Amazon wants to arm 800 small- and mid-size enterprises in Singapore with the skillsets to push their business online, amid sharp climbs in technology adoption among these organizations.
I toured the Singapore golf club that charges $720,000 for membership. It looks like it’s stuck in the 90s.
Insider's reporter learned that being wealthy doesn't necessarily mean being opulent, but it definitely means having expensive hobbies.
Singapore real estate investment sales to hit S$18 to S$20b this year
S$22b. In the coming months, Knight Frank said Singapore’s capital markets space will be characterised by investors on the search for assets being primarily focused on adding value to the properties ...
Grab Singapore suspends driver who allegedly made racist comments to passenger, asked him to ‘get out’ of car
A male Grab driver who allegedly made racist comments towards his passenger and then asked him to get out of the vehicle has since been suspended, the ...
Singapore Charities Hit by Money Laundering Scandal: Over S$380,000 Donated
Unexpected Windfall under Suspicion Two prominent Singapore charities, The President’s Challenge and Community Chest, have found themselves embroiled in a billion-dollar money laundering case. The ...
3 foreigners fined for illegally working as food delivery riders in Singapore
Three foreigners were fined for illegally working as food delivery riders. Find out the details of the fines and the Ministry of Manpower's ongoing efforts to curb these activities.
Singapore’s Q3 GDP likely to show persistent weakness
Singapore's economic growth in the third quarter is expected to remain sluggish as the central bank seeks to balance the task of containing inflation and shoring up the slowing post-pandemic recovery.
From Oil Trades to Defense, Singapore’s US-China Balancing Act Gets Trickier
In energy, as in geopolitics, the island nation prioritizes commerce while trying to stay in the good graces of the US and China.
Highly endangered Raffles’ Banded Langur population in Singapore to double in 15 years
New research shows the population of Raffles’ Banded Langurs is projected to grow from 75 to over 150 in the next 15 years, and reach around 244 by 2071.
Singapore police and Meta collaborate to remove scam-linked WhatsApp lines
Discover how the police are teaming up with Meta to combat scams and protect citizens from fraudulent activities and misleading online content.
Singapore urges citizens to leave Israel and Palestinian territories
Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has issued a pressing travel advisory on Tuesday (10 October), urging all Singaporeans in Israel and the Palestinian Territories to leave the region as soon as possible via available commercial options.
Singapore Study Reveals Long COVID Risks Among Unvaccinated Recovered Individuals
A ground-breaking study conducted in Singapore has revealed that individuals who have recovered from COVID-19, but remained unvaccinated, are more prone to develop lingering health complications, including heart problems, a year after recovery. The study ...
Families of the executed appeal to ‘heartless’ Singapore for change
Singapore – Family members of prisoners on Singapore’s death row are calling on the government to bring an immediate moratorium on executions and implement a review of the city state’s use of the death penalty.
Singapore is fighting rising seas to save $50 billion in real estate
(Bloomberg Markets) — During a half-century of independence, Singapore has fought to expand its territory, inch by hard-won inch. On the tip of the Malaysian peninsula, the island city-state piled up ...
Singapore’s air quality worsens, 1-hr PM2.5 reading in the east back into elevated range
SINGAPORE: After two days of respite from the haze, air quality has again dipped, with the 1-hr PM2.5 reading just crossing into the elevated range. As of 11am, the reading in the east, at 56, was in ...
Outbound Singapore investments drop 62% to S$2.7b in Q3
Blame it on rising interest rates and market uncertainties. A recent report from Knight Frank said Real Capital Analytics (RCA) data revealed outbound investment from Singapore amounted to a total of S$2.