Hoping to find a way for her daughter to remain in Singapore for a prolonged period of time, Luong Thi My Hang hatched a plan to arrange a paid marriage-of-convenience between her daughter and a ...
Singapore COE prices fall for all but one category in first bid with new quota
SINGAPORE — Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums fell in all categories with the exception of Category C vehicles, based on the latest bidding exercise which closed on Thursday (4 May). This is ...
Lawrence Wong: In Singapore, the Prime Minister has to be a real estate agent, so I’m learning and brushing up my skills
SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong tackled Singapore’s property prices in a speech earlier this week, saying, perhaps only partially in jest, that “in Singapore, the ...
Singapore girl, 14, asked to send nudes to repay scam ‘debt’ up to $11,000
Scammers posing as a job agent conned a 14-year-old girl of over $1,100, and even followed up with threats to her to send nudes to pay off her debts. Mandarin newspaper Shin Min Daily News reported ...
The Climate Conversations – S4E3: A Singapore scientist takes a 60-hour journey to Antarctica to see climate change up close
Losing his luggage and standing on an ice sheet in a t-shirt was not how Professor Benjamin Horton thought his trip to Antarctica would go. But he and PHD student Tan Fang Yi tell Julie Yoo why they ...
Singapore seen as a prize target by terrorist groups, cannot let its guard down: PM Lee
SINGAPORE - The threat of terrorism and extremism still exists and continues to morph into new forms, hence Singapore cannot afford to let its guard down.Terror groups like the Islamic State in Iraq ...
Singapore man accused of suffocating 3-month-old baby girl to death with pillow
The incident happened last year at a flat where Mustaqim Rosli had frequent contact with the victim If found guilty, he could be jailed up to 20 years and fined or caned A man is accused of ...
Singapore is seen as a ‘prize target’ by terrorist groups: Prime Minister Lee
Singapore is seen as a “prize target” by terrorist groups and it continues to be mentioned in their propaganda, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said, emphasising that his nation cannot afford to ...
Singapore’s individual errors undo Philippe Aw’s savvy game plan and Aizil Yazid’s heroics in loss to Vietnam
Individual errors proved costly in what was an otherwise creditable showing by Singapore in Wednesday's loss to Vietnam at the 32nd SEA Games.
IndiGo to begin flights to Singapore and Bangkok from Bhubaneswar next month
Low-cost carrier IndiGo on Wednesday announced it will commence flight services to Singapore and Bangkok from Bhubaneswar from June 3. These additional international routes will not only improve ...
Flexible work arrangements a key focus of Singapore’s new workers compact: Labour chief Ng Chee Meng
The labour movement has engaged close to 40,000 workers in the past year to find out their concerns and challenges, National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) Secretary-General Ng Chee Meng told CNA in an ...
Filipino gymnastic star Carlos Yulo to headline Asian Championships in Singapore
Filipino gymnastics star Carlos Yulo will headline a host of top-class talents taking part in the 10th Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships, which will be held at Singapore's OCBC Arena from 10 to ...
Malaysians on death row in Singapore get short reprieve after appeals court adjourns misconduct suit hearing
The suit, filed by 13 prisoners on death row, claimed Singapore’s prison authorities had shared transcripts of their conversations with lawyers with the AGC without their consent, calling it a serious ...
IMDEX 2023: Singapore to replace corvettes with frigate-sized ships under MRCV programme
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) will soon be equipped with a new class of frigate-sized combatants under a plan to replace the service's six Victory-class ...
Singapore’s Changi airport on ‘last stretch of recovery’ as passenger traffic hits new high
Singapore's Changi airport's passenger traffic could return to pre-pandemic levels sooner than projected, as the airport enters its "last stretch of recovery" with traffic hitting a new high in nearly ...
Singapore-based funds are baffled by China’s economy-market disconnect amid recovery doubts, Bank of America says
Investors in Singapore are as worried as their peers in Europe and Hong Kong about the strength of China’s economic recovery, as mixed signals from headline data and the market prove perplexing, a ...