SINGAPORE stocks opened stronger on Tuesday (Nov 14), as the earnings season approaches an end. Read more at The Business Times.
Commercial tankers refuel US Air Force fighters for Singapore exercise
The U.S. Air Force could use commercial tankers to refuel fighters during training or exercises to free up its own tankers for operational missions.
Small man with big heart, former Singapore basketballer Chong Yew Seng dies aged 62
Chong had been diagnosed with advanced peritoneal mesothelioma, a form of cancer affecting the lining of the abdomen, in September. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Fake ‘WhatsApp Web’ pages scam 267 in Singapore of RM2mil this month
At least 237 people have fallen for a phishing scam involving fake ‘WhatsApp Web’ pages since November, with total losses amounting to S$606,000 (RM2mil), the police said in a statement on Monday (Nov ...
Diwali in Singapore: President Tharman hosts his first Deepavali open house at The Istana
Indian-origin Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who was elected recently with a landslide margin of votes, hosted thousands of people at his first Deepavali (aka Diwali) open house at The ...
Self-care for caregivers is vital, say Singapore fiancé of woman with depression and a psychiatrist – who offers tips on avoiding carer burnout
Depression is not contagious, but can affect you if you look after someone with the condition, a psychiatrist says. A Singapore lawyer with depression, and her fiancé, stress the need for self-care.
3 arrested in Singapore over suspected links to multi-million dollar ‘refund fraud’ scheme in the US
SINGAPORE: Three men have been arrested in Singapore in relation to a “refund fraud” scheme that caused large online retailers in the US to suffer millions of dollars in losses. The men are aged ...
Fall in COE prices: Singapore car showrooms busier, but some customers take wait-and-see approach
At the Hyundai car showroom at Leng Kee Road on Sunday afternoon, several families — some with kids in tow — were checking out each car on display ...
Singapore emerges as 6th highest-paying city for marketers
Globally, Singapore ranks sixth, offering an average annual marketing salary of $116,890.10 (£70,223.04). Meanwhile, the average annual disposable income of markets in Singapore is $45,300.63 (£27, ...
Singapore enters new phase of energy transition with latest EMA standards for coming power plants: HSBC
EMA released on Oct 26 new emission performance standards for new and repowered fossil fuel-fired power plants.
Meet the 5 types of workers in Singapore
Singapore "Road Warriors" want to work away from their desk (91%) and work wherever they want in a way that fits their schedule (46%). "Road Warriors" describe themselves as adaptable (85%), whilst ...
Singapore Squash Open: Nour Al Tayeb replaces injured Joelle King as women’s top seed
Top-seeded women’s player Joelle King has withdrawn from the upcoming VITAGEN Singapore Squash Open 2023 due to a back injury. She will be replaced by world number 57 Emilia Soini in the competition.
Singapore offers medical team as Gaza aid | Video
Singapore has offered to send a medical team to Egypt, amid a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. It is also preparing to send medical supplies that have been requested. Second Foreign Affairs ...
Singapore’s Sembcorp spends $160 million to acquire majority stakes in Gelex’s subsidiaries
On November 10, Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sembcorp Solar Vietnam Pte Ltd, has reached an agreement to acquire majority interests ranging from 73 per ...
Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong extends Diwali greetings in Tamil
"Hi everyone, I am here with Mr Karthik today and he is going to teach me how to play sitar." The Singapre deputy PM is then heard wishing people on Diwali in Tamil. "Iniya Deepavali Valthukkal," he ...
From selling laundry pods to body scrubs, young Singapore livestreamers are raking in the dough on TikTok
While many of his peers are sleeping, gaming or studying at 2am on a weekday night, 18-year-old Sachin Nagappan is doing a TikTok livestream. He is ...