The White House on Friday said the U.S. government was taking seriously an internal watchdog report that the U.S. ambassador to Singapore threatened his staff and failed to submit about $48,000 in ...
Singapore enhances investments in growing local workforce and company collaborations
Singapore is doubling down on investments to grow global leaders from its local talent pool, and boost collaboration between larger and smaller firms. For example, the new Global Business Leaders Prog ...
US ambassador to Singapore under scrutiny for poor ties to ministries, questionable spending, poor management
PRESIDENT Joe Biden’s ambassador to Singapore threatened staff, wasted money and poorly promoted US interests, according to an internal watchdog report released on Friday (Mar 1). Read more at The ...
How are F-35As different from F-35Bs, and what will the new fighters add to Singapore’s defence capabilities?
SINGAPORE: Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen on Wednesday (Feb 28) announced that Singapore will buy eight F-35A jets, bringing the size of the Republic of Singapore Air Force's (RSAF) future F-35 fleet to ...
Woman took mentally impaired man to bank and took $800k
This serves as a cautionary tale that financial abuse of vulnerable people is often very hard to detect. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Bad blood over Singapore Taylor Swift tour subsidies
In the glitzy Asian city-state of Singapore, the sequins are out, limousines polished and hotel pillows plumped.The city's hosting Taylor Swift's Eras tour this week - an honour, but one that has come ...
Switch from SIBOR to SORA before April 30: Act now to give yourself more time to choose new home loan
Whether it's a fixed-rate loan, floating-rate loan or the SORA Conversion Package, speak to your bank early to understand how you may benefit from a swift and easy transition to an alternative loan ... ( read original story ...)
MoU to improve Singapore, M’sia business ties
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI) and the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce have formalised a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deepen ...
Singapore to invest up to S$500m in high performance computing hardware to support AI innovation
Singapore will invest up to S$500 million into high performance computing hardware to support artificial intelligence innovation. The government has announced a slew of measures to help local ...
Committee of Supply 2024 debate, Day 3: Gan Kim Yong on driving Singapore’s long-term economic growth
Even as Singapore tackles near-term economic challenges, it must invest in its longer-term future and economic growth. It aims to achieve this by leveraging its trade networks, spearheading the ...
Boeing fined $51 million for violating Arms Export Control Act
Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Taiwan, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. The State Department found a total of 199 violations of the Arms Export Control Act by Boeing. It said all of the ...
‘We were burning money’, says Ritual Gym co-founder after sudden closure of Singapore branches
SINGAPORE – A day after the sudden closure of all its outlets, Ritual Gym co-founder and chief executive Brad Robinson blamed the Covid-19 pandemic for its business woes. On Feb 29, members of the ...
PropertyGuru reports $1.1 million net profit in Q4 amid higher Singapore revenue
Revenue for the quarter rose 3.5 per cent to $41.5 million from $40.1 million in Q4 FY2022 Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore to Taylor Swift: You Belong With Me
SINGAPORE—Asia’s mightiest economies are vying for a piece of one of the world’s proven economic-growth engines: Taylor Swift. Only a lucky few countries are cashing in. The losers are struggling to ...
Singapore to boost tourism with 300 mln investment
SINGAPORE, March 1 (Xinhua) -- The Singaporean government will provide more than 300 million Singapore dollars (223 million U.S. dollars) to intensify competition in the tourism sector, Alvin Tan, ...
Singapore to increase investment for deep technology development
The Singaporean government will provide more resources to promote development in semiconductors nucleic acid medical instruments and robots Second ...