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Singapore is worried that the massive subsidies Washington and Brussels are about to spend on new microchip projects will upset a “finely balanced” global market. “When we start doing these things, ...

S'pore now ranked third in Asia, behind Tel Aviv (fifth globally) and Beijing (seventh globally). Read more at straitstimes.com.

Short video app TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance, said on Thursday it would invest billions of dollars in Southeast Asia over the next few years, as it doubles down on the region amid intensifying ...

New home sales in Singapore jumped to the highest in a year, official data showed on Thursday, despite a hike in taxes a month earlier to try to cool the market and discourage foreign buying. There ...

While no one likes a queue cutter, some people still do it anyway. In a Facebook video uploaded on June 14, a black Singapore-registered Mercedes was seen slipping through a gap in the barricades ...

SINGAPORE, June 15 (Reuters) - Middle distillates stocks at key trading hub Singapore rose for the fourth consecutive week on higher imports from the Middle East and India, official data on Thursday ...

Indonesia lifted a 20-year-old ban on sea sand exports, causing some concerns among environmentalists. Indonesia first banned sea sand exports in 2003 and eventua ...

Quiet optimism over news that the United States has hit the pause button on interest rate hikes helped local shares make gains on Thursday amid mixed trading in the region. Read more at ...

The Manpower Ministry and tripartite partners are developing a set of guidelines “to shape norms and provide employers with further guidance” on including non-compete clauses in labour contracts.

Do we have a new contender for Singapore's upcoming Presidential Election?While Michelle Chong is unlikely to give Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam and entrepreneur George Goh a run for their ...

The costs of chartering supertankers to move crude oil from the Middle East to Asia have jumped to the highest since April as more cargoes are being booked in June, according to industry sources and ...

Now that businessman George Goh has thrown his hat into the ring as a potential candidate for the upcoming Presidential Election, attention has turned ...

Two South Korea-linked crypto platforms halted withdrawals in the space of 24 hours, a reminder of the ongoing risks in the digital-asset sector following a spate of blowups sparked by a market rout ...

While relatively low now, at S$5 per tonne, the tax will rise to S$25 per tonne in 2024, and S$45 from 2026. Voluntary markets are only part of Singapore’s strategy, however. The country also has its ...

THE driver of a luxury SUV with a Malaysian number plate was denied entry by Singapore Cus­toms for ignoring police instructions, China Press reported.

The Manpower Ministry and tripartite partners are developing a set of guidelines “to shape norms and provide employers with further guidance” on including non-compete clauses in labour contracts.