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": 86738,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "9baf8ac224fad3033ebac265c1f2e2d6",
            "title": "Man jailed more than 19 months for setting fire to debtor's HDB flat, almost killing family of 7",
            "description": "A Malaysian man who accepted money to set fire to a debtor's home in Singapore — nearly trapping and killing a family of seven inside their HDB flat — was sentenced to 19 months and two weeks' jail.Early this month, Vellu Pillai P Sivakkumar, 33, pleaded guilty to one charge of committing mischief by fire.A second charge of unlawful imprisonment...",
            "content": "A Malaysian man who accepted money to set fire to a debtor's home in Singapore — nearly trapping and killing a family of seven inside their HDB flat — was sentenced to 19 months and two weeks' jail.\nEarly this month, Vellu Pillai P Sivakkumar, 33, pl... [2088 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/malaysian-man-jailed-fire-scammer-hdb-flat",
            "image": "https://www.asiaone.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_top_image/public/original_images/May2026/20250317_Handcuffs_Rauf%20Khan_7.jpg?itok=0ANVlWjl",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-24T03:18:17Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fc22c9ffdaef43b7870c03b37c3a22ee",
                "name": "AsiaOne",
                "url": "https://www.asiaone.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "77439e66e23f05c3e4a51994f0599ef2",
            "title": "Gel-based cooling wear trialled in Singapore can potentially reduce body heat by 9 deg C",
            "description": "Eztia Materials has created beads of water-based gel printed on the underside of clothing to absorb the skin's heat. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE – To combat the relentless humidity in Singapore, the answer may be a special jelly-like material speckled on the underside of clothing.\nClimate-tech firm Eztia Materials has created beads of water-based gel that can absorb the body’s heat ... [4053 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/gel-based-cooling-wear-trialled-in-spore-can-reduce-body-heat-by-9-deg-c",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/0b65e4234de8b5bdc2db7808cf6515fb2275b3b44e53a032b52859ea04c76400",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-23T21:03:46Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "30b14147fa63b7c6f5f69ba93f5ff51c",
            "title": "I thought it was red watercolour. It was blood: Dad of girl, 9, who was run over by taxi in 2024",
            "description": "A father shares his harrowing experience after his nine-year-old daughter was hit by a taxi, urging greater road safety awareness for all. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE - When Mr Norazmi Makmor saw his nine-year-old daughter with red stains all over her body and clothes, he thought she had been playing with watercolours.\nHe did not realise she had just been run over by a taxi and was drenched in blood.\nOn ... [4245 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/i-thought-it-was-red-watercolour-it-was-blood-dad-of-girl-9-who-was-run-over-by-taxi-in-2024",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/b28da71c0234707a88373f7b176dbd7e18a0cd73e4c76cc3230d158274fb2d84",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-23T21:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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