About two-thirds of civil divorces in Singapore last year were from women, citing “unreasonable behaviour” as the top reason for the separation. The number of marriages and divorces increased in 2021 ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon inks big office lease in Singapore, Business Times says
Amazon.com Inc has signed a lease for about 369,000 square feet (34,200 square meters) at the new IOI Central Boulevard Towers in Singapore, the Business Times reported without citing where it got the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore hosts the FIBA 3×3 Asia Cup basketball tournament
Singapore is hosting the FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup basketball tournament from 6 to 10 July at Marina Bay Sands. With the city-state sending both men's and women's teams for the competition, Yahoo News ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore court sentences voyeur who filmed colleagues and in-laws in toilet to two-year treatment order
A voyeur was sentenced to a two-year mandatory treatment order on Friday (July 8), escaping jail time after a psychiatrist found that his mental ... ( read original story ...)
Dalian iron ore up on China stimulus hopes, but COVID concerns drag on Singapore
Dalian iron ore prices jumped on Friday, underpinned by renewed hopes for additional infrastructure spending by China, but futures in Singapore slipped on demand worries due to COVID-19 lockdowns in ... ( read original story ...)
Haj tour scam: Jail for man who used religious teacher friend to cheat 85 victims of S$97,000 in Singapore
He took advantage of his friend, who was a well-known Islamic religious teacher, to cheat 85 people into believing they could go on a discounted ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore hangs Indian-origin Malaysian drug trafficker amid outcry over executions
Kalwant Singh, an Indian-origin Malaysian drug trafficker, was executed in Singapore on Thursday after a top court rejected his last-minute effort to escape the gallows, over two months after ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore confirms 2nd imported case of monkeypox; 3 in total
The case is a 36-year-old male Indian national who resides in Singapore and had recently returned from the United States, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on its website on Thursday (7 July). This ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore confirms one more imported case of monkeypox infection
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday (July 7) confirmed one more imported case of monkeypox infection in Singapore. ( read original story ...)
Singapore confirms another imported case of monkeypox
The patient is a 36-year-old male Indian national who lives in Singapore and had recently returned from the US. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore and Mongolia deepen cooperation in public housing, social security reform
SCE also looking to deepen collaboration in other areas like digital transformation and corporate governance. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore executes two more drug traffickers despite outcry
Singapore hanged two drug traffickers Thursday in what campaigners condemned as a "shameful and inhuman punishment", taking to four the number of executions in the city-state since March. The latest ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore executes two drug traffickers amid human rights criticism
Singapore executed two men for drug trafficking on Thursday, attracting a fresh wave of criticism from human rights activists. ( read original story ...)
Singapore executes two drug traffickers despite pleas for clemency
Singapore on Thursday executed two men for drug trafficking, ignoring pleas for mercy from human rights campaigners who fear "a new wave" of hangings in the Asian city state notorious for its strict ... ( read original story ...)
Imagine and explore the Singapore of 2030 with IPS Web app
Known as Quest2030, the app hopes to engage the public in reimagining the country's future. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore executes 2 despite opposition to death penalty
Two men were executed over drug trafficking charges as pressure from human rights activists around the world mounts on Singapore to ditch the death penalty.Singapore executed a Malaysian and a ... ( read original story ...)