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": 87118,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "f64b6fb021d25735880d4908f8446a2d",
            "title": "After 100 years, iconic Cantonese restaurant Wing Seong Fatty’s to close in 2026",
            "description": "The family-run establishment, known for its old-school Cantonese fare and popularity among airline crew, says there is no successor to continue the business.",
            "content": "One of Singapore’s long-standing Cantonese restaurants will be closing its doors after almost a century in business.\nWing Seong Fatty’s, currently located at Burlington Square, announced on social media that it will cease operations on Jun 28, 2026 –... [1911 chars]",
            "url": "https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/dining/wing-seong-fattys-singapore-closing-100-years-airline-crew-cantonese-restaurant-583246",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--BoTZri2Z--/c_crop,h_843,w_1500,x_0,y_141/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/05/18/wing-seong-fattys-singapore-closing-100-years-airline-crew-cantonese-restaurant_1.jpg?itok=STEVvs0s",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-18T07:36:14Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9a6d991b6f7d854881682587ef70f83a",
                "name": "CNA Lifestyle",
                "url": "https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "df5d919b54befa686a1a3fef9b899d61",
            "title": "18 years’ jail, 24 strokes of the cane for man who raped, sexually assaulted younger sister",
            "description": "A man receives an 18-year jail sentence and 24 strokes of the cane for raping and sexually assaulting his younger sister in Singapore. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE – He was 12 to 13 years old when he began inappropriately touching his younger sister, who was then five to six years old.\nThe sexual abuse eventually escalated to rape, which continued until the victim was 12 years old.\nOn May 18, the perp... [2487 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/18-years-jail-24-strokes-of-the-cane-for-man-who-raped-sexually-assaulted-younger-sister",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/6a50c80631d0716b2191bde8d27e03e29c291613c9fb7e8cb10f581c850d68d8",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-18T06:44:04Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2843bce17d4bbf2a59a1a685e2378499",
            "title": "'Extremely misleading': Traveller complains after coach to Malaysia makes multiple stops, reaches KL after 9 hours",
            "description": "It was supposed to be a non-stop trip from Singapore to Malaysia, taking just over five and a half hours — but purportedly required four stops and over nine hours instead.A disgruntled traveller has shared his bad experience with Billion Stars Express' coach service in a Facebook post on Thursday (May 14).The traveller, Facebook user Toni Tan, said he had...",
            "content": "It was supposed to be a non-stop trip from Singapore to Malaysia, taking just over five and a half hours — but purportedly required four stops and over nine hours instead.\nA disgruntled traveller has shared his bad experience with Billion Stars Expre... [4428 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/traveller-complains-non-stop-coach-malaysia-billion-stars-express",
            "image": "https://www.asiaone.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_top_image/public/original_images/May2026/14526_buscoach_tonitan.jpg?itok=mZ_zZxzZ",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-18T05:47:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fc22c9ffdaef43b7870c03b37c3a22ee",
                "name": "AsiaOne",
                "url": "https://www.asiaone.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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