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": 82750,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "144cbd94ec2e16076fbc7e2be6bd0558",
            "title": "Two migrant worker recreation centres to be redeveloped; new hub to serve over 100,000 workers",
            "description": "Soon Lee Recreation Centre, located in Jurong West, will become Singapore's first recreation hub for migrant workers, with expanded facilities, services and community spaces.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE: Two migrant worker recreation centres will be redeveloped with larger capacities and upgraded amenities, with one to be transformed into Singapore's first recreation hub for migrant workers, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on Friday (A... [2166 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/two-migrant-worker-recreation-centres-redevelopment-soon-lee-kaki-bukit-6062551",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--yRvOdbyi--/c_crop,h_1152,w_2048,x_0,y_213/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/04/17/557594059_1233657202133189_3277832607295245085_n.jpg?itok=Rg8312-b",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-17T04:03:50Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "cc81ac1cacd2dde866ba7f8f39103f3b",
            "title": "Jail for man caught with e-cigarette devices",
            "description": "A lorry driver received a 22-week jail sentence for smuggling nearly $277k worth of e-cigarette devices and other illegal items into Singapore. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE – Facing financial woes, a lorry driver for a logistics company in Malaysia asked his superior for a loan and was told that he could deliver “illegal items” to Singapore in exchange for payment.\nJegathiswaran Nagalingam accepted the offer e... [2328 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/jail-for-man-caught-with-e-cigarette-devices-heatsticks-worth-nearly-277k-in-total",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/10e1bc3931e7c20aaf665eb9364e0720e2dfce7d9f013b540a92cc2b7ac7fa1d",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-17T01:31:53Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "4f57d6536dbc82678c2d088b4f712e46",
            "title": "Fitness meets feedback as MPs pound the pavement with residents in regular runs",
            "description": "For some MPs, these runs help surface concerns residents might not otherwise share through email or at Meet-the-People Sessions.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE: After running for elections, some Members of Parliament are now literally running – in regular sessions with residents in their constituencies.\nThe informal community runs help foster closer bonds, develop healthier lifestyles and surface ... [4975 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/mps-runs-residents-pap-wp-6060641",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--JArxKFLU--/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/2026/04/16/copy_of_youtube_template_2025_5.jpg?itok=hgXNegWU",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-16T22:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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