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Singapore Nation News API

Get the live top nation headlines from Singapore with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Singapore Nation News API

API Demonstration

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make and the JSON response you will receive when you use the news api to get the top headlines from Singapore.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=sg&category=nation&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 80854,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "5533db9496bfaa027a644adf1ce23c9e",
            "title": "Employment agent who submitted work permit application for underage maid gets jail",
            "description": "The 21-year-old woman was unable to handle the pressure and ran away.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE: An employment agent who submitted a false age in a domestic helper's work permit application and other supporting documentation was given jail after the maid ran away.\nSuriani Osman, a 58-year-old Singaporean, was sentenced to 25 days' jai... [3868 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/employment-agent-submit-fake-age-maid-underage-jail-6013291",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--thtwp0bS--/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2025/07/14/20220315_ili_state_courts_2.jpeg?itok=He3qgpAA",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-24T08:07:14Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "43d37e62959dbe047f9b946159218575",
            "title": "88 Katong Laksa stall at Circuit Road to close permanently as hawkers face health challenges",
            "description": "The famed 88 Katong Laksa stall will close permanently as the 74-year-old hawker behind it copes with cancer.",
            "content": "In a post announcing the stall’s closure, he wrote of himself and his wife, “Charlie is still battling his 15 [years-long] stage 4 cancers whereas Auntie Irene has just [been] recovering from her second degree burns over her hands whilst at work at t... [630 chars]",
            "url": "https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/dining/88-katong-laksa-close-permanently-580676",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--HejkwbLc--/c_crop,h_576,w_1024,x_0,y_99/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/03/24/katong_laksa_hero_image_4.jpg?itok=VEJSy7GO",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-24T08:02:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9a6d991b6f7d854881682587ef70f83a",
                "name": "CNA Lifestyle",
                "url": "https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e16e650001228f6eccc05700abf0ff43",
            "title": "Man arrested for public nuisance and mischief in Jurong West",
            "description": "He was arrested at 18 Enterprise Road on March 23. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE – A 52-year-old man was arrested for public nuisance and mischief in Jurong West on March 23.\nThe police said they received a call for assistance at about 1.35pm at 18 Enterprise Road , an industrial area.\nThe man was conscious when taken t... [783 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/man-arrested-for-public-nuisance-and-mischief-in-jurong-west",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/e007c8dcd357fce2bb8ceee8d087e61f48b2abb93fa949a12d291af6522094bb",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-24T06:50:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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