A 27-year-old Malaysian man, whose identity has been withheld due to a gag order, has been sentenced to three months and two weeks’ jail after pleading guilty to an offence under the Infectious ...
FedEx Collaborates with Not-for-Profit Organizations to Bring Nature Back into Singapore and Create a Better World
The event was held on April 29, 2023, along Serangoon North Avenue 1, and was attended by 80 FedEx volunteers. It is part of the FedEx commitment to connect the world responsibly and resourcefully, as ...
Revolut enables links with six banks in Singapore
Fintech app Revolut has enabled its Singapore customers to link and top-up their wallets directly from up to six different bank accounts. This feature is enabled by e-Giro, which authorises top-ups ...
Shares Rise, Dollar Weakens on Bank Sector Fears
"With the dust barely settling post Wednesday's Fed meeting, banking sector developments have added to conviction not just that the Fed is done tightening, but that the Fed will b ...
Singapore Pools outlets to close for half day on May 9 to let staff volunteer at community event
Some 340 employees have volunteered to help out at the Singapore Pools Community Day 2023, where beneficiaries from social service agencies get to “enjoy a day out at Gardens by the Bay with games and ...
How super apps are redefining customer experience in Singapore and what brands need to know
Article by Lara Truelove, Program Lead for the Center for Experience Management at SAP. Life in Singapore is lived very much in a mobile way. Across the Lion City, people use thei ...
Ghost Empire Singapore
Ghost Empire Singapore looks at the anti-homosexuality law in Singapore, section 377A, which criminalizes male homosexuality with up to two years of a prison sentence. A British colonial law, it is ...
Heart of the Matter – S4E3: Singapore’s latest property cooling measures: Who does it impact and how?
In the latest round of property cooling measures announced on Apr 26, what stood out was the 60 per cent additional buyer's stamp duty (ABSD) for foreigners looking to buy in Singapore. While they ...
$500,000 grand prize awarded to developmental initiative to eradicate poverty in Singapore
On May 4, 2023, the inaugural =Dreams Asia Breakthrough Prize Award Ceremony was held at Parkroyal Collection Pickering. The first nation-wide competition offered a grand prize of $500,000 for ...
KAWS Has Won a Key Victory in His Lawsuit Against a Singapore Counterfeiter Churning Out Knockoffs of His Toys and Art
Brian Donnelly, aka KAWS, has scored a major legal victory against a man who he accused of counterfeiting, with others, replicas of the artist’s signature “Companion” figure and other toys, ...
Lawmakers urge SEC to look into Shein use of Uyghur forced labor before IPO offering
A bipartisan group of congressmen is asking the Securities and Exchange Commission to force the popular clothing store Shein to prove that it does not use forced Uyghur labor in the making of its ...
FedEx (FDX) to Shift Asia Base to Singapore From Hong Kong
FedEx Corp. is planning on moving its Asia-Pacific regional headquarters to Singapore from Hong Kong — another blow to the city’s image as an international business hub.
FedEx Plans to Move Asia Headquarters, Executives to Singapore From Hong Kong
FedEx Corp. is planning on moving its Asia-Pacific regional headquarters to Singapore from Hong Kong — another blow to the city’s image as an international business hub.
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Nasa highlights that the Czech Republic has become the 24th country to sign the Artemis Accords. The Register reports that the U.S. President Joe Biden is proposing tax “designed to counter the ...
Singapore’s Moment Is Here. Will It Last?
The city-state has stolen a march on rival Hong Kong, but rising U.S.-China tensions and a housing bubble are looming threats.
Woman gets 6 months’ jail for arranging sham marriage so daughter can extend stay in Singapore
Hoping to find a way for her daughter to remain in Singapore for a prolonged period of time, Luong Thi My Hang hatched a plan to arrange a paid marriage-of-convenience between her daughter and a ...