November 5, 2025 – Singapore Headlines

Story gist: Singapore’s Parliament passed the Online Harms Bill after more than eight hours of debate.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets provide no coverage, leaving critical perspectives on potential censorship or free speech concerns absent. Center outlets, like The Straits Times, frame the story neutrally, focusing on the factual passage of the bill and debate duration without emphasis. Right-leaning sources, such as petir.sg, adopt a positive tone, praising PAP MPs as trailblazers for enhancing online safety and portraying the bill as a proactive measure for public good.

Story gist: Singapore revoked tax incentives for family offices linked to Cambodia’s Prince Group. The move follows allegations against the group’s founder for involvement in scams spanning Cambodia to London.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets provide no coverage, omitting progressive perspectives on international finance or corporate accountability. Center outlets like Bloomberg frame the story investigatively, emphasizing the accused founder’s empire-building and global scam allegations with a neutral, detailed tone focused on financial networks. Right-leaning outlets are absent, leaving out conservative views on regulation or business freedoms.

Story gist: In the fatal abuse case of eight-year-old Megan Khung in Singapore, the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) announced plans to establish a social services coordination centre and strengthen oversight of social services.

Bias summary: Center-leaning outlet CNA reports factually on MSF’s response to the Megan Khung case, emphasizing governmental actions for coordination and oversight without added commentary. Left- and right-leaning outlets provide no coverage, leaving absent progressive critiques on systemic failures or conservative views on accountability and policy effectiveness.

Story gist: Zohran Mamdani won the 2025 New York City mayoral election. He will serve as the city’s next mayor.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The New York Times frame the story with straightforward live results reporting, emphasizing the factual win without added context. Center outlets like BBC add historical depth by comparing Mamdani’s victory to India’s Nehru, highlighting ideological echoes. Right-leaning coverage is absent, suggesting potential omission of conservative perspectives on the election outcome or candidate background.

Story gist: Parliament passed the Workplace Fairness (Dispute Resolution) Bill. The law will take effect in 2027.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like NTUC UPortal emphasize the bill’s passage with a positive tone, highlighting NTUC Labour MPs’ calls for fairer and safer workplaces to underscore labor protections. Center outlets like CNA provide neutral, factual reporting using ‘landmark’ to denote significance without added advocacy. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting potential conservative perspectives on business burdens or regulatory overreach.