Some 1.4 tonnes of illegally imported seafood, vegetables and food products from Thailand were seized by the authorities at Tuas Checkpoint during routine checks on delivery trucks. Officers from the ...
Singapore’s Sky-High Living Costs: A Comparison with Switzerland
The Most Expensive Southeast Asian Country for Living Expenses Singapore has been recognized as one of the most expensive cities to live in the world, alongside Zurich, Switzerland. Switzerland ...
Singapore shares opened on Friday with steady note—STI remains unchanged
SINGAPORE: Singapore shares opened on a steady note on Friday morning, mirroring the global trend despite the overnight upswing in international markets. The Business Times reported that The Straits ...
Look What Taylor Swift’s Exclusive Singapore Shows Made Its Southeast Asian Neighbors Do
Rumors of a multimillion-dollar regional exclusivity deal between Swift’s Eras Tour promoter and Singapore have prompted anger and a reckoning across Southeast Asia.
It’s Singapore’s turn to benefit from ‘Swiftonomics’—and the city-state’s neighbors fear a reported backroom deal froze them out
Other countries aren't happy with Singapore's decision to keep Swift to itself. It's "not what good neighbors do," one politician complained.
Crypto.com partners with BTG Pactual to foster crypto accessibility
Crypto.com, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange, has forged a strategic partnership with BTG Pactual, Latin America’s largest investment bank, in a bid to broaden the accessibility of ...
Establishing a Business Entity in Singapore (Updated)
Unless exempted, business entities must be registered with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) via their business filing portal: BizFile+. A foreigner residing overseas would need ...
Israeli military response gone ‘too far’; Singapore to donate more aid to Gaza, foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan says
While Singapore recognises Israel’s right to self-defence, its military response in Gaza has gone “too far” and resulted in a catastrophic humanitarian situation, said Minister for Foreign Affairs ...
Singapore to buy eight F-35 jets, raise defense budget
The F-35A purchase would be on top of earlier orders for 12 F-35Bs from the American defense company Lockheed Martin.
‘Pig-butchering’ romance scams most common crypto scam tactic in 2023: Chainalysis
The total amount of crypto stolen through scams fell to US$4.6 bil, but romance scams doubled in revenue in 2023.
HongShan’s Neil Shen takes Singapore residency: A look at billionaires who left China in recent years
Neil Shen's company HongShan has expanded its base in Singapore after it split from the US-based Sequoia in June last year. ( read original story ...)
Singapore property firms’ profit hit by high rates, downturn
Singapore property firms City Developments Ltd. and CapitaLand Investment Ltd. reported bigger-than-expected declines in full-year profits ... ( read original story ...)
Tyre workshop owner sues Citibank, alleging breach of instructions over more than $1m
He alleged that the cheques were wrongly deposited into a joint account with his ex-wife. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Man jailed 15 months over phishing scams involving OCBC customers
SINGAPORE: A man linked to phishing scams that caused hundreds of OCBC Bank customers to lose around S$12.8 million in total was sentenced to a year and three months’ jail on Feb 29. Jovan Soh Jun Yan ...
‘Not what good neighbours do’: Philippine lawmaker hits out at Singapore over Taylor Swift deal
But Filipino Swifties say it is a wake-up call for their country to step up on infrastructure to woo world-class acts. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore card rewards with fractional shares
Online brokerage firm Tiger Brokers (Singapore), in partnership with WISE Platform, has unveiled its Tiger BOSS debit card that is the first debit card in Singapore that enables users to earn ...