After a video went viral of a group of girls attacking another in a carpark, CNA looks at whether social media has had a role in fanning the flames of violent and aggressive acts among young people. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s biggest bank DBS backs crypto despite market slump
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest DBS Group Holdings Ltd news every morning. Singapore’s biggest bank plans to grow its cryptocurrency and digital assets business despite ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore open to fresh proposals from Malaysia on discontinued high speed rail project, says Lawrence Wong
SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Monday (Sep 5) told Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob that Singapore is open to fresh proposals from Malaysia on the terminated ... ( read original story ...)
Philippine President Marcos Jr and his wife to visit Singapore, will have orchid named in their honour
SINGAPORE: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr will make a state visit to Singapore from Tuesday (Sep 6) to Wednesday at the invitation of Singapore's President Halimah Yacob. Mr Marcos will be ... ( read original story ...)
Man in Singapore gets 20 years’ jail, caning for sexually assaulting 11-year-old girl he met through Instagram
After befriending a primary school student through social media platform Instagram, Muhammad Hisham Abdul Karim engaged in sex acts with the 11-year-old ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Ex-Diplomat Warns to Not Underestimate China on Taiwan
Singapore’s former top diplomat warned on Monday that a conflict in Taiwan would trigger a Chinese response akin to the US reaction to Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor that precipitated its entrance ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore retail sales up 13.7% in July as growth slows amid higher inflation
Takings at the till in Singapore continued to grow at a slower pace in July as inflation touched new highs. Retail sales rose 13.7 per cent year on year, cooling from the revised 14.9 per cent growth ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s economy is losing steam
The downward revision of 2Q GDP coupled with mounting headwinds forced Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) to trim growth projections for the year to 3-4% from 3-5%. Slowing global trade ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore hotel prices hit 10-year high as city roars back to life
Hotel rooms in Singapore are now the most expensive in almost a decade as the city-state seeks to position itself as the tourism and business destination in Asia with a slew of high-profile events ... ( read original story ...)
Irish beef and lamb hits shelves in Singapore
Irish beef and lamb will appear on supermarket shelves in Singapore for the first time as part of a Government-led trade mission there. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Aviation Firms Up Hiring To Meet Increase Flight Demand
Dhaka: When Singapore Airlines resumed hiring in February after a two-year hiatus, the national carrier had aimed to recruit 2,000 cabin crew ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore hotel rates hit 10-year high as city roars back to life
SINGAPORE: Hotel rooms in Singapore are now the most expensive in almost a decade as the city-state seeks to position itself as the tourism and business destination in Asia with a slew of high-profile ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore aviation firms ramp up hiring to meet increase in flights
SINGAPORE - When Singapore Airlines (SIA) resumed hiring in February after a two-year freeze, the national carrier had aimed to recruit 2,000 cabin crew trainees by March next year. It has hired ... ( read original story ...)
Birdwatcher turned grave hunter in Singapore reunites families with forgotten tombs of their ancestors
I whispered multiple sorrys under my breath as I stepped over graves strewn across overgrown grass. It was a day after the Hungry Ghost Festival, but I ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Workers’ Party member says party looking into his Facebook posts on Raeesah Khan saga
Workers’ Party (WP) cadre member Daniel Goh said on Saturday (Sept 3) that the party has set up a disciplinary committee to look into his Facebook posts ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s SkyArk Studio thinks it has figured out blockchain gaming
SkyArk Studio is a Singapore-based blockchain gaming studio that's backed by cryptocurrency exchange Binance. Here's what its founder had to say. ( read original story ...)