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HSBC spotlights Asian singers and bread in new wealth campaign
HSBC Singapore has released a song titled Bread and Better as part of its "Grow your wealth" campaign. The "Grow your wealth" campaign aims to foster the financial confidence of millennials through ...
DPM Gan: Singapore likely to face new 15% US tariff, must prepare for impact
Singapore will likely be subjected to US president Donald Trump's new global tariff rate of 15 per cent, said Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong, highlighting the need for the country to prepare for ...
Investigation Underway After Fatal Cruise Ship Fire in Singapore
A fire on the World Legacy cruise ship in Singapore killed a crew member, an Indonesian laundry attendant, due to asphyxiation. The ship, carrying 224 passengers, remains stable and anchored, with ...
Ageing safely: Singapore extends S$1,200 aid to private homes for senior-friendly upgrades
Households in Singapore living in private properties will reportedly receive S$1,200 (about RM4,680) in vouchers from April 1 to help pay for ...
DBS to introduce 12-hour waiting time to increase transfer limits, add new payees
The 12-hour waiting time, which will kick in on Mar. 7, will apply to users who want to increase their daily local and overseas transfer limits, as well as those who want to add a new transfer ...
Number of doctors in Singapore grew about 50 per cent over 10 years, with 6 in 10 trained here
SINGAPORE: With the local medical school intake increasing by more than a quarter over the past decade, the proportion of foreign-trained doctors in Singapore's medical workforce has consequently ...
JB-Singapore RTS Link: Ticket prices, immigration e-gates, and everything we know so far
The RTS Link is expected to serve 40,000 passengers daily at launch, potentially rising to 140,000 – around 30 to 40 per cent of current Causeway traffic. Passengers will clear immigration through ...
Seventeen-themed fan experiences at MBS ahead of K-pop boy band’s Singapore concert
This is the second collaboration between the group - who play the National Stadium on March 7 - and the IR. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Budget 2026: Smokers to pay more for tobacco products as 20% tax hike kicks in on Feb 12
Smokers in Singapore will face a 20 per cent increase in tobacco excise duty from Feb 12, as announced in Budget 2026. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Is Singapore hitting the skids as electronics hub?
SINGAPORE — Despite this city-state's loss of some manufacturing operations to cheaper destinations such as China and Malaysia, officials and analysts insist Singapore can still count on its skilled ...
DBS to impose 12-hour cooling period for adding new payees, raising daily transfer limits
The move, effective from March 7, is part of efforts to guard against increasingly sophisticated scams. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Indonesian tycoon Mochtar Riady’s OUE REIT seeks buyers for prime Singapore CBD tower
Tycoon Mochtar Riady's OUE REIT seeking to divest One Raffles Place, one of the tallest skycrapers in Singapore, amid strong investor appetite for commercial properties in the city-state.
Singapore PM Wong, Malaysia’s Anwar pledge to strengthen ties, resolve outstanding issues after ‘buka puasa’
Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim hosted Singaporean counterpart Lawrence Wong on Friday (Feb 20) at the Seri Negara estate in Kuala Lumpur, where they held a one-on-one meeting.
DBS issues $72m social loan to Parkway Life REIT to finance eldercare facilities in Japan
It comes as Japan’s ageing population hits record highs, driving critical healthcare demand, said DBS. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore to ease Nipah virus measures from Feb 23 as India outbreak stabilises
Singapore will be progressively easing some Nipah virus public health measures from Monday (Feb 23) as no cases have been reported in the country in connection to the two reported in the Indian state ...