“For example, Singapore Sports Hub’s location is very convenient, right outside the Stadium MRT station, and other (locations) are in the city areas with big crowds like Cineleisure and Lau Pa Sat, ...
Singapore launches fish farm in a shipping container to bolster food security
From the outside, there’s little to suggest the nondescript grey shipping container could help transform Singapore’s food security. Yet the city-state has high hopes for the project lurking within the ...
Temasek CEO urges business to be resilient and adaptable as geopolitics, climate change worsen
Companies in Asia are caught in the middle of intensifying geopolitical contestation and must be both resilient and adaptable to the changing environment for businesses, says Temasek Holdings’ ...
Singapore’s MAS Drives AI Sustainability for Future Technological Horizons, Learns from Crypto Missteps
Singapore's MAS Drives AI Sustainability for Future Technological Horizons, Learns from Crypto Missteps. In a strategic move to safeguard its foray into artificial intelligence (AI), ...
Singapore tourist arrivals dip for third straight month to 1.13 million in October
SINGAPORE - Singapore’s international visitor arrivals slipped month-on-month for the third consecutive month to 1,125,948 in October, based on the latest figures from the Singapore Tourism Board (STB ...
Commentary: Fast tracking Singapore’s new Prime Minister – it’s not business as usual
Singapore Prime Minister and People's Action Party secretary-general Lee Hsien Loong shakes hands with Deputy Prime Minister and PAP deputy secretary-general Lawrence Wong on Nov 5, 2023. (Photo: ...
Maybank kicks off end-to-end Islamic wealth management services in Singapore
SINGAPORE - Maybank Singapore (Maybank) has become the first bank here to offer end-to-end Islamic wealth solutions for customers, following the launch of a regional offshore hub in the Republic on ...
Establishing a family office in Singapore will now take as long as 18 months: FT
Wealthy investors looking to establish a family office in Singapore will now face up to an 18-month wait amid stricter regulations. The Republic, on Oct 3, said that it was looking into single family ...
Singapore trade grows 0.3% in October
Exports rose by 2.8% whilst imports declined by 2.3%. Singapore recorded a marginal 0.3% trade growth year-on-year in October 2023, following a 12.5% decline in the previous month, according to data ...
Man and teenager charged with conspiring to rob S$81,000 after victim tried to trade cash for crypto
SINGAPORE: A man and a teenager were charged in court on Monday (Nov 20) with conspiring to rob a man who tried to use S$81,060 in cash to trade for crypto tokens. Firdaus Muhammad ...
Crypto Cash Clash: Man narrowly hangs on to S$81K in attempted robbery in Singapore
A 33-year-old man has found himself in a financial fiasco after attempting to trade crypto tokens for cold, hard cash. Little did he know, his rendezvous with a mysterious Telegram stranger would soon ...
Weekly crypto highlights from Asia
The Asian cryptocurrency landscape has been bustling with significant developments this past week. From Hong Kong's innovative immigration proposals involving ...
The $80K Tax Bill You Face When Buying a Car in THIS Country
In Singapore, Certificate of Entitlement (COE) limits car ownership and leads to record-high prices, promoting public transport use.
Two men, teenager arrested over robbery attempt in Punggol; victim tried to buy crypto using S$81,000 in cash
SINGAPORE: The police arrested two men and a teenager on Saturday (Nov 18) for their suspected involvement in a case of conspiracy to commit robbery. The victim, a 33-year-old man, had received an off ...
Indonesia welcomes new Singapore regulation to help curb lobster smuggling
Indonesian fisheries authorities have welcomed as “better than nothing” a new policy by neighboring Singapore that should in theory help stem the smuggling of lobster larvae out of Indonesian waters.
Median salary in Singapore to increase by 4% in 2024
SINGAPORE: A report by global professional services firm Aon plc states that the median salary in Singapore will rise by 4.0%, the same level of increase in 2023.