In the latest round of property cooling measures announced on Apr 26, what stood out was the 60 per cent additional buyer's stamp duty (ABSD) for foreigners looking to buy in Singapore. While they ...
$500,000 grand prize awarded to developmental initiative to eradicate poverty in Singapore
On May 4, 2023, the inaugural =Dreams Asia Breakthrough Prize Award Ceremony was held at Parkroyal Collection Pickering. The first nation-wide competition offered a grand prize of $500,000 for ...
KAWS Has Won a Key Victory in His Lawsuit Against a Singapore Counterfeiter Churning Out Knockoffs of His Toys and Art
Brian Donnelly, aka KAWS, has scored a major legal victory against a man who he accused of counterfeiting, with others, replicas of the artist’s signature “Companion” figure and other toys, ...
FedEx Plans to Move Asia Headquarters, Executives to Singapore From Hong Kong
FedEx Corp. is planning on moving its Asia-Pacific regional headquarters to Singapore from Hong Kong — another blow to the city’s image as an international business hub.
Singapore’s Moment Is Here. Will It Last?
The city-state has stolen a march on rival Hong Kong, but rising U.S.-China tensions and a housing bubble are looming threats.
Woman gets 6 months’ jail for arranging sham marriage so daughter can extend stay in Singapore
Hoping to find a way for her daughter to remain in Singapore for a prolonged period of time, Luong Thi My Hang hatched a plan to arrange a paid marriage-of-convenience between her daughter and a ...
Singapore COE prices fall for all but one category in first bid with new quota
SINGAPORE — Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums fell in all categories with the exception of Category C vehicles, based on the latest bidding exercise which closed on Thursday (4 May). This is ...
Lawrence Wong: In Singapore, the Prime Minister has to be a real estate agent, so I’m learning and brushing up my skills
SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong tackled Singapore’s property prices in a speech earlier this week, saying, perhaps only partially in jest, that “in Singapore, the ...
Singapore girl, 14, asked to send nudes to repay scam ‘debt’ up to $11,000
Scammers posing as a job agent conned a 14-year-old girl of over $1,100, and even followed up with threats to her to send nudes to pay off her debts. Mandarin newspaper Shin Min Daily News reported ...
The Climate Conversations – S4E3: A Singapore scientist takes a 60-hour journey to Antarctica to see climate change up close
Losing his luggage and standing on an ice sheet in a t-shirt was not how Professor Benjamin Horton thought his trip to Antarctica would go. But he and PHD student Tan Fang Yi tell Julie Yoo why they ...
Singapore seen as a prize target by terrorist groups, cannot let its guard down: PM Lee
SINGAPORE - The threat of terrorism and extremism still exists and continues to morph into new forms, hence Singapore cannot afford to let its guard down.Terror groups like the Islamic State in Iraq ...
Singapore man accused of suffocating 3-month-old baby girl to death with pillow
The incident happened last year at a flat where Mustaqim Rosli had frequent contact with the victim If found guilty, he could be jailed up to 20 years and fined or caned A man is accused of ...
Singapore is seen as a ‘prize target’ by terrorist groups: Prime Minister Lee
Singapore is seen as a “prize target” by terrorist groups and it continues to be mentioned in their propaganda, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said, emphasising that his nation cannot afford to ...
Singapore’s individual errors undo Philippe Aw’s savvy game plan and Aizil Yazid’s heroics in loss to Vietnam
Individual errors proved costly in what was an otherwise creditable showing by Singapore in Wednesday's loss to Vietnam at the 32nd SEA Games.
IndiGo to begin flights to Singapore and Bangkok from Bhubaneswar next month
Low-cost carrier IndiGo on Wednesday announced it will commence flight services to Singapore and Bangkok from Bhubaneswar from June 3. These additional international routes will not only improve ...
Flexible work arrangements a key focus of Singapore’s new workers compact: Labour chief Ng Chee Meng
The labour movement has engaged close to 40,000 workers in the past year to find out their concerns and challenges, National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) Secretary-General Ng Chee Meng told CNA in an ...