With a generative AI chatbot like ChatGPT, the temptation to use it to write the perfect essay is real. CNA finds out how teachers in Singapore steer students away from plagiarism and towards ...
Commentary: Low interest rates of ‘money lock’ are a disservice to bank customers
Considering how Singapore is a prime target for scammers, it is disappointing that bank customers are being asked to choose between security and higher interest rates, says finance blogger Dawn Cher.
Man who evaded taxes on over 1,800 imported vehicles gets S$6 million fine
An investigation into M’Exclusive was launched after the car importer was suspected of under-declaring the values of motor vehicles for assessment of duty and GST payable, Singapore Customs ...
Singapore Airshow 2024 to feature largest number of foreign flying teams
Aviation enthusiasts will be able to catch a slew of aerial displays involving military aircraft from six air forces – five of them foreign – during the Singapore Airshow 2024, which will run from Feb ...
Street-hail rides dwindle as Singapore’s taxi population continues to shrink
Sticking your arm out to flag down a taxi has become a less popular – or more difficult – method of getting a ride.
Singapore’s super CNY celebration – Dragon-themed drone show, the biggest ever, lights up Marina Bay waterfront
Marina Bay Sands (MBS) staged the largest drone show in Singapore to date to celebrate the Year of the Dragon, featuring 1,500 synchronised drones along the Marina Bay Waterfront promenade.
Singapore banks bring festive cheer during Chinese New Year
DBSABOUT 160 staff volunteers from DBS will be bringing festive cheer to 750 seniors this Chinese New Year. Read more at The Business Times.
Singapore Budget, Unstable Stablecoins: Sunday Asia Briefing
With China out for the weeklong lunar new year holiday, attention turns to corporate earnings in Japan and Australia and to Indonesia’s election, with Singapore’s budget wrapping up the week on Friday ...
89% Singapore-based businesses value “human touch” especially in corporate banking: HSBC report
SINGAPORE: 89% of Singapore-based businesses value the “human touch”, especially in corporate banking, according to... The post 89% Singapore-based businesses value “human touch” especially in corpora ...
Thailand considers a gamble on Singapore-style casinos, online betting to boost state coffers. Will it pay off?
The Thai government could raise significant tax revenue from allowing a legal gambling industry to grow but must consider the social impacts and better control existing illegal activities, experts say ...
Commentary: Visa waiver deal puts Singapore in good stead to attract the coveted Chinese tourist
Could a new visa exemption arrangement give Singapore the boost to attract more tourists from China? A beleaguered Chinese economy means that Singapore must look beyond its pre-pandemic edge and play ...
Future shifts in Vietnam-Singapore investment
Singapore remains the biggest foreign investor in Vietnam. Up to 2023, Singaporeans poured over $18 billion into Vietnamese real estate, exceeding investments in any other sector.
Singapore hired 5,600 nurses last year, exceeding target of 4,000: Ong Ye Kung | Video
Health Minister Ong Ye Kung says the public healthcare sector hired 5,600 nurses in 2023, exceeding its target of 4,000. He says the new hires will help replace healthcare staff who left during the ...
Best fixed deposit rates in Singapore (February 2024): Rates up to 3.9%, minimum deposits from $500
If you think that fixed deposits are only for conservative cash-rich aunties and uncles, think again. A fixed deposit (also known as a time deposit) account is a type of bank account that pays account ...
Will Singapore’s birth rates get a boost in ‘auspicious’ year of the dragon?
A belief that those born in dragon years have ‘auspicious qualities’ has led many ethnic Chinese, in Singapore and the region, to try to conceive dragon babies.
Singapore court rules son of ex-PM Goh Chok Tong caused RM696 million in losses to fuel supplier company
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The High Court has found Goh Jin Hian, a former director of insolvent marine fuel supplier Inter-Pacific Petroleum (IPP), liable for breach of director’s duties, ...