SINGAPORE: Singapore can absorb record inflows of new money, the central bank chief said, allaying concerns of a real estate bubble even as rents and prices surge to unprecedented highs. The Asian ...
Increasingly cosmopolitan Singapore clings to conservative values
Civil rights activists in Singapore were puzzled when their government issued a challenge to Sir Richard Branson. The UK billionaire entrepreneur was invited last month to take part in a televised ...
Singapore DPM urges all public service leaders to ‘sharpen geopolitical instincts’ as possible ‘new Cold War’ looms
As the world faces greater geopolitical contestation, all public service leaders here will need to “sharpen (their) geopolitical instincts”, even ...
Singapore Central Bank Chief Says Record Inflows Can Be Managed
Singapore can absorb record inflows of new money, the central bank chief said, allaying concerns of a real estate bubble even as rents and prices surge to unprecedented highs.
Law Society of Singapore president calls out Richard Branson’s ‘feeble excuse’ for declining debate on death penalty
Adrian Tan, president of the Law Society of Singapore (LawSoc), has hit back at Richard Branson, saying that the British billionaire’s reasons for ...
Singapore PM Lee condoles 135 killed in Morbi bridge collapse in a letter to PM Modi
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has sent condolences to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the unfortunate collapse of a Morbi bridge in Gujarat which killed 135 people. In his letter to Prime ...
10-year average return for Singapore Savings Bonds rewrites record high at 3.47%
The December tranche that opens for application on Tuesday (Nov 1) also offers a record first-year interest rate of 3.26 per cent.
Chinese Vice Premier kicks off visit to Singapore for key in-person meetings for 1st time in 3 years
Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng kicked off his two-day visit to Singapore on Tuesday and will co-chair with Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat several in-person meetings for the first ... ( read original story ...)
Political contestation in Singapore here to stay, likely to become more intense: Lawrence Wong
The People's Action Party greatly values the professional inputs and objectivity of officers in the public service, said the Deputy Prime Minister. ( read original story ...)
M’sian in Singapore death row acquitted after providing new evidence
The Singapore Court of Appeal has acquitted a Malaysian G Punithan who was sentenced to death for trafficking 28.5g of diamorphine to the republic, after considering new evidence. Punithan had been ... ( read original story ...)
Almost-full oil supertanker runs aground near Singapore gas pipeline
A crude oil supertanker has run aground in Indonesian waters close to a key pipeline that supplies natural gas to Singapore, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s MAS says no urgent case for retail CBDC, but launches 4 fast trials of it
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has published a white paper on a retail central bank digital currency that it says is not urgently needed, but would have a number of uses. ( read original story ...)
Super-Rich Get Rare Chance to Join Singapore’s Billionaire Row
Nassim Road has the most sought-after homes in the city-state, and a rare sale of three mansions is expected to fetch record prices. ( read original story ...)
Monetary Authority of Singapore Completes Phase 1 of CBDC Project, With More Trials to Come
The first part of the project found that there was no urgent need for a retail CDBC, although the bank said it wanted to be prepared in case that changes. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s iceiceice leaves JJ Lin’s Team SMG a day after TI11
Singaporean Dota 2 player Daryl "iceiceice" Koh has left JJ Lin's Team SMG, the org announced on Monday (31 Oct). The announcement comes a day after Tundra Esports lifted the Aegis at The ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 2,612 new COVID-19 cases
SINGAPORE, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Singapore reported 2,612 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total tally to 2,102,372. Of the new cases, 305 were detected through PCR (polymerase chain ... ( read original story ...)