A Chinese tourist was fined S$12,000 (US$9,000) for operating a drone illegally to take aerial shots of Marina Bay in Singapore, violating the island nation's law.
How blood-soaked nightmare unfolded on Singapore Airlines flight
People screaming as they are flung into the air, cabin crew tending to seriously injured passengers, and pilots desperately wrestling with their controls to save the day.
Horrific viral video of dog dragged by car might not be from Singapore, netizens furious at the mislabel
A disturbing video has been circulating in online spaces here, and Singaporeans are not too happy about it for various reasons. In the one-minute long clip posted on a Facebook group named SG Walao Eh ...
Singapore is considered one of the best-designed cities in the world. The man who masterminded it has 2 regrets.
Singapore is home to a population of 5.9 million, despite spanning just 284 square miles.
HSBC, StanChart, Singapore Banks Held Back by Lukewarm Loan Growth
HSBC Holdings Plc and Standard Chartered Plc, along with Singapore lenders, will report earnings against a backdrop of slow loan growth.
Singapore’s central bank keeps policy unchanged, as expected
Singapore's central bank on Friday left its monetary policy settings unchanged for the fifth consecutive time, as expected, as growth picks up and ahead of an expected year-end moderation in inflation ...
Grab no longer buying Trans-cab, Singapore watchdog says
Grab , Southeast Asia's biggest ride-hailing and food delivery firm, has called off its proposed acquisition of Singapore's third-largest taxi operator, Trans-cab, according to a statement from ...
Tohokushinsha, Japanese Co-Producer of ‘Lost in Translation,’ Receives $575 Million Takeover Bid From Singapore Investor
Tohokushinsha, the Japanese coproducer of Sofia Coppola's ‘Lost in Translation,’ receives a $575 million takeover bid from a Singapore investor.
Singapore’s first Studio Ghibli exhibition to open at ArtScience Museum in October
An exhibition in collaboration with the famed Japanese animation studio behind beloved titles like My Neighbour Totoro (1988), Spirited Away (2001) and Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) will open at ...
Singapore port authority, Hafnia to transfer oil cargo from fire-hit tanker
The Singapore-flagged tanker Hafnia Nile and the Sao Tome and Principe-flagged tanker Ceres I collided and caught fire on July 19.
Singapore Now Has the World’s Most Powerful Passport: Report
It may be time to become a citizen of Singapore. The Southeast Asian country has the world’s most powerful passport, according to London-based immigration consultancy Henley & Partners. The Singaporean travel document now gives jet-setters visa-free ...
Singapore jails Canadian-born Hong Kong woman for credit card theft, trying to flee country
Morena Hui Yan-Yan is also on the run from authorities in Toronto, Canada, where she has been wanted for alleged fraud and other property offences since 2019
Singapore named safest city for travellers. Philippines’ Manila, 1 of the riskiest
Asia is home to four of the safest cities in the world – and four of the most dangerous for travellers, according to a new ranking.
Singapore patients may get greater access to novel cancer drugs under R&D partnership
The Singapore Translational Cancer Consortium is the 27th member of the cancer immunotherapy research network. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore is world’s most powerful passport with visa-free access to 195 countries
Singapore has reclaimed the top spot on the Henley Passport Index with visa-free access to 195 destinations. The US and UK continue to slide, while Afghanistan holds the weakest passport.
China’s BYD widens EV lead over Tesla in Singapore, Southeast Asia, data shows
China's BYD widened its sales lead over Tesla in Singapore in the first half of this year, government data showed, highlighting the challenge facing the world's biggest electric vehicle maker by sales ...