A food importer was fined $3,000 for importing meat and fish products without a valid permit, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said in a statement on Thursday (Sep 1). Read more at stomp.straitstimes.c ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s law minister tackles question of death penalty on Astro Awani
Will Singapore’s death penalty go the way of Section 377A, as public attitudes towards it shifts? Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam tackled this ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore hotels charge highest average room rate in 10 years as visitors return
ARR in July was $259 - the highest since September 2012 when it was $261.66, according to the latest data from the Singapore Tourism Board (STB). Year on year, ARR shot up 69.2 per cent from July last ... ( read original story ...)
SC’s ruling poses challenge to Singapore marriage definition: Minister
Shanmugam said the constitutional amendments that the Singapore government intends to pass would seek to ensure that the definition of marriage here is decided in Parliament, not through the courts ... ( read original story ...)
Trust Bank: First digital bank in Singapore and its offering ‘numberless’ credit card
Standard Chartered Bank, NTUC Enterprise, and FairPrice Group in Singapore collaborated to announced their digital bank this week. ( read original story ...)
Fed ends decade-long enforcement action against HSBC
The U.S. Federal Reserve has terminated a decade-long enforcement action against HSBC Holdings PLC for violation of anti-money laundering rules and sanction laws. ( read original story ...)
SMS spoofing: Has Singapore finally found the answer to stop scammers?
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has launched a new SMS Sender ID register (SSIR) that can ban spoofing messages. ( read original story ...)
MAS tacks $375k fine on UOB Kay Hian
The fine is for breaches in business conduct and anti-money laundering rules. The Monetary Authority of Singapore has fined UOB Kay Hian Private Limited $375k for its failure to comply with business ... ( read original story ...)
Tattoo guest work: South Korean artists inking their way in Singapore this month
September and October just got a whole lot interesting!There's no doubt that Singapore has become the hub for creativity, with more than a few tattoo artists from South Korea are making their way to ... ( read original story ...)
Panda-stic! Jia Jia and Kai Kai to stay in Singapore till 2027
SINGAPORE - Giant pandas Jia Jia and Kai Kai at River Wonders will be extending their stay in Singapore for five years till 2027.The announcement on Friday came amid the pandas' birthday celebrations ... ( read original story ...)
Goldman, Citigroup Tell Clients to Bet Big on Singapore Dollar
Singapore’s dollar is emerging as the top bet for Wall Street’s biggest banks as wagers the central bank will extend policy tightening bolsters demand for Southeast Asia’s top-performing currency.Most ... ( read original story ...)
Giant pandas Jia Jia, Kai Kai to extend stay in Singapore until 2027
Giant pandas Kai Kai and Jia Jia will stay in Singapore for five more years after an extension to their decade-long loan from China. ( read original story ...)
5 Singapore Dividend Stocks With Dividends Paid for 10 Years (or More!)
A long track record of dividend payments is an important attribute that income-seeking investors should look for. The post 5 Singapore Dividend Stocks With Dividends Paid for 10 Years (or More!) ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese nationals in Singapore criticise move to ease indoor mask mandate
As Singapore eases an indoor mask mandate this week, some residents like Tao, 50, will continue keeping their masks on.While Tao, a naturalised Singapore resident originally from China's Wuhan city, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Emerges as Hot Spot for ‘Tech Food’
Singapore, an island nation just about 3.5 times the size of Washington, D.C., cannot feed the entire world. But the technology some U.S.-based tech companies develop on Singapore’s shores might ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Temasek, HSBC set up infrastructure debt financing venture firm
Singapore state investment company Temasek Holdings and UK lender HSBC Holdings have launched a sustainable infrastructure debt financing firm called Pentagreen Capital that aims to make US$1 billion ... ( read original story ...)