Merchants in Singapore are introducing surcharges as high as S$15 on their goods and services, and as early as two weeks before Chinese New Year. Some say the extra profit makes up for lost business ...
Singapore travellers to Malaysia undeterred by checkpoint jams, some celebrating CNY with family for first time since Covid-19
Those who are planning to drive up north for Chinese New Year are prepared for long traffic jams at the checkpoints, with some planning to stock up on ...
‘I paint from imagination’: Singapore artist Yip Yew Chong on ‘marathon’ painting that took 1.5 years
Yip Yew Chong plans to hold an exhibition in the second half of this year to display all 27 panels of his latest canvas painting.
Son goes viral for upgrading mother’s business class seat to Singapore Airlines Suites cabin
An Indonesian man went viral this month for upgrading his mother’s business class seat to a Singapore Airlines Suites cabin. On Jan. 5, TikTok user Adriel (@adrieltjokro) posted a 39-second video ...
Singapore’s Covid-19 situation stable but ‘stay vigilant even as we celebrate’ CNY: PM Lee
SINGAPORE has thus far maintained its Covid-19 posture even as it is watching external pandemic trends warily, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Saturday (Jan 21), as he called on Singaporeans to ...
World’s Most Spectacular Airport, Singapore’s Changi, To Double In Size
Singapore’s Changi Airport is getting ready to double in size, according to CNN. The airport has long been hailed as the best and most beautiful airport in the world. Now, details have been released ...
Singapore Says No Strokes Linked to 200,000 Pfizer Bivalent Shots
Singapore has not received any reports of strokes among those who received Covid bivalent vaccines made by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE, after US authorities said the shot could potentially be linked ...
Singapore’s Zilingo to Liquidate After Crisis at Fashion Startup
Zilingo Pte is set to enter liquidation, capping a months-long crisis that shocked Asia’s technology and startup industries.Most Read from BloombergMore Young Americans Are Dying, But Not From ...
Tech Billionaire’s Loan to Keep Singapore Solar Dream Alive
Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes’ Grok Ventures will provide a A$65 million ($45 million) loan to keep collapsed renewable energy startup Sun Cable operational while administrators seek a buyer.
Volume of Chinese travelers to Singapore won’t fully recover in 2023: Singapore Tourism Board
Keith Tan of the Singapore Tourism Board says it expects a full recovery across all markets by sometime in 2024.
Cabby issues: ‘Creepy’ Singapore taxi driver checks up on passenger consistently over 2 years
A taxi driver came off as creepy to this TikTok user who has been checked up on consistently for years. TikTok user Yatty yesterday posted a screenshot of a text conversation with a ComfortDelGro taxi ...
How Singapore’s art scene is making a big comeback in 2023, and why artists question whether any meaningful change is occurring
But censorship remains rife and some artists question the government's continuing attitude to art Much of the talk inside Art SG, the new art fair that was the anchor event of Singapore Art Week ...
Singapore wants you to club ‘smart’ in their revived party campaign
Be “smart” and keep your hands to yourself, according to the Singapore police who is urging party animals to behave in its annual clubbing campaign.
Singapore Has A Virtual Cat Map, Here’s How It Works
They tend to roam within a fixed neighbourhood where they are cared for by volunteer feeders.' 'A good way to identify a community cat is to check if its left ear has been tipped. This signifies that ...
Wealth is Flooding into Singapore. Will Private Client Work Provide Sustainable Returns?
Lawyers say the decades Singapore has dedicated to building and finessing its systems, regulations, and image as a hub for financial services, technology and innovation as well as dispute resolution, ...
Total of 29 passengers in India miss Scoot flight to Singapore that departed earlier than original schedule
A Scoot flight that was headed towards Singapore from Amritsar, India, on Wednesday (Jan 18) departed four hours earlier, leaving 29 passengers behind.