When Nepal's Yeti Airlines plane crash happened in February, Singapore's Transport Safety Investigation Bureau was roped in to help Nepalese authorities retrieve and process the data from the flight ...
Rising rents push some expats to leave Singapore, chipping away at city’s attractiveness to global talents
SINGAPORE — Though he and his family “love living in Singapore” and have been doing so the last seven years, French expat Paul will be moving his whole family back to France come June as his landlord ...
Wedding crasher: Singapore boss surprises migrant worker at wedding in India
Getting married is a momentous occasion usually celebrated with loved ones. After all, what's a celebration without the people who matter most?For a migrant worker who has spent 17 years working in ...
Cooking schools in Singapore to hone your culinary skills
There are baking classes, a course on wagashi (Japanese sweets), and one for kids as well. The fact that it has outlets across Singapore is a huge plus. This Halal-certified establishment offers a ...
Singapore Tuas Checkpoint accident: Man suspected of drink-driving nabbed after hitting Certis officer
A 42-year-old man was arrested for dangerous driving causing grievous hurt and drink-driving, after an accident at Tuas Checkpoint in the early hours ...
Singapore: New pacts will give local firms wider range of credits to offset carbon tax bill
Companies looking to use carbon credits to offset part of their carbon tax bill could soon have a wider range of options to choose from, with the authorities inking new agreements with two ...
‘I’ll cry’: Gen-Zs on what if TikTok was banned in Singapore
What if TikTok was banned in Singapore and how will it affect you? That's the question posed to some young Singaporeans in a video published on Saturday (March 25) by 88.3 DJ Jimmy Koh on the social ...
Protecting workers, not jobs, is Singapore’s approach to employment resilience: DPM Wong
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s approach to employment resilience is to protect workers, not jobs, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Saturday (Mar 25). Speaking at the closing of the Citizens’ Panel ...
In pictures: Venus at the tip of a glowing crescent moon over Singapore
SINGAPORE: Stargazers in Singapore on Friday (Mar 24) night spotted the planet Venus almost at the tip of a glowing crescent moon. Besides the sun and moon, Venus is the next brightest natural object ...
Singapore PM Lee Says World Can’t Afford US-China Conflict
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong sounded the alarm over worsening relations between the US and China, particularly as China’s political and economic clout in the world grows. “The world ...
Singapore PM Lee says world can’t afford US-China conflict, ‘give and take’ needed to accept Beijing’s rise
Cooperation and adjustment from both sides is essential because the world can ill afford conflict - especially between China and the United States, he added. The prime minister spoke about relations ...
Why Singapore needs to change mindsets as it moves towards all-EV market
Singapore's target of phasing out combustion car sales by 2030 puts it in a small group of countries with that near-term goal, including Iceland, Sweden and the Netherlands, but sales of electric cars ...
Athletics: Soh Rui Yong to race for Singapore again after more than five-year absence
SINGAPORE – Top national marathoner Soh Rui Yong will return to action and represent the Republic at the Cambodia SEA Games in May, putting an end to a more than five-year absence from major ...
Woman arrested on ferry departing Singapore after hot water attack left man with second-degree burns
SINGAPORE: A 28-year-old woman was arrested aboard a ferry from Singapore to Indonesia on Thursday (Mar 23) after allegedly scalding a man with hot water, leaving him with second-degree burns. The ...
Best Credit Card Promotions in Singapore (Mar 2023): Citibank, UOB, DBS
When it comes to credit card promotions these days, we’re spoilt for choice. Banks offering credit cards in Singapore are competing so hard for new customers that they are practically raining Apple ...
Hong Kong sharpens fine art edge over Singapore
Chinese collectors are piling into Hong Kong for Art Basel this week. That is good news for an industry that saw turnover slow last year thanks to lockdowns and border restrictions. As the financial ...