From Sentosa Cove properties to whiskies, rich foreigners are holding back on spending following a major money-laundering case and tax hikes For well-heeled foreigners and locals in Singapore, ...
Re-entry rates of retrenched Singapore workers expected to improve over time
This is because many of the retrenched workers from sectors such as information & communications possess in-demand skills.
Singapore has ‘very limited role’ to play in Middle East conflict: Vivian Balakrishnan
The Foreign Affairs Minister was responding to a parliamentary question asking if Singapore had plans to bring different factions together.
Commentary: ‘A fight to survive’ – former national swimmer Joscelin Yeo on the financial hurdles Singapore athletes face
Beyond government support, athletes often rely on their parents to support their sporting aspirations, find sponsors who are willing to give them cash or turn to crowdfunding, says former national swimmer and four-time Olympian Joscelin Yeo.
Welsh caddie seeks Olympic gold for Singapore
A caddie from Pembrokeshire is aiming for Olympic glory with Singapore's first Olympic golfer.
Singapore executes man for trafficking heroin, its second hanging in days
Singapore hanged a 59-year-old man on Wednesday for drug trafficking, authorities said, the second execution in the city state in less than a week. The United Nations and rights groups say capital punishment has no proven deterrent effect and have called for it to be discontinued.
Singapore’s got talent: Youth under 35 flying the nation’s flag on the global stage
From classical music to wrestling, these talents are flying the Singapore flag high on the global stage. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore bank DBS raises 2024 view as robust wealth flows drive profit beat
DBS Group raised its full-year profit guidance on Wednesday after posting quarterly earnings that beat estimates, as Singapore's biggest bank reaped the benefits of a booming wealth business that ...
Singapore executes man for trafficking heroin, its 2nd hanging in days
Singapore hanged a 59-year-old man on Wednesday for drug trafficking, authorities said, the second execution in the city state in less than a week. The United Nations and rights groups say capital ...
Singapore Waterbomb Festival: K-Pop splashdown still on; organiser’s legal woes couldn’t dampen the beat
SINGAPORE: In a whirlwind of excitement and anticipation, the much-awaited Waterbomb Singapore festival is gearing up to make a spectacular splash later this month, boasting an impressive lineup of ...
Kitefoiling: Singapore’s Maximilian Maeder second in fleet after first seven races
MARSEILLE: Another day with light winds meant that only two kitefoiling races out of the five scheduled races were contested on Tuesday (Aug 6), with Singapore world champion Maximilian Maeder now ...
Black Girls Travel: 8 Things I Learned While Traveling Through Thailand And Singapore
If you’ve ever toyed with visiting parts of Asia, you’ll want to keep reading. Here are eight things I learned while traveling in Thailand and Singapore.
How Singapore’s housing model inspires B.C.’s affordability drive
When Premier David Eby unveiled B.C. Builds in February, Khoo said many Singaporean philosophies were instantly recognizable in the provincial program, right down to the exact percentage points in one ...
Proposed law to fix Singapore casino entry levy at S$150 a day, after lapse of earlier order due to oversight
Under the proposed changes to the Casino Control Act, breaching a Family Visit Limit becomes a punishable offence while the power to approve main shareholders of Singapore's casino operators will go ...
Daily Cuts – Why do Singapore firms still pay ransom to cyber attackers?
A recent study found that 3 in 5 companies in Singapore paid ransoms during cyberattacks in 2023 — of these, 36 percent paid at least half a million US dollars. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find ou ...
Singapore teenage star Max Maeder tops standings after Day 2 of Olympic kitefoiling
PARIS (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore’s Maximilian Maeder rose to the top of the standings in the men’s Formula Kite competition at the Paris Olympics after the second day of racing on Aug 5.