A pair of Singaporean teenagers clinched two golds at the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games on Saturday (May 13). Elle Koh kicked things off at the Chroy Changvar International Convention and Exhibition Center in the Cambodian capital,
WhatsApp users in Singapore can now pay merchants directly from the app
WhatsApp has its own payment platform called WhatsApp Pay, which lets users transfer money within a WhatsApp chat. After
Meet the Filipino helper who takes care of kids in Singapore while her own son grows up without her
Iris Tuares Pahilga left her then two-year-old son in the Philippines to carve out a better life for her family. She tells CNA Women of the heartbreak of missing his milestones and seeing him only once a year,
Singapore Stories
From a daily battle with birds on Orchard Road, urban farming, and card flourishing; to a celebration of an old estate and the first marine park, these 5 documentaries capture stories of Singapore entering its 50th year of independence.
HD Kumaraswamy coming from Singapore today
In the absence of JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy, who is in Singapore for a health checkup and is expected to return Saturday morning, party patriarch and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda
‘Everybody stepped up’: Singapore’s head swim coach Gary Tan praises team’s SEA Games showing
Games where Singapore's swimmers once again conquered the pool, it was not just the gold medals that pleased national head coach Gary Tan, but the performances of swimmers coming through the ranks. Sp
Singapore country profile
As a media hub for south-east Asia, Singapore is a strategic centre for the region's English-speaking audience. Its tightly-controlled media environment means self-censorship among journalists is common.
Singapore HDB’s tweaks to income assessment, grants disbursement could plug loopholes
New changes made by the Housing and Development Board (HDB) to income assessment and housing grants distribution methods of home buyers could plug
A winner has emerged in the old rivalry between Singapore and Hong Kong
Its strict “zero-covid” policy, mimicking mainland China, undermined its standing as an international financial centre. Like the mainland, Hong Kong bungled, failing to vaccinate the old quickly enough. Excess deaths per 100,000 people were nearly three times higher than in Singapore.
English-Hindi film looks at Singapore social systems and abortion
A bilingual movie, focusing on an unplanned pregnancy and how Indians deal with Singapore’s social systems, explores the healing power of sisterhood, says its writer and co-producer Debasmita Dasgupta.
Genting Singapore triples earnings to $129.2 mil for 1QFY2023
For the first quarter of FY2023, the group reported $484.5 million in revenue, a 54% improvement from 1QFY2022. For the period, this comprised primarily of $340.0 million in gaming revenue and $144.4 million in non-gaming revenue, which posted y-o-y improvements of 45% and 89% respectively.
Singapore sprint queen Shanti Pereira wins 100m gold, clinches historic SEA Games double
Singapore’s Shanti Pereira took gold in the women’s 100m final at the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games on Friday (May 12). With her victory at the Morodok Techo National Stadium, Pereira has become th
Singapore central bank chief Menon re-appointed for 2 more years
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore's central banker Ravi Menon has been re-appointed in his role for another two years, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on Friday. Menon's term as managing ...
Singapore’s new property tax won’t hurt these foreign buyers
Property buyers of certain nationalities including the US are exempt from Singapore’s recent tax hike for foreigners.
Singapore-registered ship drifting in New Zealand waters after losing power, rescue efforts under way
A Singapore-registered vessel sent out a distress call on Friday morning after it lost power and started drifting in New Zealand waters – its third breakdown in less than a year. Rescue efforts by the ...
UFC Gym eager to re-enter Singapore market after sudden closure of franchise: CEO
SINGAPORE: UFC Gym is "very eager" to re-enter the Singapore market and will "do our best" to provide concessions to customers impacted by the sudden closure of its franchise in the country, CEO Adam ...