The losing streak has hit four sessions now for the Singapore stock market, which has given away more than 60 points or 2 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,125-point plateau, although the market may stop the bleeding on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Visit HDB homes, have a picnic at Singapore International Festival of Arts 2017
SINGAPORE: From home cooks welcoming visitors to their kitchens to families opening their doors to strangers, this year’s Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) will have a decidedly inclusive and participatory vibe when it kicks off in June ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore and Germany have the most powerful passports
For the first time, Singapore is tied with Germany as the country with the most powerful passport in an international ranking. Both countries share top spot in Global Passport Power Rank 2017, published by Arton Capital's Passport Index. Holders of a ... ( read original story ...)
5 hilarious comebacks over inaccurate portrayal of Singapore in Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
American TV drama Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders features Singapore in one of its episodes, but netizens are not happy. They have called it inaccurate and stereotypical. Enter local blogger mrbrown, who gave a hilarious comeback to certain scenes in the ... ( read original story ...)
PM Lee delivers eulogy for pioneer leader Othman Wok
The unwavering commitment of pioneer leader Othman Wok and his Malay colleagues to multiracialism made today's Singapore possible, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday. Speaking at the memorial service for one of Singapore's founding fathers ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore's SATS mints Kiwi lamb trade transhipments
Singapore ground handler SATS has received European Union (EU) approval as an authorised establishment for meat transhipment services between New Zealand and the EU. With this new trade flow, SATS is looking at an estimated 10% increase in lamb shipments ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Press : SPH wins eight awards at Asian Media Awards 2017
19 April 2017- Singapore Press Holdings Limited (SPH) clinched eight awards at the Asian Media Awards 2017. The awards were presented this evening at the Publish Asia 2017 Gala Dinner by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA ... ( read original story ...)
Argentina to take on minnows Singapore
Lionel Messi's Argentina will take on football minnows Singapore in a June friendly match in the city-state, organisers said Wednesday. Argentina, ranked second in the world by FIFA, will kick off at the National Stadium against 159th placed Singapore on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore ties with Germany for 'most powerful' passport: Index
SINGAPORE: Singapore has tied with Germany as the country with the most powerful passport in the world after a change in Ukraine's visa rules, according to a passport index by global financial advisory firm Arton Capital. The index previously ranked ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Hong Kong reaffirm longstanding friendship
SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean and Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying reaffirmed the longstanding friendship between Singapore and Hong Kong, said Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in a media statement on Tuesday (Apr 18 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore tops talent competitiveness index in Asia Pacific for the 4th year running
SINGAPORE: Singapore on Tuesday (Apr 18) retained its top spot in Asia Pacific for the fourth consecutive year in the Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI), an annual benchmarking report that measures the ability of countries to attract and develop ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For April 18
Singapore home sales surged to the highest monthly total for nearly four years in March, a month in which the government rolled back some property curbs in March following a three-year slide in prices. PROCTER & Gamble (P&G) will invest more than US$100 ... ( read original story ...)
Small countries like Singapore, Switzerland must cooperate in fintech: Swiss Finance Minister
SINGAPORE: Singapore and Switzerland are not competitors when it comes to the development of financial technology (fintech) and with both countries being small financial hubs, it is important to cooperate, said Swiss Finance Minister Ueli Maurer. Mr Maurer ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore home sales surge to highest in almost four years
SINGAPORE: Singapore home sales surged to the highest monthly total for nearly four years in March, a month in which the government rolled back some property curbs following a three-year slide in prices. Developers sold 1,780 units in March, the most in a ... ( read original story ...)
Mr Othman Wok – 'He made a multiracial Singapore possible'
Mr Othman Wok, a member of independent Singapore's first Cabinet, died yesterday at the age of 92. According to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Mr Othman died at the Singapore General Hospital at 12.21pm. He had been ill for some time. He leaves his ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines : Changi Airport, SIA and STB jointly invest $33.75m to promote Singapore as a travel destination
Changi Airport Group (CAG), Singapore Airlines (SIA) and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) will take an ongoing joint partnership, aimed at promoting inbound travel, to new heights. Under a renewed three-year partnership, the three parties will jointly ... ( read original story ...)