Singapore's monetary chief expects CBDCs operating alongside tokenized bank money to prevail after 'unstable private coins exit.' ...
Increase in anti-Singapore sentiments on social media; calls for rocket and bomb attacks, says home minister
There has been a noticeable increase in anti-Singapore sentiments on social media from around the region since the Oct 7 attack by Hamas in Israel and the retaliatory military action by Israel in Gaza ...
Singapore PM’s brother to pay damages to Indian-origin ministers in defamation case
Singapore's High Court on Tuesday ordered Lee Hsien Yang, the younger brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, to pay damages t..
Singapore’s 800-hectare ‘Long Island’ project aims to address concerns of rising sea levels, inland flooding
Singapore is studying plans to reclaim tracts of land in its "Long Island" project to address concerns of rising sea levels and inland flooding in the future.
Singapore jails suspended primary school teacher for sexually abusing 3 boys in 1990s
The offender, suspended as a teacher since August 2019, met the victims when he was a student volunteer, 17, and abused them in the 1990s.
Singapore Central Banker Sees Private Crypto on Its Way Out
Private cryptocurrencies that failed the fundamental tests of financial services will eventually exit the monetary scene, according to Singapore’s central bank chief.
Over 70 held in Singapore drug raids, S$157k worth of drugs seized
SINGAPORE: A karambit knife and knuckle dusters, along with 11g of Ice (methamphetamine) and drug paraphernalia, were among the items seized by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) in a raid of a ...
Rise in anti-Singapore sentiments online since outbreak of Israel-Hamas hostilities: Shanmugam
Hamas carried out the Oct 7 attacks with a "high level" of planning but with "low-tech" equipment - lessons that Singapore can draw from a security perspective, says the Law and Home Affairs Minister.
Singapore High Court Grants Injunction Against PM Lee’s Brother
Singapore’s High Court granted injunctions against the estranged brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, preventing him from making defamatory statements against two of the country’s ministers.
COVID-19 death: Singapore reports first under-12 fatality of 2023, in 13-month-old boy who died in October
A 13-month-old boy from Singapore died due to COVID-19 on 12 October, marking the country's first COVID-19 death in a child below the age of 12 this year.
Singapore Bank Concern Grows About Illegal Money Flows, MAS Says
Singapore’s finance firms are now more concerned about risks stemming from potential money laundering and terrorism financing, in the wake of the island-wide raid earlier this year that captured more ...
Singapore Warns of Potential Vulnerabilities From Higher Rates
The combination of elevated global interest rates and pre-existing weaknesses remain a threat to world financial-market stability, Singapore’s central bank has warned.
Take a look inside Singapore’s public housing estates, where 80% of the resident population resides
In Singapore, public housing does not mean inexpensive housing: In June, a 4-room flat was sold for $1.5 million Singapore dollars.
I split my time between Tokyo and Singapore. I don’t consider myself a digital nomad, I’m a ‘shuttler.’
Austin Zeng, 32, splits his time between Tokyo and Singapore, and thinks it's a cheaper and easier alternative to being a digital nomad.
The World’s Best Scotch Whisky—According To The 2023 Singapore World Spirits Competition
It's a blended scotch, launched by a celebrity, only three years ago. But it's already taking home some serious accolades.
16-year-old among 19 suspects in Singapore investigated for WhatsApp impersonation scams
Nineteen people are being investigated for their suspected involvement in WhatsApp impersonation scams, following an islandwide anti-scam enforcement operation conducted between Nov 15 and Nov 24.