Li Xin was sentenced to five months’ jail for pulling a knife on Lin Suhua, threatening to kill her family and then attempting to strangle her.
Ripple gets in-principle approval for Singapore’s digital payment license
The Asia-Pacific arm of San Francisco-based technology firm Ripple Labs saidThursday it received in-principle approval to start offering digital payment services in Singapore.
Singapore man dies after being struck by a traffic police officer in Hougang
An unfortunate event happened yesterday involving a traffic police officer and a 58-year-old man. The Singapore Police Force said they were alerted to the incident at the junction of Hougang Avenue 3 and Kim Chuan Road at around 5:30pm.
Top investment themes among Singapore investors are energy, technology, Asia and healthcare, says Moomoo Singapore
Moomoo Singapore’s assets under management (AUM) grew by 33% in the past seven months to hit $7 billion. Energy, technology, Asian stocks and healthcare counters are among the top investment themes ...
Amid wider array of extremist ideas targeting Singapore youths, DPM Wong calls for greater efforts to counter online radicalisation
Helping radicalised youth return to the fold will become more challenging as there is an increasing array of extremist thoughts that are easily
Singapore stocks open lower on Thursday; STI down 0.1%
SINGAPORE shares opened lower on Thursday (Jun 22) after the US central bank affirmed that more interest rate increases are likely ahead as the inflation rate is still high. Read more at The Business Times.
Singapore warns of ‘severe’ transboundary smog
THERE is a high likelihood of severe smog occurring in Southeast Asia this year, a Singapore think tank reported, although the situation is unlikely to be as severe as in 2015, wh
Singapore Airlines named world’s best airline for 2023 at ‘Oscars of the aviation industry’
Singapore Airlines has been named the best airline in the world for 2023 by airline-ranking company Skytrax. The title: The 2023 World Airline Awards was announced in a gala ceremony in the Air and Space Museum at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday.
Can Singapore become a passwordless nation?
Passwordless may be an ideal authentication solution, but getting users used to this change may be a bigger hurdle.
‘This isn’t e-sports’: Singapore gaming community questions inaugural Olympic event’s lineup
SINGAPORE: Late in 2022, when Singapore’s Culture, Community and Youth Minister Edwin Tong announced on Facebook that the country would host the first-ever Olympic Esports Week in 2023 ...
Investing In Fixed Deposits: How StashAway Simple Guaranteed Locks In A Fixed Return As Markets Become More Volatile
Fixed deposits are traditionally used to invest one’s excess cash or for an upcoming expense in the near term. They offer a capital guarantee and a higher interest rate than a savings account for the ...
Singapore Defends Climate Policy After Kempen ESG Exclusion
The government of Singapore has defended its commitment to climate action following a decision by Van Lanschot Kempen NV to exclude the country from portfolios, after it failed an updated ESG test used by the wealth manager to screen for environmental risks.
Singapore’s Penguin looks to go private at second attempt
Penguin International’s senior management and private equity backer hope it proves second time lucky in their attempt to take the Singapore-listed shipyard group private. Executive chairman Jeffrey ...
Preparing For 5G Millimeter Wave And 6G
There are engineering workarounds to propagate these signals over longer distances, but quality of service is much more difficult to maintain than 4G LTE or sub-6 GHz 5G ... followed closely by ...
Sold-out Coldplay concerts: Calls for ticket sales to be prioritised for Singapore fans but experts say it’s not feasible
With six sold-out shows and online queue numbers exceeding a million, some eager concertgoers are calling for more to be done to limit the number ...
Probation for teen who received more than $85k in bank account from scams targeting OCBC customers
A 17-year-old who allowed scammers to use his bank account to receive $85,220 stolen from OCBC Bank customers also recruited his friends to commit similar offences. Cash totalling $186,693 taken from other scam victims was deposited into the bank accounts of two friends,