Category: NEWS

SINGAPORE: The National Parks Board (NParks) on Friday (Aug 27) officially opened Singapore’s first wildlife forensics centre to identify and detect the origins of seized wildlife and wildlife ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese index futures will remain the main tool for investors to hedge their Chinese exposure despite the Hong Kong bourse announcing a rival product, a top executive said, citing SGX's many ... ( read original story ...)

Sniffer dogs are being used at border checkpoints to detect the smuggling of endangered animals, and items such as elephant ivory and pangolin scales, to further clamp down on wildlife smuggling. ( read original story ...)

A former deputy group director of the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on Thursday (Aug 26) admitted to taking about S$1.24 million in bribes in the form of loans from contractors and sub-contractors. ( read original story ...)

Work from home, study from home, live from home. That’s our reality and with it comes an assumption of safely shopping from home. ( read original story ...)

Singapore's producer price inflation increased in July, data from the Department of Statistics showed on Friday. The manufacturing ... ( read original story ...)

This year’s batch of students to enrol in Yale-NUS College will be its last, the National University of Singapore (NUS) said on Friday (Aug 27), as it announced that the college will be merged with ... ( read original story ...)

A 44-year-old Indian-origin man was jailed in Singapore for two-and-a-half years for stealing an excavator and attempting to sell it to a heavy-vehicle repairman in March 2018, according to a media ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore will no longer have a legal domestic ivory trade. While this is an important step forward for protecting wildlife, stronger regulations are needed for the flourishing online market. ( read original story ...)

The two universities teamed up a decade ago. The partnership’s end is likely to draw renewed scrutiny of such international efforts. ( read original story ...)

The largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world has named Richard Teng as CEO of its Singapore affiliate, underscoring the city-state’s growing status as a hub for digital currencies. ( read original story ...)

An NRI woman, Radhika Mangipudi, native of Vizianagaram and residing in Singapore was selected for the 'NRI Telugu Award' on ‘Telugu Language Day -2021’. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 112 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections as of noon on Thursday (Aug 26), with two new clusters linked to staff at Punggol and Toa Payoh bus interchanges as well ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore will require mandatory climate-related disclosures for listed companies under proposals that aim to meet rising investor demand for commitments to tackle climate change. Starting from the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore on Thursday reported 116 new COVID-19 cases bringing the total tally to 66928 according to a press release from the ... ( read original story ...)

The US and Singapore have agreed to strengthen people-to-people ties, especially in the field of higher education, the countries announced as US vice president Kamala Harris visited the Southeast ... ( read original story ...)