Ambassadors for both migrant workers and migrant domestic workers are being honoured for the first time at this year's NTUC May Day Awards. The national body leading Singapore's labour movement says ...
Singapore Is Asia’s Wealthiest Nation. Can It Stay That Way?
In this Bloomberg Originals mini-documentary, we explain how the new prime minister will face more than a few challenges to keep the city-state on top.
Singapore’s Oil Veteran OK Lim Convicted of Criminal Charges
Lim Oon Kuin, founder of collapsed oil firm Hin Leong Trading Pte., has been convicted of three criminal charges after a lengthy trial in Singapore, the Business Times reported.
Singapore updates cybersecurity law to expand regulatory oversight
Amendments to the country's cybersecurity bill aim to bolster its administration amid changes in the threat landscape.
Singapore ranked 8th in world for low gender inequality: New MSF report charts women’s development
New report on progress of women’s development published by Ministry of Social and Family Development. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Analysis-Chandra Asri purchase of Shell Singapore refinery brings scale, risk
By Trixie Yap SINGAPORE (Reuters) -While Chandra Asra's deal to buy Shell's Singapore refinery will see it join the ranks of Southeast Asia's largest petrochemicals players, it is taking on the risk ...
Singapore visits dip m-o-m, but Jan-Apr was 91pct of 2019
The April data took Singapore’s overall visitor volume of the first four months of this year to 5.71 million, up 41.3 percent year-on-year. The visitor volume of the January to April period also ...
Driver in Johor claims Singapore-registered BMW going against traffic caused him to crash
A driver in Johor has claimed that he crashed his car while avoiding a Singapore-registered BMW car that was travelling against the flow of traffic. The accident occurred just after 1pm on Thursday ...
Singapore’s OCBC posts record Q1 profit, lifts margin guidance for 2024
Singapore's second-largest bank Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) posted on Friday a better-than-expected 5% rise in first-quarter profit and forecast its net interest margin at the higher end of a ...
Singapore’s OCBC offers S$1.4 billion to Great Eastern in bid to take it private
Singapore's second-biggest lender, OCBC, unveiled a S$1.4 billion (US$1.04 billion) offer on Friday (May 10) to buy the remaining stake in insurer Great Eastern Holdings and delist the company. OCBC, ...
Singapore Air’s Budget Brand Axed Flights on Parts Shortage, Straits Times Says
Scoot, the budget carrier arm of Singapore Airlines Ltd., cited a parts shortage for its recent cancellation of dozens of flights, according to the Straits Times.
As Singaporeans tire of rat race, incoming PM reimagines ‘Singapore Dream’
Prime Minister-in-waiting Lawrence Wong says residents are looking for more out of life than material success.
How Singapore and Malaysia’s coffee names reveal the region’s history of multiculturalism
In kopitiams in Singapore and Malaysia, coffee names that fuse languages from Malay to Hokkien reveal the region’s history of multiculturalism.
Singapore shophouse sales surge, prices climb as wealthy investors return: Knight Frank
Clarity over process to sell shophouses linked to money laundering scandal helped market. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore suspends F-16 training after crash during takeoff at Tengah Air Base
The RSAF has suspended training for its F-16s following the crash of one of its fighter jets during takeoff at Tengah Air Base. The pilot ejected safely.
Daily Cuts – Singapore HeritageFest 2024 – Photowalk and Interactive Game
Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Dr John Kwok, Heritage Researcher and Co-Founder of consultancy Total Heritage to find out more about the Singapore HeritageFest 2024 programme ‘Connecting with Conservati ...