SINGAPORE: Singapore has said it is considering building artificial islands off its east coast to protect low-lying areas against rising sea levels caused by climate change.
Tiger Brokers (Singapore) adds 360 US Treasuries amid investor ‘flight to safety’.
In light of higher-for-longer interest rates, elevated inflation and the volatile macroeconomic backdrop, we have seen continued market interest towards US treasuries as these investments are ...
Unity Software cuts 3.8% of workforce; shuts office in Singapore and 13 other locations
VIDEOGAME software provider Unity Software will eliminate 265 jobs or 3.8 per cent of its global workforce, and end an agreement with a digital video effects company founded by the director of Lord of ...
Filipino maids in Singapore model gowns they created from rubbish
For four hours on one of their Sundays off, about a dozen Filipino maids strutted on a stage inside the HFSE International School in Mountbatten Road wearing dazzling, colorful gowns and dresses made ...
Twitching rat on food tray: Singapore authorities find rodent infestation, hygiene lapses at food court
Tangs Market food court along Orchard Road and some of its vendors will face enforcement action after the authorities found rat infestation in the ...
Singapore announces year-end bonus for civil servants in 2023
All civil servants in Singapore will receive a year-end Annual Variable Component (AVC) of 0.6 month in 2023.
CNA Explains: Why does Singapore want to build a ‘Long Island’?
SINGAPORE: Singapore announced on Tuesday (Nov 28) potential plans for a project on its east coast which would reclaim around 800ha of land - the size of over 1,000 football fields. Technical studies ...
How local entrepreneurs are reimagining next-generation dining in Singapore
In the air at Singapore’s Alexandra Village Food Centre is a salty-zingy umami aroma that I can almost bite into. The clang of the woks and woosh of fires lighting up provide a steady rhythm. For ...
TikTok faces Singapore civil lawsuit from K Shanmugam over ‘false, baseless’ claims of extramarital affair
Singapore’s Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam has launched a civil lawsuit against social media giant TikTok requiring they identify three users who, he said, spread false allegations of an ...
Singapore to start technical studies into ‘Long Island’ off East Coast; reclaimed land could be twice the size of Marina Bay
The reclaimed "Long Island" will be around 800ha and will have a freshwater reservoir as well as new recreational and possibly even residential spaces.
Singapore’s central bank chief Ravi Menon sees private cryptocurrencies failing: ‘they will eventually leave the scene’
During a panel discussion hosted by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Ravi Menon said regulators are moving toward a system of stablecoins that are fully backed by high-quality government securities ...
Serial Singapore upskirter admits cutting hole in shoe to take voyeuristic videos of victims
Tham Heng Yew, 31, told investigators that he had taken the videos ‘to reduce his stress and anxiety’ despite knowing it was an offence as he was feeling depressed.
Singapore Central Banker Believes Private Crypto Will Fade Away
Singapore's monetary chief expects CBDCs operating alongside tokenized bank money to prevail after 'unstable private coins exit.' ...
Increase in anti-Singapore sentiments on social media; calls for rocket and bomb attacks, says home minister
There has been a noticeable increase in anti-Singapore sentiments on social media from around the region since the Oct 7 attack by Hamas in Israel and the retaliatory military action by Israel in Gaza ...
Singapore PM’s brother to pay damages to Indian-origin ministers in defamation case
Singapore's High Court on Tuesday ordered Lee Hsien Yang, the younger brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, to pay damages t..
Singapore’s 800-hectare ‘Long Island’ project aims to address concerns of rising sea levels, inland flooding
Singapore is studying plans to reclaim tracts of land in its "Long Island" project to address concerns of rising sea levels and inland flooding in the future.