Recent weekly official figures showed the highest surge so far this year, with cases climbing since the beginning of last month.
Singapore teen arrested after caught humping cat in Bukit Panjang
The teen caught doing an obscene act in a viral surveillance footage that scarred the internet has been arrested.
Digital wallets on track to be Singapore’s top online payment method by 2026
BNPL is set to surpass US$1b in transaction value by 2026. Digital wallets are set to overtake credit cards as Singapore’s leading online payment method by 2026, according to a study by payments ...
Cards are king when it comes to making payment in Singapore: Report
In 2022, credit cards were used in 42 per cent of e-commerce transactions, although digital wallets came in a close second at 32 per cent. Read more at straitstimes.com.
‘No India, only Malay’: Why a Singapore supermarket denied a Muslim couple complimentary Ramzan snacks
Jahabar Shalih and his wife Farah Nadya said a male employee at the leading supermarket in Singapore ‘shooed’ them away from tasting its complimentary snacks provided during Ramzan by saying that thos ...
Rich Chinese have yet to invest big in city-state
When ultra-wealthy Chinese entrepreneurs started moving to Singapore en masse in 2019, investment firms were salivating at the chance to manage billions in new money. So far, it hasn’t quite happened.
Stock Market Today Live Updates: SGX Nifty signals a muted start; Asian shares trade mixed
Tokyo shares opened higher Wednesday following gains on Wall Street, while investors awaited the release of US inflation data later in the day.The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.23 percent, or 64.86 points, to 27,988.23 in early trade, while the broader Topix index added 0.61 percent, or 13.52 points, to 2,005.37.
Metaverse: OCBC Bank Introduces OCBCx65Chulia in Decentraland to “Redefine” Access to Banking
OCBC Bank has reportedly opened the doors to a different banking experience on leading Metaverse platform Decentraland.
WWF-Singapore: Pilot project involving 15,000 parcel deliveries shows reusable packaging commercially viable for e-commerce
A pilot study here has found that reusable packaging is commercially viable for e-commerce with three out of 12 participating retailers pursuing the
Genetics and AI: The tech that goes into growing strawberries in Singapore
Singrow’s climate-resilient strawberries are a testbed for their agri-genomics and precision farming technology.
4 Singapore Semiconductor Stocks Well-Positioned to Pay Higher Dividends
These four stocks may be temporarily affected by the microchip downturn, but remain poised to pay out higher dividends once the recovery takes hold. The post 4 Singapore Semiconductor Stocks ...
Singaporean among crew on Singapore-registered tanker boarded by ‘unidentified persons’ off Ivory Coast
SINGAPORE: A Singapore-registered oil tanker was boarded by "unidentified persons" off Ivory Coast at about 10pm (Singapore time) on Monday (Apr 10), the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) said late on ...
Singapore oil tanker boarded by ‘unidentified persons’ off Ivory Coast on Monday
A Singapore-registered oil tanker was boarded by "unidentified persons" about 300 nautical miles (555 km) off Ivory Coast in the Gulf of Guinea on Monday, the city-state's authorities said on Tuesday ...
Malaysia softens its stance on the death penalty, Singapore steadfast that executions must be mandatory
Some have hoped that Malaysia’s move to abolish the mandatory death penalty last week would put pressure on Singapore to soften its notoriously hardline stance on capital punishment.
‘Not for India…go away’; couple denied free Ramzan treats in Singapore
A supermarket chain in Singapore has apologised after an Indian Muslim couple was turned away from one of its booths offering free refreshments to those breaking fast during Ramzan.
‘Not for India…go away’: Indian muslim couple denied free Ramzan treats in Singapore
Singapore: An Indian Muslim couple was shooed away at a supermarket chain in Singapore from one of its booths which was offering free refreshments to those breaking fast during Ramzan. As per a PTI ...