Singaporean filmmaker Lei Yuan Bin’s latest subject is local Opera Tang, who has made a mark on the local drag scene since debuting in 2020. Through vignettes of Tang’s life, the film, which plays in ...
Singapore’s inflation may have peaked but price pressures remain, with growth also slowing in 2023
Inflation has already peaked here, although prices will stay elevated into the new year before coming down in 2024, say economists. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore Film Festival Stresses the Local Angles on Opening Night
Singapore actors Sheila Sim, Sunny Pang and Shane Mardjuki, were among the special guests who graced the gala opening of the 33rd Singapore International Film Festival, at speciality arthouse ...
Cosplayers to look out for at Anime Festival Asia 2022 in Singapore
Besides Sticker Gacha, food quizzes, and merchandise, you should also be on the lookout for the some of the amazing guest cosplayers the event has lined up.
Singapore to contribute US$100,000 to support humanitarian efforts for Indonesia quake: MFA
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Government will contribute US$100,000 to the Singapore Red Cross (SRC) in support of the disaster relief and humanitarian efforts in West Java, Indonesia, following the ...
Singapore’s gig workers to get work injury, pension coverage
Singapore will extend work injury insurance and pension coverage to food delivery and ride-hailing workers under proposed legislative changes that it aims to implement as early as late 2024, the ...
Singapore’s Treasury Bills Are a Hot Asset With Near 4% Yields
Singapore’s Treasury bills saw strong demand at Thursday’s auction, with bids more than twice what was offered amid fierce bidding from retail investors and money-market funds.Most Read from ...
Singapore serves lab-grown meat to world leaders at COP27 climate conference
The Singaporean government hosted a dinner co-organized with The Good Food Institute APAC and meat company Good Meat to promote lab-grown meat to the international community during the second week of ...
CPF, injury compensation: Gig workers in Singapore to get better protection from 2024
An association comprising three of the largest food delivery platforms here has urged the Government to ensure a level playing field in adopting recommendations by a committee to better protect ...
Singapore Police Force Investigate Cryptocurrency Exchange
Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is accused of non-compliance with local payment services rules in Singapore, including "actively soliciting" users.
Singapore core inflation eases for first time in eight months
People shop for fish at a wet market during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Singapore September 21, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su ...
Gig-economy players raise concerns as Singapore unveils new worker protections
SINGAPORE’S main gig-economy platforms welcomed the country’s move not to classify ride-hailing drivers and on-demand delivery persons as employees, but are opposing how street-hail taxis and certain ...
Singapore Bank DBS Completes Fixed Income Trade on JPMorgan’s Blockchain Network Onyx
DBS (D05), Singapore's largest bank by market cap, said it has become the first Asian bank to use JPMorgan's (JPM) blockchain-based fixed income trading network Onyx, joining international heavyweights including Goldman Sachs (GS) and BNP Paribas (EPA).
Singapore’s official 2023 growth forecast gloomier than expected: analysts
SINGAPORE’S economic growth is officially forecast to slow to between 0.5 per cent and 2.5 per cent in 2023, a range that private-sector economists find surprisingly low. Read more at The Business Times.
Singapore among 4 countries to nominate the kebaya for UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list
Singapore, Brunei, Thailand and Malaysia aim to submit the nomination of the kebaya to UNESCO in March 2023, with the result expected to be announced at the end of 2024.
Singapore October Core Inflation Rises 5.1%, Less Than Forecast
The core inflation rate - the central bank's favoured price measure - rose to 5.1% in October on a year-on-year basis, compared with 5.3% in September. A Reuters poll of economists had forecast a 5.3% ...