Former actor acknowledges having sex with a 15-year-old is a ‘very huge mistake’, apologises to the victim as he begins 40-month jail term.
Singapore’s Trident Digital Targets Mammoth $500M Raise to Establish XRP Treasury
Singapore-based Trident Digital (TDTH) is looking to raise up to $500 million to build what it says will be one of the world’s first corporate treasuries centered around XRP. The listed tech firm, ...
Singapore’s Temasek, Kuwait wealth fund join AI infrastructure investment group
Singapore state investment firm Temasek Holdings and Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) have joined the AI Infrastructure Partnership (AIP) consortium to invest in artificial intelligence ...
Singapore Money Laundering Scandal: 6 Single-Family Offices Linked to Major Money Laundering Case
Singapore, renowned for its robust financial sector and stringent regulatory framework, has been thrust into its largest-ever money laundering scandal, involving six single-family offices (SFOs) and a ...
Billionaire Brothers’ IOI Properties Explore Options For Singapore, Malaysia Assets
IOI Properties—controlled by Malaysian billionaire brothers Lee Yeow Chor and Lee Yeow Seng—is weighing options on how it could monetize almost $9 billion of real estate in Singapore and Malaysia.
Singapore public holiday dates for 2026 released, with 6 long weekends
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Monday (Jun 16) released the dates of Singapore's public holidays for 2026, with six long weekends. Six of the public holidays next year fall on Friday or ...
Singapore and Indonesia sign landmark deals to accelerate growth of their green economies
Singapore and Indonesia have signed landmark deals to accelerate their green economies — including a new sustainable industrial zone — to boost job creation and growth. Leaders from both sides have ...
OCBC extends RM351mil financing for Johor property projects in JS-SEZ
Bhd has extended RM351mil in financing to See Hong Chen Group and Exsim to support three strategic real estate developments in the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ).
Indonesian govt seeks larger investment from Singapore
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto has urged Singapore to increase its investment in Indonesia to US$30 billion to US$40 billion as ...
Prabowo Says Danantara Copies Singapore’s $303 Billion Temasek ‘With Pride’
“ [An] achievement of Singapore that we copy with pride is your sovereign wealth fund: Temasek. … Danantara’s name actually means the future energy of Indonesia. So we are doing this for [our] future ...
EU interest rate tightening may not affect Singapore directly: Austrian central bank governor
SINGAPORE] Europe’s return to conventional monetary policy will not affect Singapore directly through interest rates, but indirectly through the Republic’s investments overseas, said Professor Robert ...
How Singapore Chinatown went from slum to diverse tourist hub that puts heritage first
The area southwest of Singapore River has evolved through the decades into a multi-faith destination where old and new coexist.
Indian Woman Jailed For 8 Days, Another Fined For Theft At Singapore Airport
One of the two women from India, who were caught stealing from shops at Singapore's Changi Airport earlier this month during their transit, was jailed for eight days while the other was fined on ...
DBS and OCBC raise TPs on SIAEC, see positive MRO growth
Since the stock’s last close on May 20 when the new renewal contract was signed with SIA group, OIR's Lim notes that SIAEC’s share price has “been on a tear”, up more than 25%.
Singapore shares fall on Monday amid escalating Israel-Iran conflict; STI down 0.1%
Other regional market indices closed higher, with South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and Malaysia in positive territory. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
DBS keeps CLCT at ‘buy’; impending IPO of CLCR to help narrow yield spread
DBS Group Research has maintained its "buy" call and 85 cents target price on CapitaLand China Trust following news that it is taking an initial 5% stake in CapitaLand Commercial C-REIT (CLCR), slated ...