The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has refuted claims that the ministry and the police had advised the employer of a Bangladeshi worker, who has worked in Singapore for 16 years, to deport him from ...
Bilateral trade between India-Singapore reaches to $35.6 bln in FY 2022-23
In terms of India’s exports, Singapore is the sixth largest export destination in the world, and in terms of imports, the city-state is the eighth largest source for India globally during 2022-23.
Asean finance chiefs end Laos meeting amid hopes of improving economy despite challenges
SINGAPORE – A rebound in exports and tourism is likely to aid most South-east Asian economies in performing better in 2024 than in 2023, said top finance officials of the region at a meeting in Laos.
Singapore to restrict sale, supply of tainted mussels from Malaysia’s Port Dickson
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) says it is also working with importers to verify the source of their mussel imports.
Singapore restricts sale, supply of Port Dickson mussels
SINGAPORE: Singapore has imposed limitations on the distribution and purchase of mussels from Port Dickson, Malaysia, as they have been found to contain harmful biotoxins.
India-Singapore trade up 18.2% to $35.6 bln
"Our imports from Singapore in FY 22-23 were USD 23.6 billion, a growth of 24.4 per cent, and exports to the city-state totalled USD 12 billion, up 7.6 billion in the previous financial year," he told ...
India-Singapore bilateral trade grew 18.2% to $35.6 billion in FY 2022-23
Trade between Singapore and India saw a growth of 18.2 per cent in the year and rose to USD 35.6 billion in 2022-23, Prabakar said.
Descendants of Singapore’s ‘sea people’ keep Orang Laut way of life alive through food, stories
Their ancestors once called Singapore's outlying islands home, but many in the Orang Laut community have since lost touch with their roots Awareness is increasing, however, thanks to ground-up ...
Foreign woman says she’d never go to Singapore again; Singaporeans say they’d never want her to come again either
SINGAPORE: Singaporeans have clapped back at a travel blogger who posted an unconventional travel reel, sharing reasons why she would never visit Singapore again.
Singapore’s retail sales up 8.4% in February
Singapore's retail sector gained momentum in February, boosted by Chinese New Year festivities. It raked in S$3.9 billion, growing 8.4 per cent on-year. This was more than January's growth of 1.6 per ...
Police in Singapore, Hong Kong and South Korea arrest 272 suspects in joint operation targeting child porn
Twenty-eight people in Singapore were arrested for alleged offences such as distributing child abuse materials and selling obscene materials.
Man, 49, faces 14 charges over allegedly forging test reports to import motor vehicles
Lim Tze Yong had purportedly forged 14 test reports that were later submitted to LTA. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Air Canada starts direct flights to Singapore for first time in three decades
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