The South Korean gave a demonstration climb to about 30 local climbers at the Esplanade on March 1. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore Corporate Insolvencies Reach Highest Level Since 2010
Companies in Singapore were forced to wind-up in record numbers last year, as compulsory liquidations in the city-state soared.
Focus on corporate governance as Singapore shifts to more disclosure-based regulatory regime
MARKET watchers said market integrity, investor protections and minority shareholders could be affected by the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) equities market review group’s recommendation to ...
Billionaires fight – High-stakes father-son feud rocks Singapore property giant
A high-stakes father-and-son feud has plunged Singapore property giant City Developments Ltd (CDL) into turmoil, with the private boardroom dispute of one of the city-state's wealthiest families ...
New Singapore campaign targets fare evasion on taxis and private-hire cars
The number of incidents referred for investigation dropped in 2024 after climbing in recent years. Read more at straitstimes.com.
High-Stakes Father-Son Feud Rocks One Of Singapore’s Richest Families
The battle of words between Singapore property giant City Developments Ltd's executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng and his son Sherman Kwek has exposed deep rifts within the family.
10 places to get the best traditional kueh in Singapore
Good kueh can be hard to find. Here are all the heritage-rich places to get your hands on the best traditional kueh in Singapore.
2024 Dragon Year failed to boost Singapore’s total fertility rate, which remains at a low of 0.97
The Chinese Year of the Dragon failed to lift Singapore's total fertility rate (TFR), which remained low at 0.97 in 2024 – the same figure as in 2023.
Singapore’s Old Fishing Port Is Now a Haven for Business Moguls
Tanjong Pagar is for the white-collar worker who wants to be right in the action, said Kaizar Karkaria, CEO of Singapore Luxury Homes, a luxury-focused brokerage. “It’s just an easy place to be as ...
Hotel Tycoon Ong Beng Seng To Plead Guilty To Charge Linked To Convicted Singapore Ex-Minister
Hotel tycoon Ong Beng Seng plans to plead guilty to one charge related to the offences of former transport minister S. Iswaran, who was convicted in October of breaking the law for receiving gifts ...
Hull in contention in Singapore despite illness
England's Charley Hull goes into the final round of the Women's World Championship in Singapore one shot off the lead despite struggling with illness.
Singapore charges three with fraud that media link to Nvidia chips
Singapore charged three men with fraud in a case domestic media have linked to the movement of Nvidia's advanced chips from the city state to Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek.
Singapore Leader Defends Election Year Handouts After Criticism
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong defended an election year budget featuring a list of handouts after opposition figures criticized the measures as a short-sighted solution for addressing rising living costs.
Singapore’s drugged wives rape ring: Member who claims trial loses appeal against conviction, sentence
The man, known only as O, was among seven men who were convicted for being members of a ring who sexually assaulting drugged wives. All other members had pleaded guilty, while O was the only one to stand trial.
Tanker crew member injured after ‘unauthorised boarding’ in Singapore Strait
A crew member on a Singapore-registered chemical tanker was injured due to an "unauthorised boarding" of the vessel on Friday and is being medically evacuated, Singapore's port authority said.
Singapore’s 4th richest man Kwek Leng Beng’s son blames father’s adviser Catherine Wu for boardroom dispute at CDL
Sherman Kwek, son of billionaire Kwek Leng Beng and group CEO of property giant City Developments Limited, said his father’s adviser, Catherine Wu, is the source of the ongoing boardroom conflict at ...