Reddot Wire started with a frustration most Singaporeans share — that getting the day’s news meant either a wall of pop-ups and autoplay video, or a feed of recycled posts dressed up as reporting. We wanted something plainer: the stories that actually matter on this island, written by people who put their name to them, and readable on a phone before the train arrives.
We cover the little red dot across seven desks — Singapore, business, politics, tech, lifestyle and sport, with a signed opinion section that argues its corner. We make the calls ourselves. When a story comes from elsewhere, we say so and link it. When we get something wrong, we correct it at the top of the page, dated and explained — because a correction is what a trustworthy newsroom does, not what a broken one hides.
We are funded by newsletter sponsorships and clearly labelled partner content, never by a paywall and never by selling editorial coverage. You will always know who paid for what you are reading. And our daily briefing is built around the sections you choose, so you get the news you came for and none of the noise you didn’t.
Reported, not aggregated
We make the calls and read the documents ourselves. If a story is lifted from elsewhere, we say so and link it — we do not pass off a rewrite as reporting.
Corrections in the open
When we get something wrong we fix it at the top of the story, dated and explained. A correction is a feature of a trustworthy outlet, not an admission of a broken one.
Sponsored is labelled
Branded and partner content carries a clear label every time. You will always know who paid for what you are reading.
Built for a phone at 7am
Most readers find us on a commute. Pages are fast, scannable and don’t bury the story under twelve pop-ups.
Adeline Soh
Adeline founded Reddot Wire in 2016 after a decade across two national newsrooms. She edits the front page, writes the Saturday column, and is the reason the style guide bans the word “netizens”.
Marcus Lim
Marcus covers markets, property and the SME economy. A former equity analyst, he reads a balance sheet faster than a press release and trusts neither without checking.
Charlene Yeo
Charlene leads Reddot Wire’s reporting on scams, AI and platform power. She spends as much time with court filings and FOI requests as she does with sources.
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