New information on Do Kwon's whereabouts has recently come to light following the exposé about the UST Restitution Group (URG), which is composed of 4,400 disgruntled retail inve ... ( read original story ...)
More Singapore firms adopting 4-day work week to attract, retain talent | Video
More companies in Singapore are adopting a four-day work week in a bid to attract and retain workers. However, the arrangement might not work for everyone or every business model. ( read original story ...)
Have documents ready for smooth entry from Singapore, says Immigration Dept
The Malaysian Immigration Department has advised all visitors planning to enter the country through the Sultan Iskandar Building, Iskandar Puteri and the Sultan Abu Bakar Complex here to prepare ... ( read original story ...)
Job security, healthcare costs top two concerns in poll on Forward Singapore topics
Concerns over job security and competition and whether they can stay ahead of healthcare costs are the top two issues on Singaporeans’ minds amid an ongoing national engagement exercise. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)
‘They made me feel like I was a smuggler’: Taiwanese make-up artist Xiao Kai says he was taxed by Singapore Customs for used Celine bag
Taiwanese celebrity make-up artist Xiao Kai, who is currently in Singapore, claims that he was stopped by Customs when he entered the country.In an Instagram Live last week, which has since been ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: struggles as otter numbers boom
They may look cute and cuddly but people in Singapore say it's 'otter' chaos after their numbers have more than doubled since 2019. Around 50 years ago Otters were endangered on the Southeast Asian ... ( read original story ...)
Slippery, hungry, sometimes angry: Singapore struggles with ‘unparalleled’ otter boom
Numbers have doubled, with occasional attacks on humans and fish ponds prompting relocation efforts ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore rebuts Richard Branson’s post on drug laws, death penalty, invites him to debate with Home Minister Shanmugam
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has rebutted British billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s blog post criticising the use of the death penalty to deter drug trafficking, and invited him for a live ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s pre-execution photos seek to soften a policy activists say doesn’t work
Nazira Lajim Hertslet can't help but gush over pictures of her brother Nazeri. But these aren't photos of a happy occasion -- they were the last photos taken before he was executed in Singapore on ... ( read original story ...)
Healthcare workers in Singapore can get bivalent COVID-19 vaccine from 25 Oct
The MOH said that eligible healthcare workers aged 18 and above were recommended to receive an additional dose of the bivalent vaccine. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s quirky car market offers rare profit for some as prices soar
Almost everywhere in the world a new car begins to lose value as soon as it leaves the showroom, except sometimes in the rich little island state of Singapore and this is one of those times. ( read original story ...)
Casinos reap unexpected rewards in Singapore
Las Vegas Sands’ main operations are ailing as China doubles down on zero-Covid. Yet Sands’ New York shares rose nearly 6% on Thursday after results revealed it is having better luck in Singapore. ( read original story ...)
Analysts expect Genting Singapore to see a better 3QFY2022 after positive surprise from rival MBS
UOB Kay Hian has kept ‘overweight’ on the gaming sector and ‘buy’ on Genting Singapore. Citi has also kept ‘buy’ on Genting. ( read original story ...)
What to know about Singapore’s constitutional changes to protect definition of marriage
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Amendments to the Constitution were introduced in a Bill on Thursday (Oct 20) to protect the current definition of marriage - as that between a man and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore parliament in brief: Four things you need to know
About 3.3 per cent of Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat owners own at least one private property as of end-September 2022. This figure was provided ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore champions Asean CERT as region’s cyber armour
Now formally established, the Asean Regional Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) will operate as a virtual centre comprising incident responders from across member states, each sharing information ... ( read original story ...)