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": 82588,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "a7437659ff443750fe8d578514c71bba",
            "title": "Revamped Malay Heritage Centre galleries invite visitors to ponder what heritage they will pass down",
            "description": "Explore the revitalised Malay Heritage Centre galleries, inviting visitors to contemplate the legacy of heritage and its reinterpretation. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE – Several wayang kulit (shadow puppet) displays hang from the ceiling of a stairwell at the Malay Heritage Centre (MHC), each bearing costumes and facial features typical of puppets used in the centuries-old Javanese art form.\nIt takes a tr... [5931 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/revamped-malay-heritage-centre-galleries-invite-visitors-to-ponder-what-legacy-they-will-pass-down",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/4bc93cedd3a896b46e05bf3aa765a68cd908c364b7e57d2a2db759bf36a1611b",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-22T15:59:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b0c0ee3c18471a7119b008402a1f6327",
            "title": "Man charged for mischief by fire in Jurong West",
            "description": "A 40-year-old man is set to be charged for mischief by fire, linked to three incidents in the Jurong West area. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE – A 40-year-old man was arrested on April 21 for his alleged involvement in three cases of mischief by fire in the Jurong West area .\nThe police said in a statement on April 22 that they were alerted to a fire at a residential block in Yung... [437 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/man-to-be-charged-for-mischief-by-fire-linked-to-3-cases-in-jurong-west",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/36749c3a93a1cc1893f7dfb53efc257729868f275e6c6667f5d3ac8f83fdbcd8",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-22T14:41:33Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "4759e585c1b78630fcfb56456c878d9d",
            "title": "Online personality Kurt Tay jailed 14 months, fined for harassment and distributing intimate material",
            "description": "Tay shared an intimate video and photo of a woman without her consent to a Telegram group chat with over 240 members.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE: Online personality Kurt Tay was sentenced on Wednesday (Apr 22) to 14 months' jail for distributing intimate material online without consent and fined S$3,000 (US$2,300) for threatening the victim.\nTay, whose real name is Tay Foo Wei, plea... [2509 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/kurt-tay-share-intimate-video-photo-without-consent-fine-jail-6073786",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--XQOGgrXx--/c_crop,h_900,w_1600,x_0,y_49/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/2026/04/22/kurt_tay.jpg?itok=f-c--mc5",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-22T13:46:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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