December 13, 2025 – Singapore Headlines

Story gist: Donald Trump stated that Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to stop border clashes.

Bias summary: No left-leaning outlets covered the story, omitting any progressive framing. No right-leaning outlets reported it, absenting conservative emphasis on Trump’s diplomacy. Center outlet BBC leads with Thailand and Cambodia’s agreement to halt fighting, attributing to Trump secondarily, using neutral tone focused on resolution over Trump’s claim.

Story gist: 38 Oxley Road, the former family home of Singapore’s founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, has been gazetted as a national monument.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets provided no coverage, omitting potential critiques of government overreach or celebrations of heritage preservation. Center outlet The Straits Times uses a neutral, factual headline focused solely on the gazetting action, avoiding emphasis on family disputes, Lee Kuan Yew’s demolition wishes, or political implications.

Story gist: CNA published an article comparing fares for Malaysia’s Johor Bahru-Kuala Lumpur electric train to buses and flights. The train costs more than buses but less than flights.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets provided no coverage, absenting those perspectives entirely. Center outlet CNA frames the story neutrally as a factual cost comparison via its title, emphasizing the train’s mid-range pricing without promotional hype, criticism, or policy implications.

Story gist: Singapore’s Ministry of Education released the 2025 Secondary 1 Posting Results, assigning students to secondary schools based on PSLE scores.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets provided no coverage, omitting any perspective on the educational posting process. Center outlets neutrally reported the Ministry of Education’s announcement with the factual title ‘2025 Secondary 1 Posting Results — MOE,’ emphasizing official results without tone variations or emphasis due to absent partisan framing.

Story gist: US ESTA visa waiver applicants from 42 countries, including Singapore, may be required to provide five years of social media history. The policy applies to tourists bound for the United States.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian frame the story negatively, using an American citizen’s advice against visiting the US to emphasize privacy invasion and deterrence. Center outlets like The Straits Times report factually with neutral tone on the requirement. Right-leaning coverage is absent, leaving no perspective on national security benefits or immigration enforcement angles.