Singapore Airlines announced today it will take a 25 per cent stake in Air India, streamlining its aviation partnership with Tata Group as the
ComfortDelGro, Gojek partner to tackle driver shortage as ride demand surges in Singapore
Many drivers left the industry during the pandemic as demand fell and costs cut into margins. This led to longer waiting times and high fares when Singapore reopened.
Singapore PPI Inflation Eases Further In October
Singapore's producer price inflation eased for the fourth straight month in October, data from the Department of Statistics showed on ...
Singapore’s Temasek to open new office in Paris
It will be Temasek's third European office after its London and Brussels outposts. In a statement on Tuesday (29 November), Temasek said that "the Paris office will strengthen Temasek's global network,
See how Singapore’s flex space market is recovering from the pandemic
According to CBRE Research, the flexible workspace market in Singapore is bouncing back to life after the temporary pause in 2020 to 2021 due to the pandemic. The strong average occupancy levels seen ...
‘How could you?’: Singapore grandfather horrified over son’s sexual abuse of daughter
An intoxicated Singapore man sexually assaulted his eight-year-old daughter, but was disrupted when his elderly father returned home. The offender was sentenced to 10 years and eight months’ jail and ...
Singapore reports 817 new Covid-19 cases and no new deaths on Monday (Nov 28)
Singapore reported 817 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total tally to 2,164,689. A total of 143 cases are currently warded in hospitals, with 10 of them held in intensive care units, according to statistics released by the country's Ministry of Health.
Chinese national who ran elaborate ‘sextortion’ scheme in Singapore pleads guilty to rape, other offences
Using multiple false personas, a 34-year-old married technician ran an elaborate “sextortion” scheme, tricking and threatening five young girls into having sex with him.
Thousands gather for anime festival in Singapore
STORY: Thousands gathered for this Singapore anime festival after a three-year hiatus Cosplay enthusiast Frankie travelled to the Anime Festival Asia from Malaysia (Frankie, Magician from Malaysia) "We all love animes,
Singapore Government Faces Parliament Grilling Over FTX Fallout
Singapore’s government faces increased scrutiny over the fallout from the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX crypto empire.
More retrenchments in Singapore’s tech sector, with 1,270 local workers affected since July
This is an increase from the 260 local workers in the tech sector who were retrenched in the first half of 2022.
Fresh Off The Block: Singapore amongst top most impacted countries by FTX’s collapse alongside South Korea and Japan
Singapore makes up 5% of FTX’s global traffic with 241,675 monthly average unique users on the exchange and is the second most impacted country by the exchange’s demise. In recent times, Singapore state holding investment company Temasek also wrote off their US$275 million ($379 million) investment in FTX.
Singapore MPs to Debate Bill Repealing Ban on Sex Between Men
With the changes, parliament will have powers to make laws to define and safeguard Singapore’s institution of marriage. The amendment will also protect government policies based on the definition of ...
WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Sports happenings in Singapore (21-27 Nov)
German giants Borussia Dortmund swept to a 7-2 win over Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors in a friendly in front of over 6,000 fans at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Thursday (24 November).
Singapore MPs to ‘tread careful line’ as debate begins on gay sex law repeal
City state's lawmakers due to discuss a bill on repealing colonial law criminalising sex between men, and a second bill on preserving institution of marriage Analysts said opposition MPs were unlikely ...
Singapore firm comes up with world’s first molecular blood test for early detection of gastric cancer
When Associate Professor Too Heng-Phon was about to start biotech firm Mirxes back in 2010, he asked several of his PhD students to join him, but also warned them that it would be tough going.