Category: NEWS

The basket was presented Saturday at the downtown Takashimaya Singapore Ltd to publicize the news for the 2018 Singapore Garden Festival, which will be put on from July 21 to August 3 this year. Having achieved recognition at home and overseas for six ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Moving along without the United States ... Other countries could also be looking at becoming new members of the agreement. Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday that South Korea’s trade ministry will be assessing the CPTPP’s impact ... ( read original story ...)

Students from Singapore Polytechnic's media and communications course will soon be joining forces with Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) specialists to co-produce video content for younger audiences. The initiative is part of a new collaboration announced by ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — The Singapore-based organizer of a $2 million initial coin offering linked to a promotion involving a 2.08-carat blue diamond ring and luxury dinner raffle cancelled the plan Tuesday, leaving thousands of investors from dozens of countries in ... ( read original story ...)

Kirsten Han is a journalist and writer in Singapore. While President Trump liberally applies the label “fake news” to any reporting he wants to discredit, other authoritarian governments have weaponized the term as an opportunity to suppress civil society. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Home-booking company Airbnb is willing to make some concessions on short-term rentals in Singapore in an attempt to appease concerns of the government, a top executive said on Monday. Strict rules in Singapore make the city state one ... ( read original story ...)

On February 19, Singapore’s finance minister Mr. Heng Swee Kiat delivered the 2018 budget. With an emphasis on Asia, emergence of new technologies, and an aging population, this year’s budget focused on helping businesses in Singapore prepare for ... ( read original story ...)

“We welcome the good news that the agreement is moving forward. This is an important step towards closer relations with the EU, which is our third largest trading partner and largest investor in Singapore. It also reinforces EU’s economic engagement in ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE—Michelle Wie holed a 36-foot putt from off the green on the final hole to win the Women’s World Championship by one stroke on Sunday while Canada’s Brooke Henderson tied for second. Wie capture her first LPGA tournament since the 2014 U.S ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Michelle Wie drained a monster birdie putt from off the green on the final hole to record a stunning one-shot victory at the HSBC Women's World Championship after a thrilling final round of low scoring and late drama on Sunday. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (AP) — Michelle Wie holed a 36-foot putt from off the green on the final hole to win the Women's World Championship by one stroke on Sunday and capture her first LPGA tournament since the 2014 U.S. Women's Open. With four players in contention ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — Nelly Korda fired a seven-under 65 to move into a one-stroke lead heading into the final round of the HSBC Women's World Championship on Saturday as the American targets both a first LPGA Tour victory and a rare sibling double in Singapore. ( read original story ...)

President Trump has been privately praising Singapore, the small city-state once known as the world’s most active executioner per capita. This is according to Axios, which reported Sunday that the president has been telling friends for months that ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore citizens enjoy visa-free access to a record 180 destinations, making the Republic’s passport the most powerful in the world alongside Japan, according to the 2018 Henley Passport Index. The German passport fell from top spot to second with ... ( read original story ...)

The move comes as Singapore considers legislation to fight fake news, which critics say could further hinder press freedom already limited by laws on what may be said or published. Singapore's minister of law, K. Shanmugam, has said that keeping falsehoods ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s central bank is assessing whether additional regulations are required to protect investors in cryptocurrencies, an official said in a speech on Thursday. The city-state - which is aiming to be a hub for financial ... ( read original story ...)