Singapore travel tips: 12 things you should not do

“Singapore is a fine country. You’ll get a fine for everything.” When going on an international holiday, it’s always wise to find out about the local traditions and laws so you don’t run into trouble. Singapore is a colourful and enthralling ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore defense talks focus on online terror fight

Officials from the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore held a joint news conference after meeting in the city-state. The countries are part of the Five Power Defense Arrangements, which was put in place in 1971 for the joint ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore defence talks focus on online terror fight

Officials from the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore held a joint news conference after meeting in the city-state. The countries are part of the Five Power Defence Arrangements, which was put in place in 1971 for the joint ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore under highest terror threat in recent years

SINGAPORE: Singapore was specifically targeted by terrorist groups in the past year and the terrorism threat to the country remains the highest in recent years, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in its Singapore Terrorism Threat Assessment Report 2017 ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore: Asia’s Greenest City

50 percent of the world's population now live in cities In 2016, Singapore's population of 5.5 million produced 7.5 million tonnes of waste More than 80 percent of food consumed in Singapore is imported Vertical farms can produce up to 2 tonnes of ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Morning News For June 1

Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded its outlook to stable from negative for Singapore’s banking system, in a research report released yesterday. Bank of Singapore, which recently broke into the ranks of Asia’s top 10 private banks, intends to keep ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore ‘most digitally competitive’

Singapore is now the world's most digitally competitive country, according to an inaugural World Digital Competitiveness ranking by Swiss business school IMD. The new ranking released this week measures a country's ability to adopt digital technologies ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s MAS completes 2yr review of banks in 1MDB deals

KUALA LUMPUR: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has completed its two-year review of banks involved in 1MDB-related transactions known to-date. The regulator announced on Tuesday that it had imposed financial penalties on Credit Suisse and United ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Morning News For May 30

Cambodia’s customs department counted less than 1 percent of the sand Singapore reported importing from Cambodia last year, according to trade statistics. Singapore’s central bank said on Tuesday that it has imposed financial penalties on Credit Suisse ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Fines Credit Suisse, UOB After 1MDB-Linked Probe

Singapore fined Credit Suisse Group AG and United Overseas Bank Ltd. a total of S$1.6 million (S$1.2 million) after a two-year regulatory review of banks involved in fund flows linked to 1Malaysia Development Bhd., or 1MDB. Credit Suisse was fined S$ ... ( read original story ...)