A sombre, thoughtful mood settled over the Singapore Writers Festival last Saturday as topics of home, racism and feminism engaged audience members. Heart Is Where The Home Is featured ...
Singapore teens lack initiative and leadership skills? Convention aims to hone their soft skills
The Crackerjack Convention is a four-day event in December for youth aged 14 to 18. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Ethereum Co-Founder Warns Against Singapore’s Crypto Regulations
Singapore’s ambition to become a hub for digital assets might not work out because of its skeptical approach toward cryptocurrencies, Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of the Ethereum blockchain platform, ...
Singapore Airlines And Golden Door Grow Partnership; Spa Meals Now On More Flights
Golden Door and Singapore Airlines launched a partnership a year ago bringing the wellness retreat’s nutrition-focused menu on board its flights. It is now growing the connection by launching new menu ...
Singapore: MAS, UNCDF to Develop Financial Ecosystems for Least Developed Nations
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) have signed an MoU.
‘Not open to crypto speculation at all’: FTX meltdown puts focus on Singapore’s digital asset stance
FTX meltdown likely to spur the need for governments - in Singapore and elsewhere - to step up plans to regulate the cryptocurrency space Some Singapore youth say they were convinced FTX was safe; ...
See how Singapore Airlines’ chefs develop meals for the world’s longest flights in a luxury spa test kitchen
Singapore Airlines first partnered with Golden Door on a business class menu for nonstop flights from the US in late 2021.
Rasel Catering Singapore suspended after food poisoning incidents affect 284 people
SINGAPORE - A total of 284 people who ate meals prepared by catering firm Rasel Catering Singapore between Nov 8 and 16 have reported gastroenteritis symptoms. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Doctor in Singapore gets six weeks’ jail for causing death of liposuction patient
A doctor who caused the death of a patient in a botched liposuction procedure was sentenced to six weeks’ jail on Friday (Nov 18). Zhu Xiu Chun, 59, ...
Ex-GIC wealth fund chief economist gets second Pofma over comments on Singapore Govt’s fiscal surpluses
The Government on Friday (Nov 18) used its anti-fake news law against former GIC chief economist Yeoh Lam Keong for a second time in about one month, this time over ...
Commentary: Why are there tuberculosis cases in Singapore when most have taken the BCG jab?
Why do tuberculosis cases still pop up in Singapore? This is due to the long latency period of TB and a BCG vaccine that confers limited protection for adults. But it can still be eliminated, says the ...
Bad business: Singapore man charged with murder of 27-year-old renovation firm partner
A 50-year-old man was charged with murder after allegedly killing a 27-year-old woman on Friday, Nov. 18. Caleb Joshua Chai Shanmugam, a director of a renovation firm, is accused of killing his ...
From Singapore To Antarctica: Woman Embarks On 30,000 Km journey To Deliver Food | Watch
This was the case for Maanasa Gopal, who embarked on a 30,000-kilometer-long journey from Singapore to deliver food all the way to a hungry customer in Antarctica. However, she made sure to document ...
Pool: Sharik traverses the globe for Singapore wedding before stunning world No. 1 in Puerto Rico
SINGAPORE – Like Singapore’s other top pool players, Sharik Sayed had been playing on the United States circuit since September. However, on Nov 6, the 32-year-old broke off from the pack that includes Aloysius Yapp and Toh Lian Han to embark on a ...
Nico Rosberg explains why it made ‘total sense’ to bring the Greentech Festival to Singapore
Nico Rosberg, a founder of the Greentech Festival, says Singapore has "ambitious plans" for a sustainable future and is also centrally located in Southeast Asia.
FTX vs Binance: this Singapore startup made a fun and educational game about the FTX fiasco
SINGAPORE, Nov. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The stunning implosion of FTX and its superstar founder Sam Bankman-Fried is reverberating across the global cryptocurrency landscape and has rattled investor faith. Although it might take months to get an accurate ...