Category: NEWS

Singapore has a new tool in its efforts to create a net zero economy: the family offices of ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWIs) that have set up in the city state in recent years. New research ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore reported 5,301 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the country's total tally to 2,091,889. Of the new cases, 521 were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and 4,780 ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE- Two victims living in Singapore who were duped by scammers into staging separate kidnappings were found in Cambodia in October, thanks to joint investigations by police from both countries. ( read original story ...)

Employment continued to rise in the third quarter but Singapore’s job market recovery showed signs of a “slowing momentum”, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on Friday (Oct 28), as retrenchments ... ( read original story ...)

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Dinosaur fans got a glimpse of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton as it went on display in Singapore Friday before an auction next month, as experts slammed the big-money bone trade as "harmful to science". ( read original story ...)

World-renowned South Korean girl group Blackpink is returning to Singapore to close the Asian leg of their Born Pink world tour on May 13 at the National Stadium. The tour announcement followed the ... ( read original story ...)

(CNB) last night said three teens aged 14 and two aged 16 were arrested for suspected drug trafficking in two separate busts in the past month. The teens were students from local and international ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore invited the UK billionaire to debate its home affairs and law minister after he criticised the city state's drug policy and death penalty The home affairs ministry also said Britain should ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore has proposed new rules for retail crypto investors, including a ban on leveraged crypto trading. The move comes after several high-profile crypto-related companies operating in the country ... ( read original story ...)

Orchard Road's Christmas light-up and associated in-person events will be largely back to normal this year, with live music and large numbers ... ( read original story ...)

Major economies around the world will be buffeted by the double whammy of slowing growth and “multi-decade” high inflation in the coming ... ( read original story ...)

The CNB said its officers seized about 226g of cannabis, estimated to be worth close to $7,000, food products believed to be infused with cannabis, and drug utensils in two separate cases. ( read original story ...)

Kazakh filmmaker Adilkhan Yerzhanov’s thriller “Assault,” which previously played Rotterdam, will open the 33rd Singapore International Film Festival. Singaporean film ... ( read original story ...)

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has proposed new initiatives aimed at mitigating risk to consumers in regard to crypto trading. ( read original story ...)

A fleet of tankers filled with Russian fuel oil have anchored near Singapore and Malaysia as more flows are directed toward Asia ahead of European Union sanctions that take effect early next year. ( read original story ...)