SINGAPORE - A Singapore-based company unlawfully supplied luxury items worth more than $6 million to North Korea, and its shipping manager failed to alert the authorities about these transactions.. ( read original story ...)
Singapore hopes US can stabilize its relations with China, says PM Lee Hsien Loong
Singapore hopes the United States is able to stabilize its relationship with China, because Asia depends on stable ties between the two countries to have a secure and predictable ... ( read original story ...)
Renewed Selling Pressure Likely For Singapore Shares
Closer to home, Singapore will see June figures for import and export prices and producer prices later today, as well as Q2 numbers for unemployment. In May, export prices were down 10.0 percent ... ( read original story ...)
Enhancing safety measures in the Port of Singapore
THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is enhancing safety measures in the Port of Singapore, in view of the heightened r ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Job Offers Canceled Amid Recession, Recruiters Say
Job seekers in Singapore are seeing signed employment contracts rescinded as businesses cut back on hiring during the pandemic-triggered recession, recruiters say. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GIC and Temasek fear prolonged COVID impact
SINGAPORE -- Singapore government funds GIC ... "strong preference for companies with more resilient balance sheets and business models." Meanwhile, Temasek revealed in its preliminary performance ... ( read original story ...)
Column: China’s surging crude imports mask weakness in the rest of Asia
The ongoing flood of crude oil into China is obscuring the fact that demand in the rest of Asia remains weak, and that countries in the world's top-consuming region didn't join China is stocking up ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo, Sydney aim to lure edgy HK financial firms, but Singapore a top draw
Japan, Australia and some other nations are readying incentives to attract banks and asset managers in Hong Kong that are worried about the new security law imposed by China, but finance sector ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines braces for another record loss on virus
Singapore Airlines, consistently voted one of the world’s best airlines by Skytrax, is poised for another hefty quarterly loss after the coronavirus left it flying a tiny fraction of its usual number ... ( read original story ...)
COLUMN-China’s surging crude imports mask weakness in the rest of Asia: Russell
China's crude imports set consecutive records in May and June, and will remain at high levels in July and likely August too, as the massive volumes of oil bought during a brief price war in April ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines braces for hefty losses in Q1 as global travel hit by coronavirus
The airline’s net losses could widen to US$870 million through June because of a 96 per cent fall in capacity, analysts say. ( read original story ...)
Is Hong Kong being served fairly? Food prices in UK, Singapore and Japan suggest not
Neil Newman fills his shopping basket in Britain, Singapore and Japan and finds the price comparison with Hong Kong hard to swallow. ( read original story ...)
Arrangements for cross-border travel between Singapore, Malaysia to open from 10 August
Singapore and Malaysia have settled arrangements for cross-border travel between two countries for “essential business and official purposes” from 10 August. However, both countries are not ready to ... ( read original story ...)
Arrest of Dickson Yeo: Investigations have not revealed any direct threat to Singapore’s security, says MHA
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Sunday (Jul 26) that it was informed by the US authorities of the arrest of Dickson Yeo Jun ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 cases in Singapore top 50,000 with 481 new infections, including 4 imported cases
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 481 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Sunday (Jul 26), including five infections in the community. This brings the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Malaysia have settled arrangements for cross-border travel from Aug 10, not ready yet for daily commuting: Vivian Balakrishnan
Singapore and Malaysia have settled arrangements for cross-border travel between both countries, but are not yet ready to allow daily ... ( read original story ...)