The Government is considering how to safeguard "the current legal position on marriage" from being challenged in the courts, after receiving feedback ... ( read original story ...)
New laws on social gambling in Singapore to take effect from Aug 1
Social gambling in the form of playing mahjong and poker with family and friends at homes will be legalised from Aug 1. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister plays ‘Hotel California’ intro; clip goes viral
Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong seems to be quite a rocker. On his Instagram account, he shared a reel that showed him playing the guitar intro of the popular rock song 'Hotel ... ( read original story ...)
India, Singapore Exchanges Kick Off Derivatives Trading Link
A cross-border derivatives trading link between the Singapore Exchange Ltd. and the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. has started, ending years of delays after they ended a bitter feud that left ... ( read original story ...)
Filipino tests positive for monkeypox in Singapore
A Filipino has been infected with monkeypox in Singapore, said the Department of Foreign Affairs (DOH) on Sunday. “There is one reported case of a Filipino male in ... ( read original story ...)
‘My heart is crying’: Singapore accelerates pace of executions
The Malaysian watched from prison as his appeal was discussed virtually by three Singapore judges this month. For Singh, convicted of smuggling about 120g of heroin, it was his last chance of a ... ( read original story ...)
Lunch With Sumiko: ShopBack founders on how they became Singapore’s cashback kings
For the first three years after Henry Chan and Joel Leong founded ShopBack, they paid themselves $1,500 a month. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
How the Singapore passport is produced
People apply for a passport online using Singpass or submit a paper application to the passport uni 2. Officers check whether the applicant is eligible for a passport and determine the validity of the ... ( read original story ...)
Swimmer Teong Tzen Wei clinches Singapore’s first medal at 2022 Commonwealth Games
SINGAPORE: Teong Tzen Wei clinched Singapore’s first medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games after he took silver in the men’s 50m butterfly final. At the Sandwell Aquatics Centre in Birmingham on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 6,558 new Covid-19 cases and three new deaths on Saturday (July 30)
Tech Singapore reports 6,558 new Covid-19 cases and three new deaths on Saturday (July 30) SINGAPORE, July 30 (Xinhua): Singapore reported 6,558 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, bringing the total ... ( read original story ...)
PM Lee says Singapore government remains committed to serving residents, whether in PAP or opposition wards
The Government remains committed to serving residents, whether they are in wards held by the People’s Action Party (PAP) or the opposition, said ... ( read original story ...)
Children with eating disorders cases on the rise in Singapore; govt announces new programme supports parents with such kids
Eating disorders among young people are on the rise in Singapore, with hospitals seeing a higher number of patients amid the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia Vice Minister of Trade Dr Jerry Sambuaga’s Visit to Singapore: Custodian Is Important in Crypto Trading
Deputy Minister of Trade of Indonesia Dr Jerry Sambuaga was the Guest Of Honor for TRESCON World Blockchain Summit which took place in Marina Bay Sand Expo, Singapore, facilitated by Asia Blockchain ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Rights experts call for moratorium on executions for drugs offences
Singapore must implement an immediate moratorium on executions for drug offences, UN human rights experts said on Friday, in a statement condemning the recent hanging of a 64-year-old man for drug ... ( read original story ...)
Tradenation luxury goods scam: Second man charged with helping fugitive flee Singapore
Pi Jiapeng, who was arrested in June for alleged cheating offences, fled Singapore with his wife Siriwipa Pansuk on Jul 4. ( read original story ...)
How Singapore is turning multi-storey car parks into farms
"Singapore is quite small but we have many car parks. It is pretty much the dream to have farms [here] to meet the needs of residents in the community," she says. At least a dozen of these rooftop ... ( read original story ...)