Singapore had 330,000 international arrivals in 2021, the lowest since the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) started tracking the numbers in the 1970s, data showed. That was less than 2% of the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airshow to shrink amid strict health controls
Asia's biggest aviation event, the Singapore Airshow, is set to shrink for the second time since the pandemic hit, with strict health controls for trade visitors and a lack of public days for locals ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Temasek Acquires Bridgepoint Testing Business
Singapore state-owned investor Temasek Holdings Pte has bought testing company Element Materials Technology from buyout firm Bridgepoint Group Plc for an undisclosed amount. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Delivers a Surprise Lesson on Inflation
The typically staid central bank unexpectedly tightened policy, yet another signal that higher prices have staying power. ( read original story ...)
Singapore YouTuber Dee Kosh to plead guilty to sexual offences, including attempting to exploit teenage boy
Singapore radio deejay and YouTube personality Dee Kosh has decided to plead guilty to multiple sex-related offences, his lawyer told a district court today, five months after he was first charged. ( read original story ...)
Singapore HR Software Startup Achieves Unicorn Status With $72 Million Funding
The funding round was led by Menlo Park-based TCV. Other investors include JG Digital Equity Ventures, the investment arm of Filipino billionaire Lance Gokongwei’s Gokongwei Group, Menlo Park-based ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore ranked fourth least corrupt country in the world: Transparency International
SINGAPORE - The Republic has emerged in the top ranks of least corrupt countries in a survey of 180 countries and territories by global anti-graft movement Transparency International. . Read more at ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Tightens in Surprise Move, Sending Currency Higher
Singapore unexpectedly tightened monetary policy to join the global fight against accelerating inflation, sending its currency to the strongest since October.Most Read from BloombergStocks Storm Back ... ( read original story ...)
In surprise move, Singapore tightens monetary policy on inflation risks
Singapore's central bank tightened its monetary policy settings on Tuesday in its first out-of-cycle move in seven years, as global supply constraints and brisk economic demand elevate inflation ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore tightens monetary policy as price pressures build in Asia
Singapore's central bank tightened its monetary policy settings on Tuesday in an out-of-cycle move, as global supply constraints and brisk economic demand elevate inflation pressures across the region ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore tightens monetary policy in off-cycle inflation fight
Singapore's central bank said on Tuesday it was tightening its monetary policy settings, in an out-of-cycle move, as global supply constraints and brisk economic demand fan inflation risks. The ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore offers walk-in COVID-19 vaccination for kids from Mondays to Thursdays
Children in Singapore will be able to walk in to any paediatric vaccination centre to receive their first COVID-19 vaccination without prior appointment. ( read original story ...)
Cases double in less than a week: 478 people in Singapore in hospital with Covid-19; 32 need oxygen support, 11 in ICU
SINGAPORE - A total of 478 people are now hospitalised with Covid-19, of whom 32 require oxygen support and 11 are in the intensive care unit.The Ministry of Health's (MOH) statistics as at noon on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Central Bank Tightens Monetary Policy on Inflation Risks
Singapore's central bank said on Tuesday it was tightening its monetary policy settings, in an out-of-cycle move, as inflation risks rise. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) manages monetary ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore shophouse sales hit an all-time high of S$1.9b in 2021
This whopping transaction value exceeded that of 2019 and 2020 combined. The total shophouse transaction value in Singapore reached a record S$1.9 billion in 2021. According to Knight Frank, while ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 3,002 new Covid-19 cases
Singapore reported 3,002 new confirmed cases of Covid-19, bringing the total tally to 316,774. Of the new cases reported on Monday, 1,365 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) ... ( read original story ...)