UOB could see the biggest y-o-y growth in credit cards' contribution to total fee income in 2024 locally, says Bloomberg's Kwok.
Rape convict becomes first Japanese national to receive corporal punishment in Singapore
Kita pleaded guilty to the charges. The Japanese embassy in Singapore confirmed that Kita is the first Japanese national to receive caning as part of his punishment. In Singapore, caning is a legal ...
Singapore goalkeeper Hassan Sunny donates $10,000 from China fans to charity
Singapore goalkeeper Hassan Sunny has donated to charity S$10,000 from what he received from thankful Chinese football fans. The fans sent money to his hawker business in appreciation of his heroics ...
Singapore’s new S$20,000 cash declaration rules: What Malaysians need to know
It goes without saying that many Malaysians frequently travel to Singapore for both business and leisure due to longstanding ties between the ...
Rapist hairdresser becomes first Japanese in Singapore to get the cane
Ikko Kita took the victim, a Singaporean student, to his flat and engaged in non-consensual acts while filming the encounter, a court heard.
Singapore ‘prepared in principle’ to recognise a Palestinian state with an effective govt
As the war in Gaza drags on, Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said Singapore is prepared to recognise the state of Palestine in principle. However, he added there needs to be an effective ...
Singapore Flyer celebrates National Day with overnight rides, a night market, and ticket promotions
As our nation’s 59th birthday approaches, everyone’s celebrating in their own ways. And the Singapore Flyer has hopped on the bandwagon to join in the party too with an overnight flight run, a night ...
Desmond Lee on Fort Canning statues: Singapore built on colonial legacies to become what it is today
The acceptance and display of the donated statues of Sir Stamford Raffles and Dr Nathaniel Wallich in Fort Canning Park recognise the colonial legacies that the country has been able to “build (upon), ...
Six Family Office Funds Tied to Singapore Launder Case Got Tax Breaks
Six single family office funds linked to a S$3 billion ($2.2 billion) money laundering case in Singapore have received tax incentives from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Child abuse cases investigated by Singapore’s ECDA rise to 147 in 2023
SINGAPORE: The number of child abuse cases investigated by the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) increased to 147 cases in 2023, from 137 cases in 2022.
Singapore’s unlikely rise as a digital tech powerhouse
FOR decades, Singapore has been held up as a model of successful state-led economic development. However, many doubted whether this top-down approach could succeed in the rapidly evolving digital economy,
Singapore prepared to recognise a Palestinian state with an effective govt that accepts Israel’s right to exist
Singapore voted in favour of the UN resolution expressing support for Palestine’s membership, the foreign minister noted on Tuesday.
Singapore raises crypto exchange risk level to medium-high
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has upped the risk level for crypto exchanges from medium-low to medium-high. This change reflects updates to the country’s Countering the Financing of ...
Woman regrets resigning her job and leaving Singapore after finding food in Canada more expensive
SINGAPORE: A woman who relocated from Singapore to Canada took to social media to express her regret, especially after seeing how expensive certain food prices are in Canada. A Facebook (FB) user, ...
Singapore: Over 17 years’ jail for woman, 73, who abused family friend almost to death
A 73-year-old woman who, together with her family, abused an intellectually disabled woman they treated like a slave has been sentenced to 17 years and 10 months’ jail.
Singapore says could recognise Palestinian state ‘in principle’ only if it accepts Israel’s right to exist
CNA reported Balakrishnan’s remarks in Parliament on the conditions for Singapore to recognise a Palestinian state today. He said that Singapore is “prepared in principle” to recognise Palestine as a state but only if it accepts Israel’s right to exist and renounces terrorism.