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Over 1,400 people joined Singapore’s climate rally on September 23 at Hong Lim Park, the only place in the city where citizens can hold a protest without requiring a police permit. This was ...

Those who hold accounts with UOB in Singapore and make use of the bank’s digital banking capabilities may have noticed a new scam alert since Friday.

Singapore's Changi Airport is set to implement passport-free immigration clearance using biometric technology.

Recent glimpses of a Malayan tapir and a silvered langur have underscored a pattern of more frequent wildlife sightings. Shifting environments have also caused humans and animals to interact more ...

The young-adult fiction author also shares how busy teenagers can find time to read novels. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Singapore TikTok content creator Darshen Kunaseharan, 29, recently shared a video using Girl Math to justify spending S$140,889 (US$102,900) on a permit to buy a large car, known as a certificate of entitlement (COE), prices for which recently hit a record ...

People take photos at a lantern display of the Chinese mythological tale of the Cowherd and Weaver Girl at Singapore's Gardens by the Bay on Sept 13. CHINA DAILY A pair of Giant Panda lanterns along with a lantern set inspired by the Chinese love story of ...

SINGAPORE — Electricity tariff in Singapore are set to increase by 0.98 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) for the fourth quarter of 2023. In an announcement made on Friday (29 September), electricity provider SP Group said that the increase was due to higher ...

Su Zhu, the co-founder of the collapsed crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), was arrested in Singapore on Friday. Zhu was taken into custody while attempting to leave the country from ...

Amid changing family dynamics and a rapidly ageing society, Singapore will need to double down on investing in human capital and consider a more sustainable system of immigration.

Since the 2002 edition in Busan, Singapore’s 10 table tennis medals at the Asian Games have been powered by its China-born athletes. Stalwarts like Feng Tianwei and Yu Mengyu have since retired, leaving Zeng to lead the women’s team while the men’s team are all local-born.

Grade A office rents have already risen by 1.3% YTD. According to CBRE, Singapore Core CBD (Grade A) rents have increased by 1.3% year-to-date. Although near-term risks such as a cautious economic ...

David McKellar, CBRE Co-Head of Office Services, Singapore observed, “More diversified demand drivers has made up for the slack resulting from the slowdown in the tech sector, as we have seen shadow ...

Kate Middleton will not accompany Prince William to Singapore for this year’s Earthshot Prize Awards. The Princess of Wales was initially predicted to be absent from the event scheduled for 7 November ...

With its upcoming Guoco Midtown mixed-use development, GuocoLand is creating a vibrant urban hub fostering well-being, community and the future lifestyle of the people.

Singapore’s population grew 5% to a record 5.92 million at mid-2023 from a year ago, according to a government report, posting its fastest increase since 2008 as the city-state attracted more foreign ...