The A$30 billion project collapsed after Iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest split with another billionaire over funding plans. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Saudi Arabia, Singapore Funds Plow $966 Million Into Korea’s Kakao Entertainment
Riding high in global TV, music and film, the Korean entertainment industry is poised for another hefty injection of capital. Kakao Entertainment, which stretches across K-pop, webtoons and online ...
Singapore: Execution Spree Raises Rights Concerns
Singapore’s government resumed executions and pressured activists and lawyers handling death row cases in 2022.
Saudi and Singapore Wealth Funds Join $930 Million Pre-IPO Bet on Anime Giant
Kakao Entertainment Corp. has won $930 million from the sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia and Singapore, securing one of the country’s largest financing rounds at a time global investors shy away ...
Singapore firms need open, integrated tools in hybrid work
Shift towards hybrid work introduces challenges Singapore businesses need to address to facilitate meaningful employee experience and ensure tools can continue to drive productivity.
Singapore teen ridiculed for calling $60 bag gifted to her by her father ‘luxury’
A video of a Singaporean girl sharing her excitement after receiving a bag went viral on TikTok for the wrong reasons. On Sunday, TikTok user Zoe (@zohtaco), aged 17, uploaded a video of herself ...
Singapore stocks open higher on Thursday; STI up 0.4%
SINGAPORE stocks rose in early trade on Thursday (Jan 12), following a strong showing in the US and Europe markets. Read more at The Business Times.
Salaries of Singapore ministers, political office holders to be reviewed in 2023
SINGAPORE: The next review of Singapore's political appointment holders' salaries is targeted for this year, said Minister-in-charge of the Public Service Chan Chun Sing on Tuesday (Jan 10). He was re ...
Singapore arrests teacher who planned to join militant group in Palestine over terror-related offences
Mohamed Khairul Riduan planned to travel to Gaza to join a militant group and fight the Israel military. He is the first public servant to be detained by the Internal Security Department for terrorism ...
Sun Cable collapse leaves Singapore’s solar link to Australia in the balance
The US$21-billion mega project to power the city state using a 4,200km submarine cable from Australia has fallen short of funds and shareholders couldn’t agree on its future direction.
Singapore passport remains the second-most powerful in the world: Global index
The Singapore passport is the second-most powerful in the world – along with South Korea, with Japan taking the top spot.
Singapore Tightens Rules on Executive Pay Disclosure, Board Tenures
Singapore’s exchange operator is pressing ahead with rules that aim to make executive pay at public companies more transparent while limiting independent directors’ tenures in a bid to improve ...
Snap Insight: What Sun Cable collapse means for Singapore’s plans to diversify energy sources
Sun Cable’s move into voluntary administration makes the fate of an ambitious Australia-to-Singapore solar project uncertain, but all is not lost yet, says the Energy Studies Institute’s David ...
CNA Explains: How are political salaries in Singapore calculated?
SINGAPORE: A review of the salaries of Singapore's political appointment holders is being targeted for 2023, according to Minister-in-charge of the Public Service Chan Chun Sing. When the current ...
Video: Family gives grandmother red-carpet treatment at Singapore airport reunion
A now-viral Facebook video shows a family who literally rolled out a red carpet for a senior relative at an airport. On Sunday, 8world News posted a video of the heartwarming reunion, which took place ...
US, West ‘uncomfortable’ with losing world dominance amid China’s rise: Singapore’s George Yeo
Singapore’s former foreign minister George Yeo said the US and the West are ‘uncomfortable’ with the idea of a multipolar world given their long dominance, but they should not resist it.