Singapore shares end lackluster as weak financials weigh

Singapore stocks ended little changed on Wednesday, tracking mixed Asian shares amidst caution over the latest missile test by North Korea and concerns at recent softness in Chinese shares. Stocks in Seoul fell as investors considered the latest ... ( read original story ...)

India to provide naval support to Singapore

Visiting Singapore defence minister Ng Eng Hen ... in addition to holding joint combat exercises with the country. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times of India news app for your device. ( read original story ...)

Singapore: Drop Case Against Peaceful Protester

The Singapore Police Force, in a November 28 news release announcing that Wham would be charged, highlighted the fact that Singapore citizens can organize public assemblies without a permit “in accordance with the rules” at Speakers’ Corner. ( read original story ...)

Singapore Defence Minister – first foreign VIP to fly in a LCA

Singapore Defence Minister, Ng Eng Hen, on Tuesday became the first foreign dignitary to fly in the indigenous Tejas Light Combat Aircraft that is being inducted by the Indian Air Force. The half an hour sortie in a two-seater trainer version of the LCA ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore to host Rotary International Convention in 2024

Singapore has won the provisional bid to host the Rotary International Convention in 2024, which is set to be the largest association congress ever hosted by the Republic. The winning provisional bid was led by Rotary regional leader Chew Ghim Bok, and ... ( read original story ...)

Most Singapore foreign domestic workers exploited, survey says

(CNN)One woman had her pay docked for cutting tofu wrongly, while another said she was forced to sleep in front of her employer's toilet. These accounts from foreign domestic workers in Singapore feature in a new report that suggests some 60% of maids in ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Is Losing Its Home Advantage in IPOs to Hong Kong

That’s the biggest Singapore contingent in the North Asian city in at least a decade, the data show. It’s not all bad news for the Lion City: Singapore Exchange Ltd. beats HKEX in funds raised from the initial public offerings. Led by NetLink NBN Trust ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s property debt drops amid rise in real rates

Morgan Stanley believes the accumulation of debt due to property acquisitions in Singapore has eased thanks to higher real rates, reported Singapore Business Review. The firm noted that the trend in Singapore’s debt-to-GDP largely mirrored that of China ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Is Losing Home Advantage in IPO Battle With Hong Kong

It’s not all bad news for the Lion City: Singapore Exchange Ltd. beats HKEX in funds raised from the initial public offerings. Led by NetLink NBN Trust, businesses raked in a total of $2.54 billion, the data show. That compares with $677 million raised ... ( read original story ...)

Picture Review Of New Singapore Airlines New First Class Suite

Singapore Airlines is introducing fantastic new First Class for their Airbus A380s. They have 5 new planes which are being delivered over the next year and these new planes will feature the new first suites and new business class that offers double beds ... ( read original story ...)

Keeping Singapore River clean ‘a relentless effort’

Forty years after Singapore embarked on a cleanup of the Singapore River, the Prime Minister says that keeping the river clean is a relentless effort and that people should help by refraining from littering. "The river cleanup is never done," said PM Lee ... ( read original story ...)