Singapore ranked second in Asia for real estate market transparency and was rated as "highly transparent" for the first time.
A New Statue of a British Colonialist Exposes a Divide in Singapore
Dedications to Raffles dot the landscape of Singapore. A business district, schools and dozens of other buildings bear his name. Two eight-foot likenesses of the man loom large in downtown Singapore.
PM Modi to visit Brunei, Singapore in first week of Sept to boost ties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Brunei on September 3-4, seeking to further strengthen the bilateral cooperation in all existing sectors, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said ...
An inside look at how Singapore’s egg farms keep out bird flu
Singapore, however, is currently free from bird flu ... the entry of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), said Dr Michael Banawa, head of poultry business for ASEAN, South Korea, Australia and ...
Singapore, Hong Kong and UAE lead in crypto adoption: Report
The UAE scored third in the index because of its tax-friendliness, economic factors, innovation and technology.
Wildlife trade now ‘serious offence’ under Singapore organised crime law
Wildlife trafficking is now a "serious offence" under Singapore's organised crime law, the city-state's interior ministry has said, with those prosecuted under the code subject to sentences of up to ...
Singapore, a hub for smuggled SA rhino horn, elevates wildlife trafficking to ‘serious offence’
Wildlife trafficking is now a "serious offence" under Singapore's organised crime law, the city-state's interior ministry has said, with those prosecuted under the code subject to sentences of up to ...
Economics tutor jailed five weeks, ordered to pay S$72,770 in penalties for tax evasion
AFTER being found guilty of underreporting the sales and profits of his tuition centre, and his income taxes, an economics tutor was sentenced to five weeks’ jail and ordered to pay S$72,770.79 in ...
Hacked crypto exchange WazirX in talks with 11 global exchanges for capital infusion; signed NDAs with three
WazirX founder and CEO Nischal Shetty in an affidavit with a Singapore Court said that the hacked exchange’s parent entity Zettai is currently in different stages of talks with 11 global crypto ...
Singapore ranks first globally in crypto adoption
Singapore has secured the top spot globally in crypto adoption this year, thanks to high scores in technology and regulatory environment, according to a recent study. The country scores 9.5 over 10 in ...
Plan to send Vietnamese offshore wind power to Singapore progresses
Singapore wants to import up to 4GW of clean power from neighbours by 2035, as lack of available land in city-state hinders its own renewable energy build out ...
Singapore stocks rose on Friday—STI climbed 0.4%
SINGAPORE: Singapore stocks rose on Friday, Aug 30, buoyed by mixed performances in the US and gains in Europe. The Straits Times Index (STI) climbed 13.54 points, or 0.4%, reaching 3,418.01 by 9:03 ...
Nomura plans to add bankers in Dubai, Hong Kong and Singapore
Nomura Holdings Inc plans to hire more wealth management bankers in Dubai, Hong Kong and Singapore - part of a huge push it is making to boost wealth assets outside of Japan to $35 billion by next ...
Online retailers turn to vending machines to boost sales, market themselves in Singapore
In recent years, vending machines selling everything from fresh flowers to pet food have popped up across the island. Read more at straitstimes.com.
‘Won’t cancel just because of this’: Singapore travellers go ahead with KL trips despite sinkhole concerns
The Kuala Lumpur Tourism Association says the incident has no effect on tourism but two hotels say they have had cancellations.
$12.1M fraud suspect with ‘new face’ arrested, crypto scam boiler rooms busted: Asia Express
South Korean manhunt ends as suspect caught with brand new $15K face South Korean police have apprehended 14 individuals involved in a fraudulent crypto mining scheme that pocketed 16 billion Korean ...