Tag: news

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s central bank has tightened its monetary policy settings in its first out-of-cycle move in seven years, as global supply constraints and brisk economic demand elevate inflation ... ( read original story ...)

Sales of private residential units fell 58.4 per cent in December from a month earlier as the higher levy dampened demand The stamp duty on foreign buyers was raised in December from 20 per cent to 30 ... ( read original story ...)

Dee Kosh has been accused of multiple sex offenses, including offering cash to multiple boys under the age of 18 for sexual acts. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 5,996 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Tuesday (Jan 25), comprising 5,578 local and 418 imported infections.  The infections include t ... ( read original story ...)

Of the new cases, 5,578 cases are local, comprising 1,662 detected by PCR tests while 3,916 were detected by ART. ( read original story ...)

Singapore will be investing US$9.2 billion (S$12.4 billion) to support green investment and build a logistics port hub in Indonesia, President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday (Jan 25). ( read original story ...)

Visitor arrivals and tourism receipts reached 330,000 and an estimated $1.9 billion, respectively in 2021, according to the Singapore Tourism Board. ( read original story ...)

At a new World War II exhibition to mark the 80th anniversary of the Fall of Singapore, a poignant display of more than 200 personal artefacts recovered from a burial site underscored the scale of the ... ( read original story ...)

Indonesia and Singapore have signed key defense and diplomatic agreements that appear to mark a turning point in relations between the Southeast Asian neighbors ... ( read original story ...)

South Korea led Asia's emerging stock markets lower on Tuesday as investors braced for US. interest rate hikes, while Singapore's dollar gained after the central bank tightened policy in a surprise ... ( read original story ...)

British tennis sensation Emma Raducanu was spotted at Singapore's Tanglin Club on Tuesday (25 January) putting in a training session with local players. ( read original story ...)

Singapore had 330,000 international arrivals in 2021, the lowest since the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) started tracking the numbers in the 1970s, data showed. That was less than 2% of the ... ( read original story ...)

Asia's biggest aviation event, the Singapore Airshow, is set to shrink for the second time since the pandemic hit, with strict health controls for trade visitors and a lack of public days for locals ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore state-owned investor Temasek Holdings Pte has bought testing company Element Materials Technology from buyout firm Bridgepoint Group Plc for an undisclosed amount. ( read original story ...)

The typically staid central bank unexpectedly tightened policy, yet another signal that higher prices have staying power. ( read original story ...)

Singapore radio deejay and YouTube personality Dee Kosh has decided to plead guilty to multiple sex-related offences, his lawyer told a district court today, five months after he was first charged. ( read original story ...)