Singapore has begun low-carbon electricity imports from Malaysia – but regional cooperation and cost-sharing are still an issue.
Singapore business confidence remains mixed for Q1 2025
despite a moderate rise in the Singapore Commercial Credit Bureau’s (SCCB) Business Optimism Index (BOI). Based on data released on Monday (Dec 16), the BOI climbed for a sixth consecutive quarter to ...
Singapore stocks edge up at Monday’s open; STI up 0.1%
SINGAPORE shares opened slightly higher on Monday (Dec 16), in line with the narrow ranges that Asian equities traded ahead of a swath of Chinese data. Read more at The Business Times.
String of issues at Singapore running events draw ire of both recreational and elite competitors
Issues at events over the past year have led to organisers apologising to participants both publicly and privately.
Flight of the common rose: How are Singapore’s butterflies impacted by climate change?
Because they are such sensitive creatures, butterflies are like the proverbial canary in the coal mine for the environment. But urbanisation, and now climate change, have triggered their species and ...
Long queues, inaccurate distances: Runners vexed by quality of Singapore races
(File photo: iStock) SINGAPORE: Having trained for at least three months, Ms Sara Haghani was running well up to the 30km mark of the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) on Dec 1. But things ...
What does the ‘kill switch’ kill? It became a point of contention after a victim lost money
which links his POSB savings account to his Wise e-wallet. A Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) spokesperson told The Straits Times: “MAS expects retail banks to provide a way for customers to ...
Singapore, Vietnam firms in talks for new undersea cables
HANOI: Singaporean asset manager Keppel and Vietnamese conglomerate Sovico Group are discussing plans for new undersea fibre-optic cables that would boost the region’s data centre industry, people ...
Singapore’s cheque volumes have fallen 80% but some users aren’t writing them off yet
SINGAPORE – Writing cheques has become a thing of the past for most people in Singapore as the country increasingly adopts digital payment methods such as PayNow and mobile wallets. The number of ...
Surge in people arrested for harbouring, hiring immigration offenders in Singapore: ICA
ICA arrested 304 people, most of them Singaporeans, for their roles in helping illegal immigrants remain here. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Temasek Trust chair Ho Ching, OCBC chief Helen Wong among 3 S’pore women in Forbes power list
Temasek Trust chair Ho Ching took 32nd place in the latest Forbes ranking of the world’s most powerful women, while OCBC chief executive Helen Wong made her debut at 59th. The third Singaporean woman ...
Support the Lions through thick and thin, former Singapore football coach Raddy Avramovic urges fans
The Serb, who has won the ASEAN football championship three times with Singapore, told CNA that the Lions have a chance of making the semi-finals of this year's tournament.
Singapore’s logistics sector grows at slightly slower pace in November
SINGAPORE’s logistics sector posted a slower expansion in November 2024, dragged down by business volumes, transportation and warehousing. The Singapore Logistics Growth Index (LGI) slid by 0.3 point ...
Not just tariffs: Trump 2.0 could bring some trade deals for South-east Asia too
Countries in the region could benefit from Trump’s pro-growth and transactional inclinations. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Tasteless chai at Chaayos in Rs 169: Singapore envoy’s post goes viral, CEO says: ‘Looks like we messed up’
Singapore's High Commissioner to India, Simon Wong, stirred up a chai storm on social media on Saturday after expressing disappointment over a "tasteless" cup of chai he was served at a café in Gurgaon. Sharing his experience, Wong revealed that he paid Rs 169 for the drink, which was served in traditional kulhad (earthen cup).
Singapore Police Warn Public On PayNow Phishing Website And Scam SMS ‘Alert’ On Certificate Expiry
The Singapore-wide payment system PayNow, which enables convenient money transfer for retail customers of banks and non-banking financial institutions, is the latest bait in the ever-increasing list of ways in which scammers target people’s wallets.