Tech Week Singapore 2026 brought together 38,000 technology leaders, industry experts, and professionals from across the region to explore the systems and innovations driving the next era of AI, ...
5 new restaurants in Singapore to check out this October 2026
October is a month of culinary comebacks, with Chef Takeshi Araki of the former Esora returning with Ao, and Chef Johanne Siy behind Lolla opening the very similar-sounding Aro a ...
Singapore’s trouncing by Malaysia at ASEAN Cup a ‘painful’ wake-up call, say observers
Singapore’s 6-0 loss to Malaysia in the FIFA ASEAN Cup prompts calls for urgent review ahead of the Asian Cup, focusing on defence and team strategy. Read more at straitstimes.com.
UOB launches online branch appointment booking system for over 25 services
Appointments can be booked for over 25 services ranging from everyday transactions to advisory and wealth services such as banker’s guarantee applications and cashier’s orders.
Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link timeline: A project 16 years in the making
Link is now expected to begin passenger services in February 2027, after system tests and trial runs are completed by the end of this year. The latest delay adds another chapter to a cross-border rail ...
Singapore’s crypto growth puts focus on cross-border payments: Chainalysis
According to Chainalysis, Singapore’s crypto activity grew as the region contracted, while stablecoin flows were stronger across borders than within domestic markets.
5 Singapore films win total of 15 nominations in 63rd Golden Horse Awards
Five local films have placed Singapore on the international stage again, securing 15 nominations in total at the upcoming 63rd Golden Horse Awards.The nominations were announced in Taipei yesterday ...
Vietnam joins Singapore among world’s 10 safest countries
Singapore was ranked the world's safest country for tourists, while Vietnam entered the top 10, with both benefiting from political stability and low levels of street crime, according to the World ...
Singapore sailors clinch two silver medals at Asian Games
Jania Ang finishes second in the ILCA 6, while Sean Kum and Nigel Tan are runners-up in the boys' 29er. Read more at straitstimes.com.
You can now take a bite of the stock market as SGX shrinks board lot sizes
My first foray into stock investing was nearly derailed at the first hurdle. Hear me out. I had just passed probation at my first real job and was beginning to get some real money. As my parents had ...
GCash Parent Mynt Prices 53 Billion-Peso IPO
GCash Parent Mynt Secures Regulatory Clearance for Philippine IPO MT Sep. 03 Partner of Australian missing in Nepal presses tech firms for access to location data RE Sep. 03 Partner of Australian miss ...
Hardly any buyers for Singapore luxury condos seized in money-laundering case
The unsold properties point to a softening of Singapore's luxury housing market, where policies have thinned the pool of foreign buyers The first apartment came up for auction and nobody moved. More ...
Man in Singapore faces 10 years in jail for AI crocodile image
A man in Singapore faces up to 10 years in prison for creating an AI-generated image of a crocodile lurking in a popular public reservoir. The deepfake ignited a public panic and ...
HSBC taps growing demand from HNW entrepreneurs with launch of Access in Singapore
HSBC Private Bank launched HSBC Access in Singapore on Sept 15, some three months after its debut in Hong Kong.
Rising pawn stars and dominant cash kings attract OCBC’s Loh
Furthermore, higher gold prices make it more attractive for customers to pawn or sell their gold, suggesting increased business volume. For Adrian Loh of OCBC Group Research, the appeal of local ...
Singapore dollar consolidates ahead of US nonfarm payrolls report
The Singapore dollar consolidated against its U.S. counterpart ahead of the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report due later in the global day.