Taylor Swift fans across Asia have flocked to sign up for United Overseas Bank Ltd.’s cards as the frenzy to get hold of the pop star’s Singapore concert tickets heats up.
Nightclub doors at Singapore’s ‘4 Floors of Whores’ are closing for good in less than 30 days. Its nightclub owners and sex workers are trying to figure out where to go next.
For decades Singapore's Orchard Towers has been known for its nightlife and sex tourism. Authorities have given the nightclubs until July 31 to move out. The crackdown on nightclubs threatens workers ...
Daily Cuts – Suicides in Singapore rise to 22-year high
In 2022, a total of 476 suicides were reported in Singapore – the highest number in more than 20 years, according to the Samaritans of Singapore (SOS). Singapore Today’s Lance Alexander and Justine ...
Singapore’s Power Squeeze Is Tighter Than Its Housing Crunch
If the stock market is right, the city’s residents will have to put up with bloated energy bills long after rents have eased.
Cloudy with a chance of moon: Singapore photographers capture supermoon despite bad weather
SINGAPORE: Even the cloudy skies from the afternoon's downpour did not stop photographers from showing up at various spots around the island on Monday (Jul 3) night, hoping to capture the supermoon. Monday’s supermoon – termed Buck Moon – was the first of four supermoons that Singapore will be experiencing this year.
Singapore PM Lee retains ‘full confidence’ in ministers, says rental probe highlights firm anti-corruption stance
PM Lee says he is fully satisfied with the findings showing ministers Vivian Balakrishnan and K. Shanmugam had done nothing wrong in leasing 2 state-owned bungalows Lee reiterates the government will not compromise on honesty and integrity as Shanmugam slams 'untruths' and 'innuendos' over his tenancy Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday ...
Singapore Ministers Defend Colonial House Rents After Outcry
The two Singapore cabinet ministers at the center of a rental probe over sprawling state-owned houses took to parliament on Monday to defend their conduct.
Singapore’s MAS Orders Crypto Firms to Keep Customer Assets in a Trust by Year-End
The MAS has also restricted crypto service providers from facilitating lending and staking of tokens by their retail customers.
Singapore’s OCBC expects to deliver $2.2 billion in extra revenue by 2025
OCBC said its expectation was an outcome of unifying its brand across its core markets of China and Southeast Asia to capture the growth opportunity there.
Singapore Supermarkets Start Charging for Plastic Bags
Beginning Monday, around 400 outlets — or two-thirds of all supermarkets in Singapore — are required to charge shoppers at least S$0.05 ($0.04) for each disposable bag. The fee applies to bags of any ...
Singapore’s bank OCBC to deliver $2.2 billion extra revenue by 2025
Singapore's second-biggest lender Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) said on Monday it expects to deliver an additional revenue of S$3 billion ($2.22 billion) by 2025, after it posted a record first-quarter profit in May.
Singapore sees highest number of suicide deaths since 2000, with 478 cases in 2022
Singapore reported 476 suicides in 2022, a 25.9 per cent rise from 2021 and the highest recorded suicide deaths since 2000, said the Samaritans of Singapore.
Long work hours and poor work-life balance threaten health of Singapore’s young professionals
Long work hours among young adults hinder healthy behaviors, impacting population health. Understanding these barriers is crucial for targeted health promotion efforts.
Singapore’s monetary authority appoints new chairman
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on Monday that Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong will be appointed chairman of the MAS Board of Directors effective Saturday.
The new Michelin list for Singapore just dropped, so now there are more places we’ll never be able to eat at again
"Frankly, they should just stick to what they're good at. Let Singaporeans judge our own food," famed Singaporean food critic KF Seetoh, told Insider.
Singapore private home prices fall for first time in three years: URA flash estimates
SINGAPORE: Private home prices in Singapore fell for the first time in three years, dropping by 0.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2023, according to flash estimates released by the Urban ...