Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong defended an election year budget featuring a list of handouts after opposition figures criticized the measures as a short-sighted solution for addressing rising living costs.
Singapore’s drugged wives rape ring: Member who claims trial loses appeal against conviction, sentence
The man, known only as O, was among seven men who were convicted for being members of a ring who sexually assaulting drugged wives. All other members had pleaded guilty, while O was the only one to stand trial.
Tanker crew member injured after ‘unauthorised boarding’ in Singapore Strait
A crew member on a Singapore-registered chemical tanker was injured due to an "unauthorised boarding" of the vessel on Friday and is being medically evacuated, Singapore's port authority said.
Singapore’s 4th richest man Kwek Leng Beng’s son blames father’s adviser Catherine Wu for boardroom dispute at CDL
Sherman Kwek, son of billionaire Kwek Leng Beng and group CEO of property giant City Developments Limited, said his father’s adviser, Catherine Wu, is the source of the ongoing boardroom conflict at ...
Singapore Arrests Three in Case Linked to Nvidia Server Fraud
Singaporean police arrested three men for allegedly defrauding an unnamed supplier of computing servers, casting a spotlight on local intermediaries’ role in funneling Nvidia Corp. chips around the ...
Singapore Hedge Fund With 33% Gain Bets Big on Suzuki Motor
A Singapore-based hedge fund that beat the market with a 33% return last year said Suzuki Motor Corp.’s robust India strategy will help shelter its portfolio from global trade risks.
Succession-like feud engulfs one of Singapore’s richest families
A Succession-like feud has engulfed one of Singapore's richest families as Kwek Leng Beng, the executive chairman of property firm City Developments Limited (CDL), accused his son Sherman, who is the ...
A Lim Kim opens with 68, leads LPGA Singapore by one stroke
A Lim Kim had five birdies but bogeyed the par-5 16th and finished with a 68 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA's HSBC Women's World Championship.
Indonesian entering Singapore to be charged for money laundering for failing to declare US$20,000 cash
An Indonesian man who failed to declare US$20,000 (RM88,835) cash he was carrying while entering Singapore will be charged for failure to declare ...
Singapore appoints SMU law prof, veteran lawyer as reps to Asean human rights body
Singapore Management University law professor Eugene Tan and TSMP Law Corporation joint managing partner Stefanie Yuen Thio have been appointed to represent Singapore at the Asean Intergovernmental ...
VEP applications slow as ‘most motorists’ from Singapore have obtained permits, tags
Some motorists have not applied for the permit due to a lack of enforcement by the Malaysian authorities. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore’s Sembcorp profit rises on boost from integrated urban solutions segment
Singapore's Sembcorp Industries posted a 7% rise in its annual profit on Thursday, driven by better performance in the integrated urban solutions segment, which overshadowed lower income in its ...
Father-Son Feud Plunges Singapore’s Richest Family Into Crisis
An alleged boardroom coup attempt, a lawsuit between a family patriarch and his son, and accusations of corporate governance lapses — even by the standards of Asian succession drama, the family feud ...
Indonesian man caught at Singapore ferry terminal to be charged with money laundering, failure to declare cash
SINGAPORE: An Indonesian man is set to be charged with money laundering and failure to declare cross-border movement of cash on Thursday (Feb 27), after he entered Singapore with US$20,000 (S$26,800) ...
Two Singapore ministers file defamation lawsuits against Bloomberg
Singapore's law and home affairs minister and its manpower minister have filed defamation lawsuits against Bloomberg News and one of its reporters, according to a schedule of court hearings.
Singapore Billionaire Kwek Leng Beng Sues Son In Battle For Control Of Property Giant City Developments
Real estate billionaire Kwek Leng Beng has disclosed that he has filed a lawsuit in Singapore against his son, Sherman, for control of the family’s crown jewel, property giant City Developments Ltd.