Singapore’s hotel boom: Why now is the time to visit

(CNN) — Singapore's illustrious hotel history may have started with Raffles, but it took many decades for another new hotel -- the Marina Bay Sands in 2010 -- to capture travelers' popular imagination in the same way. Since then, the hotel scene in ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore government employee fined for media leak

A Singapore civil servant was Wednesday fined but escaped jail for leaking confidential information to a journalist, a prosecution that a rights group described as an attempt to spread a "culture of fear". Government housing agency employee Ng Han Yuan ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore issues cryptocurrency warning

Singapore Tuesday issued a warning about cryptocurrencies after a recent surge in prices sent investors flocking to bitcoin. "The Monetary Authority of Singapore advises the public to act with extreme caution and understand the significant risks they take ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Bans Two More People From Finance for 1MDB Breaches

Singapore banned two more financial professionals over breaches related to 1Malaysia Development Bhd., taking to eight the number of prohibitions handed down by the city in connection with the troubled state investment fund. The Monetary Authority of ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore hands life ban to banker in 1MDB-linked cases

Singapore on Tuesday banned a jailed banker from working in its financial services industry for life over his links to the international money-laundering scandal involving neighbouring Malaysia's state fund 1MDB. Financial regulator the Monetary Authority ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Morning News For December 18

Details of this new $6.2 million building, to be known as Jurong Central Plaza, were revealed yesterday by Jurong GRC MP Ang Wei Neng. Singapore telecom firm StarHub Ltd has further augmented its enterprise solutions offering through the acquisition of ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Morning News For December 15

Half of Singapore’s business sectors need to improve their cash management to free up an additional $8.7 billion of liquidity that is tied up, according to a new study. It found that the drag in performance was due to a rise in the time taken to collect ... ( read original story ...)

The top Google search in Singapore is an unlikely candidate

Also Read: Singapore less likely to experience e-commerce fraud ... tennis tournament on the planet — was the top searched result in the international news category. It looks like Singaporeans are pretty concerned about Kim Jong-un and his threat ... ( read original story ...)

Ed Sheeran concert pass forgers jailed in Singapore

These are external links and will open in a new window An Australian has been jailed in Singapore for using a forged concert pass at an Ed Sheeran concert. Paul Cosgrove, along with a Briton and two New Zealanders, obtained and used the fake passes to ... ( read original story ...)