Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong says the success of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone must be driven by the private sector. He says the private sector is key to ensuring the SEZ ...
Strong Govt and united people needed for Singapore to thrive in troubled world: SM Lee
SINGAPORE - Singapore can continue to survive and thrive in this troubled world by sticking to two fundamental factors that have brought the nation to where it is today, said Senior Minister Lee Hsien ...
Surge in demand for influenza vaccination after Barbie Hsu’s death at MOH portal and Singapore clinics
More than 2,000 people in Singapore made appointments to get the influenza vaccine on Feb 4, one day after the shock announcement on Feb 3 of Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu’s death, the Ministry of ...
Best credit card promotions in Singapore (February 2025): Citibank, DBS, HSBC, UOB, and more
This February, sign up for a credit card and you could walk away with an all-new Porsche Taycan or a trip for two to the Star Wars Celebration in Japan! Not to mention welcome gifts like 5,040 ...
Singapore Is World’s Most Powerful Passport Of 2025, India Is At This Spot
The Singaporean passport has emerged as the strongest passport in the world with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 193 out of 227 countries across the globe, according to the 2025 Henley Passport ...
Nearly 8,000 firms benefited from programmes by the Singapore Business Federation in 2024
Nearly 8,000 companies benefited from programmes by the Singapore Business Federation last year. The SBF, a body that represents more than 32,000 businesses, also saw more members joining last year ...
Singapore assets to drive LREIT’s FY2025 DPU: DBS
DBS expects strong rental reversions from LREIT’s Singapore properties. DBS forecasts that Singapore assets will continue to be the key driver of distribution per unit (DPU) for LendLease Global ...
Singapore grants house arrest to jailed former minister S. Iswaran
Singapore's disgraced former transport minister S. Iswaran, jailed last year for obstructing justice and receiving more than $300,000 of gifts, will serve the remainder of his sentence under house ...
Singtel secures $475.9 million green loan for Singapore data center
Singtel first secured a S$535 million ($317.1m) green loan in December 2023 to refinance borrowings and support the operations of its DC West and DC Kim Chuan data centers. Singtel is reportedly ... ( read original story ...)
New AI chatbot in Singapore could replace buyer’s agent in property deals
Maia, as the AI bot is called, is the first of its kind here and takes only a 0.2% commission. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Coldplay’s latest music video—a ‘love letter to Singapore’—is a winning ‘investment’ in the fight for global tourists, say experts
It’ll be interesting to know how much the Singapore Tourism Board paid for this endeavor," says Jose Raymond, managing director of PR firm SW Strategies.
Singapore pushes tech to remain spotless
The city-state’s new funding tranche will help SMEs upgrade their cleaning equipment. Singapore’s endless pursuit of cleanliness is getting a boost from technology as the government pushes automation ...
Singapore grants house arrest to jailed former transport minister
Singapore's disgraced former transport minister S. Iswaran, jailed last year for obstructing justice and receiving more than $300,000 of gifts, will serve the remainder of his sentence under house ...
Singapore’s jailed former minister S. Iswaran granted house arrest, media reports say
Singapore's disgraced former transport minister S. Iswaran, jailed last year for obstructing justice and receiving more than $300,000 of gifts, will serve the remainder of his sentence under house ...
Why HSBC turned to Asia for growth
He says the potential for growth in Asia makes restructuring east a “logical” move, adding that the shift would have also been heavily influenced by Ping An Bank, a key shareholder in HSBC, which has ...
Ethereum L2 Taiko and DoraHacks are launching the largest anonymous community vote in crypto history
Chainwire: Taiko, an Ethereum Layer 2 network, and DoraHacks, the largest hacker movement in crypto, are spearheading the biggest anonymous community vote ever conducted in Web3. The initiative aims ...