SINGAPORE, Feb 21 — A Vietnamese woman was jailed for performing a sex act while skimpily dressed at a Housing Board void deck in Boon Lay during a TikTok live stream, in response to a challenge from ...
Singapore’s leader of the opposition is convicted of lying
O n February 17th Pritam Singh, the leader of Singapore’s opposition, was convicted of “wilfully” lying twice to a privileges committee in 2021 and hit with the maximum fine of S$7,000 ($5,200) on ...
Singapore’s Wilmar misses full-year profit view, flags palm oil refining headwinds
Singaporean food conglomerate Wilmar International reported a bigger-than-expected fall in full-year core net profit on Thursday and flagged challenging conditions for its palm oil refining segment in ...
Singapore Airlines reports record quarterly revenue
Singapore Airlines on Thursday reported a record quarterly revenue stemming from robust demand for air travel at the end of last year, but said its capacity expansion outstripped passenger growth, ...
Singapore’s Wilmar International posts 23% fall in annual profit
Singapore-listed agribusiness firm Wilmar International reported a 23.3% fall in full-year core net profit on Thursday, hurt by weak performance from its plantation and sugar milling as well as feed ...
Singapore: Stove flare-up startles home cook in Singapore
On October 14, 2024, in Singapore, @kristina_na70 shared a video of a slight accident while cooking. In the video, the author attempts to turn on the stove when a sudden burst of fire flares up from ...
Singapore Airlines’ third-quarter profit more than doubles
Singapore Airlines reported a near 150% jump in third-quarter net profit on Thursday, helped by a one-time gain from the Air India-Vistara merger.
Man on Singapore death row granted stay of execution under new law
SINGAPORE: A Malaysian national was granted a stay of execution on Feb 19, under a new Singapore law that provides clarity on when the death sentence may be carried out after all avenues of appeal ...
Singapore set for multi-year high diesel imports in Feb while exports falter, sources say
Singapore is set to import multi-year high diesel volumes for February, according to data from two shiptrackers and trade sources, as sellers shipped cargoes to Asia's key oil storage hub amid tepid ...
Singapore’s Car Permits, Sovereign Wealth Funds Help Surplus
The Singapore government sourced billions of dollars more than it initially expected from the auction of near-record high car permits, income tax and contributions from its state wealth funds, ...
Alleged Malaysian drugs trafficker gets last-minute stay of execution in Singapore
A Singapore court has granted a stay of execution to a Malaysian man just hours before he was set to be hanged for drug trafficking
OCBC: Singapore’s strong fiscal position acts as a buffer against U.S. tariff risk
Selena Ling of OCBC does not see any imminent recession risks for the Singapore economy. She says Singapore's trade deficit and strong security ties with the U.S. are "silver lining in the short term" ...
Why are Singapore’s drug laws so strict?
The government’s narcotics bureau website claims it is an offence for citizens and permanent residents to consume drugs in Singapore and overseas. Consumption of controlled drugs carries an ...
Singapore likely to see ‘limited’ direct impact from U.S. tariffs: deputy prime minister
Singapore is likely to see only a 'limited' direct impact from U.S. tariffs because the country has a trade deficit with the U.S., said Gan Kim Yong, Singapore's deputy prime minister and minister for ...
Activists to hold vigils to protest death penalty in Singapore as a Malaysian man awaits execution
Rights activists in Singapore and Malaysia will hold candlelight vigils to protest capital punishment as Singaporean authorities prepare to execute a Malaysian man for drug trafficking despite mountin ...
Singapore studying the suitability of SMR in potential nuclear power deployment: Deputy prime minister
Gan Kim Yong, Singapore's deputy prime minister, discusses the possibility that Singapore will deploy nuclear energy, saying that the government has been watching the development of small modular ...