The White House on Friday said the U.S. government was taking seriously an internal watchdog report that the U.S. ambassador to Singapore threatened his staff and failed to submit about $48,000 in ...
Bad blood over Singapore Taylor Swift tour subsidies
In the glitzy Asian city-state of Singapore, the sequins are out, limousines polished and hotel pillows plumped.The city's hosting Taylor Swift's Eras tour this week - an honour, but one that has come ...
Singapore to Taylor Swift: You Belong With Me
SINGAPORE—Asia’s mightiest economies are vying for a piece of one of the world’s proven economic-growth engines: Taylor Swift. Only a lucky few countries are cashing in. The losers are struggling to ...
Singapore Is Bracing for a Super-Aging Society
“We are an aged society; soon we will be a super-aged society,” Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in last year's National Day Rally, the rough equivalent of the US State of the Union address. “This ...
Singapore’s air force to add more stealth fighters as it phases out older jets
Singapore will buy eight more F-35 stealth fighters, eventually replacing its older F-16s and putting the Singaporean air force "in the premier league" as regional threats grow, the city-state's ...
Look What Taylor Swift’s Exclusive Singapore Shows Made Its Southeast Asian Neighbors Do
Rumors of a multimillion-dollar regional exclusivity deal between Swift’s Eras Tour promoter and Singapore have prompted anger and a reckoning across Southeast Asia.
It’s Singapore’s turn to benefit from ‘Swiftonomics’—and the city-state’s neighbors fear a reported backroom deal froze them out
Other countries aren't happy with Singapore's decision to keep Swift to itself. It's "not what good neighbors do," one politician complained.
Israeli military response gone ‘too far’; Singapore to donate more aid to Gaza, foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan says
While Singapore recognises Israel’s right to self-defence, its military response in Gaza has gone “too far” and resulted in a catastrophic humanitarian situation, said Minister for Foreign Affairs ...
Singapore to buy eight F-35 jets, raise defense budget
The F-35A purchase would be on top of earlier orders for 12 F-35Bs from the American defense company Lockheed Martin.
Singapore Eases More Mask Rules as Covid Treated as Endemic
Singapore will further ease mask-wearing rules in health care facilities, saying the country has adjusted to living with Covid-19 as endemic without having to impose new curbs even during two major ...
Bad blood unlikely, but Singapore’s Taylor Swift deal set to accelerate neighbours’ tourism plans
Singapore's six-show deal with Swift has ruffled feathers in the region, but ties between Asean neighbours are 'resilient' enough to shake off the unhappiness, analysts say From Indonesia to Thailand, ...
Filipino lawmaker criticises ‘good friend’ Singapore over Taylor Swift exclusivity deal, wants Philippines to formally protest agreement
The criticism came from representative Joey Salceda, who on Wednesday (28 Feb) called on the Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to formally protest the agreement between the Singapore ...
Singapore’s defence budget to stay in range of 3% of GDP over next decade: Ng Eng Hen
Singapore's defence spending is expected to come in at around S$20.2 billion in the coming financial year -- a 2.5% increase from the year before. Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said the expenditure as a ...
Taylor Swift’s convoy heads to Capella Singapore: Inside Capella’s above S$10k per night suite
When the Straits Times reported that her convoy reached the 5-star resort, Capella Singapore, at 6.20pm, a few of us shared her sentiment, 'oh yeah, that's a pretty secluded resort!' It's no surprise ...
Singapore shares rise at Thursday’s open; STI up 0.2%
SINGAPORE shares rose at the opening bell on Thursday (Feb 29) morning, despite overnight losses in global markets. Read more at The Business Times.
‘Not what good neighbours do’: Filipino lawmaker hits out at Singapore over Taylor Swift deal
A Filipino lawmaker wants the Philippines' foreign ministry to question how Singapore scored its exclusivity deal for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. Read more at straitstimes.com.