Cruise passenger throughput has recovered to pre-pandemic levels, reaching 1.85 million last year, according to the Singapore Department of Statistics.
Singapore Hour – Sweet, Salty and Slightly Strange
From chocolate with bonito flakes to muddy escapades, bizarre bites and Serangoon’s oddball streets - it’s Singapore at its quirkiest, boldest, and most wonderfully weird.
Beyond Hardware: The Message Behind Singapore’s New Defense Acquisitions
For Singapore, whose security rests as much on perception as on capability, defense modernization is not a discretionary choice. It is strategic signaling. A Republic of Singapore Air Force F-15SG and ...
Singapore looking to buy technology-based carbon offsets, more nature-based carbon credits
The Republic is calling for proposals from 10 countries. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore police seize over S$150 million in assets tied to Prince Group, local media reports
Singapore police have seized over S$150 million ($115.90 million) in assets tied to the Prince Group, a multinational network accused of running vast scam centre operations, the Straits Times ...
Singapore police seize over S$150mil in assets tied to Cambodia scam syndicate Prince Group
SINGAPORE: The police on Oct 30 seized and issued prohibition of disposal orders against six properties and various financial assets tied to Cambodian businessman Chen Zhi and his company, Prince ...
Singapore, Chile and New Zealand to begin negotiations for green economy agreement
The three countries could potentially cooperate in areas such as sustainable aviation fuel, carbon credits and renewable energy certificates.
Singapore, Chile, New Zealand launch negotiations for green economy partnership
PM Wong and his counterparts launch the talks at the sidelines of Apec meetings in South Korea Read more at The Business Times.
Singapore forms company to secure affordable, stable supply of sustainable aviation fuel
SAFCo will help Singapore meet its target of having sustainable aviation fuel account for 1 per cent of all jet fuel used at Changi and Seletar airports in 2026.
Singapore scam syndicate avoided arrest in Cambodia after receiving tip-off
SINGAPORE: The group of Singaporeans who ran a major scam operation in Cambodia may have received a tip-off as the authorities closed in on the operations in Phnom Penh.
Singapore’s gold investment leaps 47% in Q3; global demand hits record high
Local demand for gold bars and coins rises 47%, but jewellery consumption slumps 8% Read more at The Business Times.
Jail for scam mastermind in Singapore who duped victims into handing him over S$7mil in total
SINGAPORE: A man who was given a jail sentence in 2022 for forgery will be spending more time behind bars for duping multiple victims into delivering to him more than S$7 million.
Singapore and Vietnam ink deal to support rice trade on the sidelines of Apec meet in South Korea
It was signed by Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu and Vietnam’s Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) ...
Singapore’s total employment growth rises in Q3, outpacing last quarter
Unemployment rates and retrenchments remained low, said the Manpower Ministry in an advance release of its quarterly labour force report.
Singapore to set up company to procure green jet fuel
Singapore will procure sustainable aviation fuel through a new company set up by the government, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore announced on Thursday, part of its efforts to reduce the ...
Singapore stocks end lower amid mixed regional trading; STI down 0.1%
Keppel was the top gainer on the index, rising 1.6%, while Mapletree Industrial Trust was the worst performer, falling 2.7% Read more at The Business Times.