After a 15-year hiatus, fresh Taiwanese pork may once again be exported to Singapore, the Ministry of Agriculture announced today. The Singapore Food Agency approved fresh pork produced by the ...
Singapore hangs 4th person in three weeks
Singapore hanged a 35-year-old Singaporean-Iranian man for drug trafficking on Friday, its fourth in less than a month, despite appeals from Tehran to "reconsider" his execution. So far this year, ...
Singapore hotel performance slips in post-F1 October
SINGAPORE - Singapore hotels’ performance slipped in October, following highs in September when the Formula One (F1) night race came to town, Singapore Tourism Board (STB) data showed on Nov 29. This ...
Singapore Airlines A380 Rolls Back At Delhi Airport After Pilots Allegedly Forgot To Apply Parking Brake
At Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) in New Delhi, a Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 arrived from Singapore on Monday night and rolled back from the gate after pulling in. The pilots forgot to ...
Resilient UOB relishes regional role
In Thailand’s highly competitive banking industry, UOB has proven its resilience as a foreign bank over the past 25 years thanks to a strong Southeast Asian network, brand strength and its ability to ...
Singapore man jailed 15 months for bomb hoax targeting DBS HQ over credit card woes
A Singaporean man was sentenced to 15 months in jail yesterday for making false bomb threats involving the DBS headquarters in Marina Bay earlier this ...
DBS Remains a Buy on Comfortdelgro (CDGLF)
DBS analyst Zheng Feng Chee maintained a Buy rating on Comfortdelgro (CDGLF – Research Report) today and set a price target of S$1.80. The ...
Singapore stocks traded lower on Friday’s open—STI fell 0.4%
Singapore banks were also down at the open. UOB dropped 0.5%, or S$0.18, to S$36.32. DBS slipped 0.5%, or S$0.23, to S$42.02, while OCBC retreated 0.4%, or S$0.06, to S$16.22.
One-off property tax rebate for all owner-occupied homes in 2025
The Singapore Government will offer a one-off property tax rebate in 2025 for owner-occupied homes to mitigate cost-of-living concerns. Housing Board flats will receive a 20% rebate, while private ...
Government to provide one-time property tax rebate of up to 20% for owner-occupied homes in 2025
SINGAPORE: All owner-occupied Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats will get a one-off property tax rebate of 20 per cent in 2025, it was announced on Friday (Nov 29). In a joint press release, ...
One-off property tax rebate in 2025; vast majority of home owners will see lower tax bill
The annual value threshold for zero per cent tax for owner-occupied homes will also be raised from $8,000 to $12,000. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore household debt climbs
The debt of households in Singapore may have risen in the past year, but their financial assets such as cash and stocks grew at a faster pace, so they can withstand pressures, says the central bank.
Singapore businessman tried for $1.1B investment scam, spent proceeds on Porsche, Rolls-Royce cars
A Singaporean businessman is being tried for allegedly swindling SGD1.5 billion (US$1.1 billion) from more than 900 investors and spending one-third of the amount on Porsche and Rolls-Royce cars, ...
Over 100 Singapore public servants targeted in extortion emails demanding ransom
Over 100 public servants, including ministers, in Singapore received extortion emails threatening to publish doctored videos unless a ransom of US$50,000 was paid. Investigations are ongoing.
Amazon invests over $2b in Singapore businesses in 2023
The investment includes spending on infrastructure improvements and technology upgrades. Amazon has invested more than S$2b in Singapore this year across its retail and cloud businesses. The ...
Dragon Ball, One Piece studio’s Web3 game, Sun is top Trump crypto holder: Asia Express
Dragon Ball and One Piece studio is making a new blockchain game, Justin Sun is the largest investor in Donald Trump’s WLFI: Asia Express ...