Sri Lanka's highest court ordered a Singaporean shipping firm to pay US$1 billion in damages for causing the island's worst marine pollution.
Woman, 64, prevented from being scammed out of $300k by OCBC and police
OCBC and the Singapore Police Force's Anti-Scam Centre (ASC) prevented a woman from being scammed out of $300,000. A police news release stated that the incident took place last month, when the ...
‘Time in the market beats timing the market’ amid heightened volatility, says DBS in its 3Q2025 CIO report
The team is "neutral" on equities but positive on US tech; it likes shorter-end bonds, and likes alternative assets such as gold and income-generating private assets.
ICA foils attempt to smuggle 500 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes in motorcycle at Woodlands Checkpoint
The Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) thwarted an attempt to smuggle duty-unpaid cigarettes through Woodlands Checkpoint on Wednesday (June 23). In a Facebook post on Friday (July 25), it said ...
Singapore factory output grows at faster pace of 8% in June, better than expected
All manufacturing industries, with one exception, saw year on year output growth in June. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore generates less waste over past decade
Singapore's daily domestic waste generation per capita has declined steadily over the past decade, falling from more than 1.05 kg in 2014 to 0.85 kg in 2024, according to data released by Singapore's ...
Singapore renews agreement with UN nuclear watchdog to help developing nations build nuclear expertise
The programme will cover topics including human health, industrial radiography, environmental radiography monitoring and analysis, and accelerator science.
Banking and finance jobs will change but won’t disappear as AI becomes the new normal: Accenture
Experts say the best financial institutions are adopting AI to increase revenue streams. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
AI governance non-profit body opens local chapter in Singapore
The Global Council for Responsible AI's local chapter will tackle AI-related ethical challenges. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
OCBC Centre is ‘anchor’ for the bank; no plans to sell heritage …
[SINGAPORE] OCBC has no plans to sell its properties in Singapore’s central business district – and this includes the OCBC Centre, which has heritage value for the lender, said board chairman Andrew ...
Singapore Property Index Surges, Boosting Market Hopes
This unexpected rise in the URA Property Index could have positive implications for the stock market, particularly for real estate and construction-related stocks. Investors might ... ( read original story ...)
Around three tonnes of illegally imported vegetables from Malaysia seized at Woodlands Checkpoint
SINGAPORE: Around three tonnes of fresh produce illegally imported from Malaysia were seized at Woodlands Checkpoint during a joint operation on July 24 and 25.
Singapore’s core inflation rises 0.6% in June, lower than poll forecast
SINGAPORE: Singapore's key consumer price gauge rose 0.6 per cent in June from a year earlier, official data showed on Wednesday (Jul 23), lower than economists' forecasts. The core inflation rate, ...
MIC Electronics mulls acquisition of Singapore firm
MIC Electronics plans to acquire NSPL to diversify into high-tech sectors, pending valuation and due diligence.
‘A visionary leader’: Industry players, ex-colleagues pay tribute to late Microsoft Singapore head Lee Hui Li
SINGAPORE: The late managing director of Microsoft Singapore Lee Hui Li was known as a visionary leader and someone who was warm and authentic, industry players and former colleagues told CNA on ...
🎥 Spend a day with Arsenal starlet Myles Lewis-Skelly in Singapore
Among the biggest talking points in the Arsenal fandom world during the 2024/25 campaign was the rapid rise of club starlet Myles Lewis-Skelly.The 18-year-old London native not only successfully ...