Recently, there’s been a small slew of news reports about Singapore’s economy with big, scary words like “economy slowdown”, “ worst performance since 2012” and — most alarming of all — “recession”. ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Says It’s Fighting ‘Fake News.’ Journalists See a Ruse.
A new law allows ministers to declare online content “false or misleading” and demand that it be corrected or taken down. The site is one of the few outlets here that challenges the government’s ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Laboratory of Digital Censorship
As a result, Singapore is now among the best armed, with one of the strongest laws to combat news from sources other than the government itself. One highlight of the select committee hearings was a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore June inflation seen slowing amid more calls to ease policy: Reuters poll
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s headline and core inflation rate likely eased in June, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, amid more economists raising their bets on a monetary policy easing in October ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s $520 Billion Market Looks Past Recession Risk
(Bloomberg) -- Investors are sanguine about Singapore’s equity market even as the nation faces the risk of a technical recession, as a positive outlook for dividends and earnings overshadows ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s $518 Billion Stock Market Looks Past Recession Risk
Investors are sanguine about Singapore’s equity market even as the nation faces the risk of a technical recession, as a positive outlook for dividends and earnings overshadows threats from the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore launches ‘friendly’ robots to help clean the city
Hundreds of "friendly" robots that speak multiple languages and sing are being rolled out across hi-tech Singapore, to help clean the city-state's hotels, shopping malls and government buildings. Four ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore in tough group for World Cup qualifiers
Singapore have been placed in a tough group for the second round of the World Cup 2022 qualifiers. The Lions are in Group D - along with Yemen, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan - after yesterday ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Singapore and the dreaded R word – recession
SINGAPORE: The R word has been in the headlines and conversations of late, especially in the wake of the latest gross domestic product (GDP) flash data showing almost flat growth in the second quarter ... ( read original story ...)
War risk costs drag on UAE marine fuel sales, benefit Singapore: trade sources
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Shippers trying to minimize time in the Middle East after oil tanker attacks pushed up insurance costs are scaling back purchases of marine fuels from the United Arab Emirates' ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore ranks 11th globally as cyber threat source, with 2 mil incidents in 2Q19: Kaspersky
SINGAPORE (July 17): Singapore is ranked 11th globally when it comes to locations with the most number of incidents caused by servers hosted in the country. In fact, more than two million incidents ... ( read original story ...)
War risk costs drag on UAE marine fuel sales, benefit Singapore: trade
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Shippers trying to minimize time in the Middle East after oil tanker attacks pushed up insurance costs are scaling back purchases of marine fuels from the United Arab Emirates’ ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore exports drop most in six years as electronics slump
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s exports fell more than expected in June, marking their biggest decline in six years, as the city-state struggles against tepid global demand and the Sino-U.S. trade ... ( read original story ...)
Litecoin gets added to Binance Singapore
Binance Singapore has added litecoin to its platform—and trading is now live. The price didn’t budge on the announcement—presumably due to the low volumes on the newly built exchange. ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar nationals stage protest outside Singapore Embassy in US capital
The protest was held in support of several Myanmar nationals who were recently arrested in Singapore, according to a Burma News International report. Another protest was scheduled to be held outside ... ( read original story ...)
IMF cuts forecast for Singapore’s 2019 economic growth to 2%
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has trimmed its 2019 economic growth forecast for Singapore to 2% from 2.3%, the Washington-based lender said on Tuesday, as global trade ... ( read original story ...)