Malaysia's Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry has issued a reminder to petrol stations not to let foreign vehicles be filled up with the subsidised RON95 petrol, especially with the festive ...
Singapore’s Changi Airport to prioritize e-commerce amid capacity crunch
Singapore’s Changi Airport wants to focus on pharmaceuticals and e-commerce shipments as it expects cargo capacity to be strained until additional capacity is available from 2030.
It is easy to take for granted how things get done in Singapore: DPM Heng
Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat stresses the importance of not taking Singapore's project funding and management for granted. He highlighted that there are often constraints and challenges to ...
New leadership, continued orthodoxies in Singapore
Singapore’s fourth generation of leaders continue to adhere to prevailing policy orthodoxies, which will be tested by structural issues and an increasingly volatile global environment.
Singapore’s hawker culture faces revolution, because locals ‘don’t want this job’
Singapore's hawker culture is facing a manpower crisis, with many locals unwilling to work long hours for low pay. To address this, some hawkers are turning to robots After failing to find a chef for ...
Singapore playwright Jonathan Lim, known for his comedic genius, dies at age 50
Singapore playwright Jonathan Lim has died on Jan 23 at age 50. He was found by his close friend and lawyer Luke Kwek in his flat after family members were unable to reach him.
Singapore reins in app stores to protect the young
App stores must have community standards in place and enforce it among app developers. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore must stay united in an increasingly multipolar and unpredictable world: Vivian Balakrishnan
Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan was speaking at an event organised by the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, which explored Singapore's outlook for 2025 and beyond.
In Singapore, 71-year-old man jailed for sexual assault under guise of ritual to heal ‘black magic’
SINGAPORE, Jan 43 – A 71-year-old man was reportedly sentenced to six years and eight months in jail yesterday for sexually assaulting a woman under the pretext of curing her of “black magic”. CNA ...
US-Singapore Subsea Cable Seen Worth $760 Million Gets Approval
The first subsea cable system directly connecting Singapore to the American west coast has been granted a landing license by the US, according to Keppel Ltd., bolstering the city-state’s push as ...
Singapore Dollar Strengthens Amid Falling Treasury Yields
Singapore dollar strengthened against its U.S. counterpart amid falling Treasury yields that may diminish the allure of U.S. fixed-income assets and demand for the greenback.
Singapore-born reality TV star Lynn Ban dies at 51; Workers in Singapore seek higher pay and career purpose: Singapore live news
Singapore-born Lynn Ban, renowned jewellery designer and star of Bling Empire: New York, has died. Meanwhile, Singapore workers are aiming for higher pay in 2025. Plus some of the biggest and ...
Singapore charges man with helping to forge documents in $2.2 bln money laundering case
A naturalised Singaporean man was charged on Thursday with helping foreigners forge documents and falsify accounts as part of a S$3 billion ($2.24 billion) money laundering ring.
Singapore Charges Former Director in Record Laundering Case
Singapore has charged Wang Junjie, the former director of a local corporate service provider linked to individuals caught up in the city-state’s record S$3 billion ($2.2 billion) money-laundering case ...
Singapore Inflation Cooled in 2024, Nudging Open Door to Monetary Easing — Update
For 2024, core inflation averaged 2.7%, pulling back sharply from the 4.2% rate seen in 2023. The headline measure came in at 2.4% versus 4.8% in 2023, suggesting that policymakers' efforts to tame ...
Singapore’s Key Inflation Gauge Slows Ahead of Policy Decision
Singapore’s key inflation gauge cooled to the slowest pace in three years in December, ahead of a monetary policy decision due Friday.