A young firefighter who lost his life during a fire operation has been honored this morning. The Singapore Civil Defence Force gathered the firefighting troops and paid respects to 19-year-old ...
Singapore tourist arrivals dip from post-Covid record to 816,254 in November
SINGAPORE’S international visitor arrivals slipped in November to 816,254 in November, slightly down from October’s 816,758 and breaking a nine-month growth streak, going by latest figures from ...
Former Pokka employee exported close to S$1.3m of drinks to North Korea, gets five weeks’ jail in Singapore
A former employee of Japanese beverage company Pokka was sentenced to five weeks’ jail yesterday after he admitted to illegally exporting close to ...
Edward Go posthumously promoted to Sgt as SCDF rings fire call across Singapore to honour fallen brother
SINGAPORE –The 19-year-old full-time national serviceman (NSF) who died after battling a blaze in a rental flat in Henderson Road last Thursday (Dec 8) has been posthumously promoted to the rank of ...
Singapore shares rise at Tuesday’s open; STI up 0.4%
SINGAPORE shares started Tuesday (Dec 13) on a positive note, mirroring Wall Street stocks’ overnight advances. Read more at The Business Times.
Dollar Firm in Calm Before CPI and Central Bank Storm
The dollar was firm on Tuesday leading in to the release of U.S. inflation data and the final Federal Reserve meeting of the year, with investors waiting to update interest rate outlooks. A month ago, ...
Asian stocks rise on optimism ahead of central bank rate decisions
Asian stock markets were buoyed on Tuesday by overnight optimism on Wall Street that the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks would ease off on the pace at which interest rates have been hiked ...
A Singapore Banking Family Can Teach Japan the Secret of Youth
For the latter, the Japanese may need to emulate a family-run Singapore bank. Get the full experience.Choose your plan Japan’s banks have struck a series of deals in the region over the past decade.
How to Handle Mortgage Stress
Increasing interest rates is causing mortgage stress amongst Singaporeans. What can you do to mitigate your financial difficulties? Find out here. ( read original story ...)
Continued heavy traffic on Causeway into JB amid Singapore, Malaysia school holidays
SINGAPORE: Travellers who headed into Johor Bahru via the Woodlands Checkpoint on Monday (Dec 12) had to contend with heavy traffic on the Causeway and long wait times. In a Faceb ...
Singapore office rents breach pre-pandemic peak, hits all-time high in 14 years
Rents increased 10% to SGD11.1 per sq ft per month in Q3. According to a JLL report, CBD investment-grade office rent growth in Singapore continued to trend upwards for the sixth consecutive quarter ...
Former Mobitel CEO Suren Amarasekera appointed to SLT director board
Telecom industry veteran and former Mobitel CEO Suren Amarasekera has been appointed to the board of Sri Lanka Telecom PLC, with .... ..
Merry Joseph: My dad was recruited from Singapore to bolster Utah’s tech industry; he can stay but his kids face deportation
Merry Joseph writes that her dad was recruited from Singapore to bolster Utah’s tech industry. He can stay but his kids face deportation ...
Singapore-Based Tech Stock Completes Powerful Cup-With-Handle Pattern
Earnings estimate revisions lie at the heart of the Zacks Rank, and these revisions have been shown to be the most powerful force impacting stock prices. To further highlight the significance of ...
Singapore Red Cross backs locally designed winter-proof homes as part of Ukraine aid package
The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) is supporting various humanitarian initiatives to aid vulnerable Ukraine communities, such as by providing generators, medical equipment, and water and sanitation.
Singapore seen as gateway to ASEAN as Pakistan seeks to diversify trade
Pakistan has seen economic fallout stemming from the Russia-Ukraine war and the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as devastating floods that submerged a third of the country this year.