Homeowners in Singapore have been used to bank loan interest rates within the sub-2 per cent range over the last two decades. For almost 20 years, bank loan interest rates were lower than the interest ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Travel Insurance Review 2022: Promotion, Complimentary Insurance, Covid-19
OCBC travel insurance is a top choice for Singaporeans who are risk-averse and prefer to insure themselves with longstanding brands - it is provided by Great Eastern, the insurance arm of OCBC. ( read original story ...)
Design News: Samsung dishwashers, Disney’s new online store
Samsung launches dishwashers category. Samsung Electronics Singapore has added two dishwashers to its range of home appliances, including a smart model that users can control via ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore carries out fifth execution since March
Nazeri bin Lajim was hanged early on Friday morning for drug offences, the latest in a ‘relentless wave’ of executions. ( read original story ...)
Lorry driver charged with helping fugitive flee Singapore after he allegedly failed to deliver luxury goods
A lorry driver has been charged with helping a man to flee Singapore after he allegedly failed to deliver luxury goods to customers. ( read original story ...)
Singapore executes fifth drug trafficker since March
SINGAPORE: Singapore hanged a convicted drug trafficker on Friday, the fifth execution in the city-state since March, after a court rejected a last-ditch appeal and despite pleas for clemency. The ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore House Price Growth Accelerates In Q2
Singapore house price inflation accelerated more than initially estimated in the second quarter, the Urban Redevelopment Authority ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore woman gets cut by glass shard after biting into Dunkin’ Donuts choco doughnut
If my daughter eats this doughnut or another child eats it. How will it be? Does anyone know where to complain? If swallowed and stuck in the intestine, who will be responsible for surgery?” — Singapo ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore executes another prisoner convicted of drug offenses
Singapore has some of the world’s most draconian laws against drug use and trafficking, punishing in most cases with the death penalty, and carried out opaquely. International law restricts capital ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s private property prices rise at faster rate of 3.5% in Q2
SINGAPORE: Prices of private residential properties in Singapore rose at a quicker pace of 3.5 per cent in the second quarter of this year, five times the 0.7 per cent increase in the previous quarter ... ( read original story ...)
Subscriber Picks: DBS CEO on crypto, blockchain | $32m luxury goods scam: How did things go so wrong?
How did things go so wrong? Subscriber picks is a weekly curation of the best from The Straits Times - where we bring you exclusive reports, in-depth analyses, and the latest happenings in Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Top 10 employers preferred by Singapore’s future talent pool in 2022
Overall, when considering these rankings, students were noted to prefer employers who offer work-life balance the most. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s private home prices rise at faster rate of 3.5% in Q2
SINGAPORE: Prices of private residential properties in Singapore rose at a quicker pace of 3.5 per cent in the second quarter of this year, five times the 0.7 per cent increase in the previous quarter ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore hangs 64-year-old death row inmate despite desperate final appeal
Nazeri Bin Lajim – a 64-year-old father, brother and lifelong Singaporean – is the latest prisoner to be executed under the city-state’s strict death penalty regime. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Home Prices Continue to Climb, But Market May Finally Cool
Singapore home prices climbed at a faster pace in the second quarter but the momentum may be threatened by concerns over the rising cost of living and higher interest rates. ( read original story ...)
Singapore, South American Mercosur bloc conclude trade pact talks
South American trade bloc Mercosur on Wednesday concluded talks on a trade pact with Singapore, Brazil's Economy and Foreign Affairs Ministries said. The agreement -- finalized during a meting in ... ( read original story ...)