Singapore is experiencing a surge in tourism, thanks to upcoming concerts by Taylor Swift and Coldplay. Despite the ongoing challenges in the tourism industry across Asia due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
Two Georgian men, arrested by Malaysian cops, are jailed for offences in Singapore including stealing over RM461,000 from money changer
Darsania Tamazi, 70, who flew here with countrymen Abralava Irakli and Shengella Sulkhani on Nov 24, 2022, was sentenced on Friday to two years and six months’ jail after he pleaded guilty to offences ...
From San Diego to Singapore: The Global Scourge of Scams and Fraud
In 2023, the specter of fraud and deceit painted a gloomy picture over the city of San Diego. The losses exceeded a staggering $75 million, a figure that only accounted for the small percentage of ...
Singapore and the US conclude 26th edition of bilateral exercise Valiant Mark
More than 600 soldiers from the Singapore and United States armed forces took part in a two-week long exercise in California that ended on Saturday.
The Social Impact of Suburbanization Policies on Commuting in Hong Kong and Singapore
On the bustling streets of Hong Kong and the orderly avenues of Singapore, the journeys of thousands of commuters have become a testament to the social impact of suburbanization policies. The daily ...
Singapore reiterates stance on two-state solution amid Israel-Hamas conflict | Video
Singapore has reiterated its stance on a two-state solution, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Its position is in line with ASEAN's latest joint statement on the conflict. Prime Minister Lee Hsien ...
Singapore court authorizes freeze order attached to wallets as soulbound NFT
The Singapore High Court has allowed financial investigations firm Intelligent Sanctuary (iSanctuary) to attach nonfungible tokens (NFTs) containing a legal document to be attached to cold wallets ...
Singapore Presidential Election: Tharman’s campaign spending of $738k highest among candidates
President Tharman Shanmugaratnam's campaign for Singapore's Presidential Election saw an expenditure of $738,717, the highest among the candidates.
Singapore’s Chief Justice Menon makes major contributions as President of the ASEAN Law Association
The Honourable the Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon of Singapore relinquished his post as President of the ASEAN Law Association (ALA) at the 14 th ALA General Assembly that was held from 19 to 21 ...
El Nino Phenomenon: A Potential Catalyst for Rising Dengue Cases in Singapore
The National Environment Agency (NEA) has issued a forewarning that despite a recent dip in dengue cases, the situation could potentially escalate in the coming months. The harbinger of this ...
The single most important Singlish word you have to master if you’re visiting Singapore
The word "can" has two different meanings in Singlish. It can be used as an affirmative "Yes" or a request for permission.
Singapore shares fall at Friday’s open as global sell-off continues; STI down 0.3%
SINGAPORE shares pulled back at Friday’s (Oct 20) open following another day of overnight losses on Wall Street and Europe. Read more at The Business Times.
‘Wave of shock, despair, disappointment’: Singapore swimmer Quah Ting Wen recounts Asian Games relay disqualification
Quah, who took to Instagram to apologise for her error said she felt the need to do it, prompted partly by the desire to to do right by all the people who have supported her team.
Singapore’s central bank tells DBS, Citibank to investigate system outage
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Thursday told DBS Group Holdings' unit DBS Bank and Citibank Singapore to conduct a thorough investigation after they failed to recover their systems fully ...
Why U.S. fintechs favor Singapore as a crypto payments hub
Ripple, Coinbase and Circle all received licenses to operate under the nation's stablecoin regulations, which offer more clarity than American rules do.
Singapore’s Seatrium builds first floating energy storage facility in SE Asia
Seatrium Ltd , an energy and marine solutions company, said on Thursday it has completed the installation of a floating Energy Storage System (ESS) in Singapore, which is due to be operational by the ...