Advanced estimates showed GDP grew 1.2% in 2023. Even after growing faster than expected last year, Singapore’s economy may continue to face challenges with a sluggish global demand threatening its ...
Singapore’s Keppel signs power supply deal with chipmaker GlobalFoundries
Global asset manager Keppel's infrastructure unit will supply electricity to the Singapore operations of the U.S.-based contract chipmaker GlobalFoundries under a multi-year power purchase agreement, ...
Singapore carrier top operator of SC-built 787-10 Dreamliners as Boeing hits delivery goal
The Singapore jet was one of 11 787s that Boeing brought to customers in December, helping the firm hit its goal of at least 70 Dreamliner deliveries in 2023.
Singapore to send team to multinational Red Sea operation; impact on critical supplies ‘limited’ for now
Singapore Armed Forces personnel will participate in the US-led Operation Prosperity Guardian, which aims to restore international confidence and a free flow of maritime shipping through the area.
Singapore MAS expands alert list with new crypto entities
In a significant development in cryptocurrency regulation, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has expanded its scrutiny to include more entities in its Investor Alert List. The recent addition ...
Singapore, Dutch firms set to invest US$7 billion in India
SINGAPORE and Dutch firms are set to commit US$7.19 billion ... at the start of the three-day Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit where business leaders, chief executives and diplomats from 133 countries ...
UPDATE 2-Singapore’s Keppel signs power supply deal with chipmaker GlobalFoundries
MW of electricity per year * GlobalFoundries' Singapore site to cut CO2 emissions by 10% * Aiming for 25% cut to total greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 (Writes through, adds background in paragraphs 8 ...
Dutch, Singapore firms set to invest $7 billion in India
Dutch and Singapore firms are set to commit $7.19 billion in investments in India during a investors' summit in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat, months before a national election.
Singapore’s Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau completed probe on Iswaran; matter under review by AGC, says education minister
The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) has wrapped up a “robust and thorough” investigation into Transport Minister S. Iswaran, who has ...
Ng Eng Hen on Singapore’s role in keeping Red Sea safe for shipping
The disruption of the sea lines of communication (SLOC) in the Red Sea will have an impact on global supply chains. However, based on the current situation, the immediate impact on Singapore is ...
Singapore Armed Forces regular, 50, pleads guilty over sex act with student, 15
A Singapore Armed Forces regular, who tried to have sex with a 15-year-old girl he had earlier helped after she had a fall, pleaded guilty on Jan 9 to one charge of penetrating a minor below 16.
Singapore stock market positive upswing on Tuesday’s open
SINGAPORE: The Singapore stock market experienced a positive upswing on Tuesday, Jun 9, benefitting from the overnight gains seen in global equity markets, The Business Times reports. The Straits ...
Non-SimplyGo EZ-Link, NETS FlashPay cards not valid for public transport from June
SINGAPORE: Non-SimplyGo EZ-Link adult cards and NETS FlashPay cards can no longer be used to pay public transport fares from Jun 1, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced on Tuesday (Jan 9). The ...
Singapore proposes law to tighten controls over financing weapons of mass destruction
SINGAPORE is tightening controls over the financing of weapons of mass destruction, to comply with international requirements, under a Bill tabled in Parliament on Tuesday (Jan 9). Read more at The ...
Singapore, Sri Lanka to join US-led Red Sea operation
Singapore and Sri Lanka will join the US-led Red Sea operation amid attacks on cargo ships by Yemen’s Houthi group. In a statement, the Defense Ministry of Singapore said it will participate in the ...
Singapore to contribute troops to US-led naval operations against Houthi rebels in Red Sea
The attacks by Houthi rebels have targeted commercial shipping vessels transiting through the critical Bab el-Mandeb Strait that links markets in Asia and Europe following the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas ...