Singapore has long been a holiday favourite for Australians, either as a stop-over city on the way to Europe or the Middle East or as base for exploring Asia. According to the latest figures from data ...
Singapore convicts first suspect in record money laundering case
Cambodian national Su Wenqiang, 32, was the first of 10 people to be convicted for his involvement in a money laundering scandal. Singapore police have seized more than 3 billion Singapore dollars to ...
Singapore hands down first conviction in $2.2 billion money laundering case
A defendant in Singapore's biggest-ever money laundering case was sentenced to 13 months in prison on Tuesday, the first conviction for an investigation that grabbed headlines after billions in luxury ...
Singapore Pushes Ahead With Fintech-Driven Sustainability
Singapore has pushed a sustainability agenda, but the results are still remain to be seen. getty. Singapore, a small island nation known for its robust economy and forward-thinkin ...
Singapore salary guide 2024: HR, banking & finance, IT, and more
An HR director on the senior level could be earning S$190,000 annual, while a veteran could be taking home S$290,000.
Swimmer Joseph Schooling retires. He beat Michael Phelps for Singapore’s first Olympic gold medal
Joseph Schooling, who beat Michael Phelps in the 100-meter butterfly to win Singapore’s first and only Olympic gold medal at Rio de Janeiro in 2016, has announced his retirement.
Swimming-Singapore’s only Olympic champion Schooling retires
Joseph Schooling, the swimmer who won Singapore's first and to date only Olympic gold medal in 2016, announced on Tuesday that he had retired from the pool at the age of 28. Known in the city state as ...
How Singapore Became an Unexpected Stronghold for a Critically Endangered Bird
The early morning air at Hindhede Nature Park in central Singapore is filled with bird calls. But one birdsong clearly stands out from the rest—the long, gurgling call of the straw-headed bulbul ...
Singapore: MAS To Bolster Defence Against Money Laundering And Terrorism Financing With COSMIC Platform
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Monday launched COSMIC (Collaborative Sharing of Money Laundering/Terrorism Financing (ML/TF) Information & Cases), the first centralised digital platform ...
Jail for Singapore man who beat up woman in armed robbery attempt at HDB Hub, dumped two vehicles to evade police manhunt
Spotting a woman alone in the car park of the Housing and Development Board (HDB) Hub in Toa Payoh, a 57-year-old man took a knife and tried to rob her ...
Singapore sees 7 deaths due to dengue infection in 2024, already more than total fatalities in 2023
Singapore grapples with a sharp rise in dengue infections, recording seven deaths and over 5,000 cases in just the first quarter of 2024. Learn more.
Singapore’s annual hiring activity down in February 2024: foundit
Annual hiring activity declined in Singapore in February 2024, with the Software, Hardware, Telecom industry reporting the biggest drop. The latest foundit Insights Tracker revealed a 22% decline in e ...
Bank of Singapore names Dubai compliance head, builds Middle East business over 3-5 years
Bank of Singapore, one of Asia's biggest private banks, said on Monday it has appointed Jibu George as its compliance head for its Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) branch in Dubai effective ...
Singapore shuttle ace Loh Kean Yew ends title drought with Madrid Spain Masters win
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): As his 18-14 lead turned into an 18-19 deficit in the decider of the Madrid Spain Masters men’s singles final, Loh Kean Yew feared the worst. In the past 27 months, ...
SingPost appoints ex-SMRT managing director as new Singapore CEO
SINGAPORE - SingPost will appoint a new chief executive to head its Singapore operations following a restructuring of the business that will see the group attempt to transform itself into a logistics ...
SingPost appoints ex-SMRT TEL MD Shahrin Abdol Salam as CEO for Singapore business
Shahrin has more than 25 years of experience in operations management, strategic planning, asset management and engineering.