Singapore fines StanChart $4m over money laundering breaches

SINGAPORE: Singapore's central bank imposed penalties of S$5.2 million (US$3.95 million) on Standard Chartered Bank (SCBC) and S$1.2 million on Standard Chartered Trust (Singapore) (SCTS) for breaching money laundering rules and terrorism financing safeguards. ( read original story ...)

Singapore remains the most expensive city in the world

Malaysian man who just moved to Singapore gets shook over $20 nasi padang at ION Orchard food court Man, 22, involved in viral Geylang brawl arrested for criminal force against cops Singapore remains the most expensive city in the world, according to The ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s most popular districts with homebuyers

Singapore’s real estate prices are picking up and some analysts predict that they will continue to rise as buyer interest returns. But clearly, some neighbourhoods are more popular among homebuyers than others. So to help better understand buyer ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Morning News For March 19

With sales stagnating and high rent and manpower costs eating away at his profits, Azan Tengku, the director of Singaporean gift company Kalms, decided to close down his stores and move all his products into vending machines. Singapore was the target of a ... ( read original story ...)

Struggling Singapore retailers turn to vending machines

SINGAPORE: With sales stagnating and high rent and manpower costs eating away at his profits, Azan Tengku, the director of Singaporean gift company Kalms, decided to close down his stores and move all his products into vending machines. Kalms, which has ... ( read original story ...)

Obama to visit Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, Japan

WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama is embarking on a weeklong tour of Singapore, New Zealand, Australia and Japan. Obama’s office says he’ll be in Singapore on Monday for an Obama Foundation discussion with young adults representing Southeast ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s ‘en-bloc’ redevelopment fever may be cooling

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singaporean engineer Andy Goh has stopped saying hello to some neighbors in his condominium. The mood in the 596-apartment Cashew Heights complex is “tense and stressed” after an initiative late last year to offer it for ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore a tempting target for disinformation tactics: Expert

Singapore's close neighbours may already be seeing disinformation ... Meanwhile, the organised spreading of fake news and sm-ears has become commonplace in Indonesia, where outfits such as Saracen have targeted political figures like President Joko Wi ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s Non-Oil Exports Slide the Most Since 2016

Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports slumped the most since October 2016, signaling growth risks to one of Asia’s most trade-dependent economies. Exports dropped 5.9 percent in February from a year earlier, compared with the Bloomberg survey median for ... ( read original story ...)