg)
2 mins
Seeking a career in sustainability space? Perhaps try volunteering first
Speaker at panel session says those with such experience tend to stand out during hiring process
![Seeking a career in sustainability space? Perhaps try volunteering first](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1751535/NqPqrjt2E1719886185760/SEEKING-A-CAREER-IN-SUSTAINABILITY-SPACE-PERHAPS-TRY-VOLUNTEERING-FIRST.jpg)
3 mins
SIA relocating corporate headquarters to new hub in Upper Changi Road East
Move to new HQ, a 10-minute walk from Upper Changi MRT station, starts in 2025
![SIA relocating corporate headquarters to new hub in Upper Changi Road East](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1751535/dQRRcj-P-1719886308203/SIA-RELOCATING-CORPORATE-HEADQUARTERS-TO-NEW-HUB-IN-UPPER-CHANGI-ROAD-EAST.jpg)
2 mins
ONG KICKS HAT-TRICK OF GOALS AT KRANJI
Odds S'pore champion trainer will retain title slashed further after another big haul
![ONG KICKS HAT-TRICK OF GOALS AT KRANJI](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1751535/fDjkV4c101719886418214/ONG-KICKS-HATTRICK-OF-GOALS-AT-KRANJI.jpg)
3 mins
SYDNEY SIGNALS MORE TO COME
American heads to Olympics 'in a great spot' after breaking her own 400m hurdles world record
![SYDNEY SIGNALS MORE TO COME](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1751535/5cDlUrM0K1719886663871/SYDNEY-SIGNALS-MORE-TO-COME.jpg)
3 mins
FURTHER STRUGGLES BUT 'STILL IN THERE'
Shearer thinks England boss is not going to change 'drop deep' identity against Swiss
![FURTHER STRUGGLES BUT 'STILL IN THERE'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1751535/yequk0kwS1719886773607/FURTHER-STRUGGLES-BUT-STILL-IN-THERE.jpg)
3 mins
FRANK DUTCH CLOSE RANKS
Oranje look forward to crunch Romania match after 'harsh words' at post-mortem
![FRANK DUTCH CLOSE RANKS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1751535/DOMssvnrb1719886892708/FRANK-DUTCH-CLOSE-RANKS.jpg)
3 mins
'A CATALYST FOR CHESS'
Fraternity sees S'pore earning world c'ship hosting rights as 'start of something special'
!['A CATALYST FOR CHESS'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1751535/59Om1VXv_1719887019936/A-CATALYST-FOR-CHESS.jpg)
3 mins
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