SINGAPORE - Retail sales in Singapore rose for the second straight month in March, though at a slower year-on-year pace, with most industries seeing bigger takings at the till. Read more at ...
SEA Games 2023: All eyes on these Singapore athletes in Cambodia
As Cambodia prepares to host its first SEA Games, here are the top Singapore athletes who could make big impacts at the regional meet.
Malaysian man sentenced to jail in Singapore for lying about HIV status and donating infected blood
A 27-year-old Malaysian man, whose identity has been withheld due to a gag order, has been sentenced to three months and two weeks’ jail after pleading guilty to an offence under the Infectious ...
FedEx Collaborates with Not-for-Profit Organizations to Bring Nature Back into Singapore and Create a Better World
The event was held on April 29, 2023, along Serangoon North Avenue 1, and was attended by 80 FedEx volunteers. It is part of the FedEx commitment to connect the world responsibly and resourcefully, as ...
Revolut enables links with six banks in Singapore
Fintech app Revolut has enabled its Singapore customers to link and top-up their wallets directly from up to six different bank accounts. This feature is enabled by e-Giro, which authorises top-ups ...
Singapore Pools outlets to close for half day on May 9 to let staff volunteer at community event
Some 340 employees have volunteered to help out at the Singapore Pools Community Day 2023, where beneficiaries from social service agencies get to “enjoy a day out at Gardens by the Bay with games and ...
Ghost Empire Singapore
Ghost Empire Singapore looks at the anti-homosexuality law in Singapore, section 377A, which criminalizes male homosexuality with up to two years of a prison sentence. A British colonial law, it is ...
Heart of the Matter – S4E3: Singapore’s latest property cooling measures: Who does it impact and how?
In the latest round of property cooling measures announced on Apr 26, what stood out was the 60 per cent additional buyer's stamp duty (ABSD) for foreigners looking to buy in Singapore. While they ...
$500,000 grand prize awarded to developmental initiative to eradicate poverty in Singapore
On May 4, 2023, the inaugural =Dreams Asia Breakthrough Prize Award Ceremony was held at Parkroyal Collection Pickering. The first nation-wide competition offered a grand prize of $500,000 for ...
KAWS Has Won a Key Victory in His Lawsuit Against a Singapore Counterfeiter Churning Out Knockoffs of His Toys and Art
Brian Donnelly, aka KAWS, has scored a major legal victory against a man who he accused of counterfeiting, with others, replicas of the artist’s signature “Companion” figure and other toys, ...
FedEx Plans to Move Asia Headquarters, Executives to Singapore From Hong Kong
FedEx Corp. is planning on moving its Asia-Pacific regional headquarters to Singapore from Hong Kong — another blow to the city’s image as an international business hub.
Singapore’s Moment Is Here. Will It Last?
The city-state has stolen a march on rival Hong Kong, but rising U.S.-China tensions and a housing bubble are looming threats.
Woman gets 6 months’ jail for arranging sham marriage so daughter can extend stay in Singapore
Hoping to find a way for her daughter to remain in Singapore for a prolonged period of time, Luong Thi My Hang hatched a plan to arrange a paid marriage-of-convenience between her daughter and a ...
Singapore COE prices fall for all but one category in first bid with new quota
SINGAPORE — Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums fell in all categories with the exception of Category C vehicles, based on the latest bidding exercise which closed on Thursday (4 May). This is ...
Lawrence Wong: In Singapore, the Prime Minister has to be a real estate agent, so I’m learning and brushing up my skills
SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong tackled Singapore’s property prices in a speech earlier this week, saying, perhaps only partially in jest, that “in Singapore, the ...
Singapore girl, 14, asked to send nudes to repay scam ‘debt’ up to $11,000
Scammers posing as a job agent conned a 14-year-old girl of over $1,100, and even followed up with threats to her to send nudes to pay off her debts. Mandarin newspaper Shin Min Daily News reported ...