SINGAPORE: Singapore must be prepared for a more volatile global energy market going forward, with the energy crunch that started last year unlikely to be the last, Second Minister for Trade and ...
Singapore estimates carbon emissions to peak between 2025 and 2028
In Singapore's second update to its 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution, it indicated a reduction in emissions to about 60 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2030 – a 5 million-tonne ...
Singapore MoH: 3,300 Covid-19 cases contracted in healthcare facilities between April and Sept, less than 1pc of national total
Some 3,300 reported Covid-19 cases were contracted in healthcare facilities, of which around 300 were from clusters in hospitals and around 3,000 ...
Ports of Singapore, Los Angeles and Long Beach to establish green and digital shipping corridor
Port of Los Angeles, Port of Long Beach and C40 Cities – a global network of mayors taking action to confront the climate crisis – have begun discussions to establish a green and digital shipping ...
Parliament passes GST hike but DPM Wong keeps open possibility of review if Singapore economy suffers ‘severe impact’ in 2023
The government will continue with its plans to increase the Goods and Services Tax (GST) to 9 per cent in 2024, but will carefully review and ...
Singapore nonprofit to hold transgender awareness exhibition on gender dysphoria
A Singapore nonprofit aiding the city-state’s transgender youths is striving to bring light to gender dysphoria in an exhibition happening later this week.
Singapore rescues 300 suspected migrants from sinking boat
Sri Lanka's navy said Monday that about 300 suspected migrants have been rescued by Singapore authorities after their boat started sinking. Navy spokesperson Indika de Silva said a Sri Lankan citizen ...
‘Stop the Killing’ campaign seeks to abolish the death penalty in Singapore
Singapore executed 11 individuals this year on drug-related offenses, while an estimated 63 prisoners are currently on death row. Concerned about the judicial executions, a group of activists and ...
Singapore’s GST hike to go through after Bill passed in Parliament, with opposition MPs recording dissent | Video
Singapore's impending GST hike will kick in from next year after Parliament on Monday (Nov 7) passed a Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, although opposition MPs who were present recorded their ...
No PR fast-track for top foreign talent, but Singapore gains if it can ‘anchor’ them: Tan See Leng
SINGAPORE: Singapore does not provide any guarantee or fast-track to permanent residency (PR) for employment pass or Overseas Networks & Expertise Pass holders, said Manpower Minister Tan See Leng in ...
Singapore: Blind widow, 84, recovers nearly RM4.63mil after suing her two younger children
INGAPORE, Nov 7 (The Straits Times/ANN): A blind woman, 84, successfully sued two of her children to recover nearly S$1.37 million (RM4.63 million) owed from the rental and sale of her late husband’s ...
Stablecoin Issuer Paxos Plans to Hire at Least 130 in Singapore: Report
Paxos plans to make at least 130 hires in Singapore having obtained a central bank license to offer crypto products and services, Bloomberg reported Monday.
Singapore Writers Festival: Burning books, losing the plot and posthuman realities
Book-burning and the gatekeeping of knowledge were some of the weighty topics explored in Shubigi Rao’s keynote speech at the Singapore Writers Festival on Sunday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore’s GIC, partner to buy Canadian REIT Summit for $3.3 bln
Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC and Canada's Dream Industrial REIT will buy Canada's Summit Industrial Income REIT for about C$4.46 billion ($3.30 billion), excluding debt, the companies said in ...
Singapore govt to top up S$1.4b to GST support package to reduce effects of inflation, total now S$8b
To reduce the effects of inflation, the Government will top up the Assurance Package by another S$1.4 billion (RM4.72 billion) to reach around S$8 ...
Singapore calls Richard Branson’s rejection to live TV debate on the death penalty ‘lame’
Singapore is not taking no for an answer from Richard Branson who last week turned down an invite to a public debate on the death penalty with Ministry of Law minister K Shanmugam.