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Singapore’s economy grew 0.5% in the second quarter, as expansion in construction and services-producing industries outweighed a contraction in manufacturing.

Singapore-based Maxeon Solar Technologies plans to build a major solar panel manufacturing plant in Albuquerque, pending approval of a loan application with the U.S. Department of Energy, the company announced Thursday.

Toy range licensed by Moose Toys and distributed by Sheng Tai Toys, hit shelves for the first time in the region, starting with Singapore retail stores.

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) is amending its initial public offering (IPO) rules to clarify that life science companies seeking to list on its mainboard exchange do not need to be revenue-generating.

The Southeast Asian nation joined Australia, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea and the USA in declining to attend one of a series of defence ministers’ summits on counter-terrorism strategies ...

A senior minister has been ensnared in a corruption probe alongside a billionaire property tycoon. The speaker of the house was caught swearing on a hot mic, an incident that undermined his ...

A Chinese mother who was recently arrested for overstaying her long-term visit pass in Singapore by seven years to support her son claimed that it was “worth it.” What the law says: Under Section 15 of Singapore’s Immigration Act,

SINGAPORE: The Workers’ Party Members of Parliament greeted Singapore with a “Happy Birthday” in a TikTok video on National Day, Aug 9, on the WP’s channel. Though they are one man down since the resignation of former Aljunied GRC MP Leon Perera last month,

"The man was found in possession of an opened box of Pokemon cards that did not belong to him," the Singapore Police Force said in a Facebook post on Monday. The remaining Pokemon cards were stolen on ...

Singapore’s Second Minister for Law Edwin Tong is recovering from surgery after doctors discovered a severely blocked artery in a routine medical check up.

There is no significant increase in severity or deaths from the EG.5 Omicron subvariant compared with other circulating strains, says the Ministry of Health.

Back in 2021 and early 2022, there was a flurry of VC interest in Southeast Asian investment apps. One of them was Singapore-based Endowus, which raised two rounds in rapid succession: a Series A in June 2021 followed just seven months later by $25.

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he’s confident the city-state will stand strong as he seeks to move past a series of political scandals and persistent inflation.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday sought to reassure the public after a spate of political scandals rocked his ruling party in recent months and amid continuing worries over inflation in the city-state.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday said inflation is still an issue for the city-state known as one of the world's most expensive places to live.

A 22-year-old man was arrested in Singapore after local police found him with around 500 stolen Pokémon cards. Police said the man, who was not named, is suspected of pilfering the cards from four ...