The growth of Chinese family offices has been slowing in the city state amid tighter checks on new applicants. Elevated property prices and higher stamp duty aren’t helping either.
Singapore’s polluter-pays scheme faces further delay amid concern over industry stalling tactics
The launch of a much-anticipated system to increase Singapore’s low recycling rate for plastic packaging has been postponed. Sources have pointed to industry delay tactics holding back an initiative ...
‘Oversteer’ director tells why Singapore’s first car-racing film took 10 years to hit the screens
If you were to scroll through the Golden Village website, chances are you would find a seemingly obscure title called Oversteer among a long list of ...
Miniature art finds new fans in Singapore as interest in niche hobby grows
Growing sales, commissioning of projects hint at growing recognition for a little-known pastime. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore #Fitspo of the Week Royce Lee: ‘Fitness is not like a phase to me. It is more like a lifestyle’
Food: I follow a high protein diet, but it’s so hard to avoid carbs. I still love my noodles, pasta and bread. I usually drink no sugar added soya bean after I work out. If it’s bubble tea, I have no ...
Tech platform Outbrain snags ANZ and Singapore country manager from Foxtel Media
Technology platform Outbrain has found itself a new country manager for Australia, New Zealand and Singapore – digital media expert and former Foxtel Media head, Chris Oxley.The announcement:Outbrain, ...
Singapore Authors Voice Worries About IMDA’s AI Model and Copyright Issues
Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is making strides in artificial intelligence with its development of a Southeast Asia-focused large language model (LLM). This ambitious project ...
Singapore sports round-up (22-28 April): Indoor skydivers earn golds at biennial World Cup in Macau
Singapore’s indoor skydivers clinched two World Cup golds and three Asian titles at the biennial FAI World Cup of Indoor Skydiving (WCIS) in Macau from 16 to 22 April. The event was held concurrently ...
Singapore Unemployment Data Due On Monday
Singapore will on Monday release Q1 figures for unemployment, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. In the ...
Singapore bankers took home less than their Hong Kong peers in 2023: Report
Globally, the average bonuses for all financial services professionals were up by 4.9 per cent in 2023. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Education Ministry to use technology to help students reach potential, reduce teacher workload
Singapore will use technology prominently to support students regardless of their ability level. Such innovation will help teachers achieve “mass customisation”, according to Education Minister Chan ...
Four men arrested over alleged karambit knife attack that injured two others in Singapore’s Prinsep Street
Two men were allegedly attacked in Prinsep Street in the early hours of April 25 by a group of four men armed with a karambit knife.
Vietnam ranks third in South-East Asia in startup investment attraction; Singapore and Indonesia lead the way
Vietnam maintained its third position in the number of investment deals and regained the third place in terms of total investment in startups in South-East Asia. Singapore is first while Indonesia ...
Singapore’s classic 1970s HDB lift, Nanyang coffee roasting machine now added to National Collection
In 1988, about three years after Dominic Chua had started working at Ho Tit Coffee Powder Factory, his father Chua Tock Hoon – the shop’s founder – died following a traffic accident that left him in a ...
13 women and one man arrested, investigated for suspected involvement in vice-related activities in Singapore
Thirteen women and one man were arrested in connection with vice-related activities after police raided hotels and residential units in the central part of Singapore on April 24 and 25.
Singapore banks unlikely to surprise at Q1 earnings, but expect upside from delayed rate cuts: analysts
SINGAPORE’S local banks are unlikely to surprise in their earnings for the first quarter of 2024. But a potential delay in interest-rate cuts in the US should boost their results for the year, said ...