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Hotels, flights booked out as 'Swift effect' hits Singapore
The "Swift effect" is about to hit Southeast Asia but Singapore has left some of...
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Wee Cho Yaw, former UOB chairman and one of Singapore's richest men, dies aged 95
Mr Wee Cho Yaw, the former chairman and CEO of Singapore bank UOB, has died...
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Singapore and China reach agreement on mutual 30-day visa-free entry; arrangement begins on Feb 9
Singapore and China have agreed to a 30-day mutual visa-free entry for their citizens, close...
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97% of escalator incidents due to improper use, says Building and Construction Authority
Most escalator incidents in the first 10 months of this year arose from user behaviour,...
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Singapore Airlines flight attendant arrested in Japan for alleged shoplifting, biting man
A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight attendant has been arrested in Japan for allegedly stealing around...
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Tharman Shanmugaratnam to be Singapore's 9th President after 70.4% landslide win
Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam will be Singapore's next President after securing a landslide victory with 70.4...
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India allows rice exports to Singapore: Ministry
India’s Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday (Aug 29) the country had decided to...
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Is recycling plastic pointless? Hard truths about what happens to your recyclable waste
Throwing recyclable waste in the blue recycling bin at every public housing block, or down...
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Five-star hotels and serviced apartments: Singapore firms invest in Timor-Leste’s leisure, hospitality sectors
Singapore-owned businesses are investing millions of dollars in Timor-Leste's leisure and hospitality sectors. These include five-star...
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Painting on designer bags: Singapore marquage artists on their craft and its unique appeal
Having one’s designer bag painted on might have seemed a crazy thing to do a...
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Singapore's crowded food delivery scene could see mergers, acquisitions soon: Analysts
Amid rising costs and slowing demand, consolidations – in the form of exits, mergers or...
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Singapore biotech firms expand to the US, drawn by market size and experienced workforce
Singapore healthcare and biotech companies are making a bigger play in overseas markets like the...
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Can the supermarket bag charge break Singapore's plastic addiction?
Ms Lydia Yee is not worried about the prospect of having to pay for disposable...
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Lasers count microparticles in textile wastewater
New Nike-funded research proposes a new way to more accurately measure and control the amount...
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Singapore software vendor says own hardware in colo costs $400 million less than cloud
Singaporean search engine optimisation tools vendor Ahrefs has claimed that keeping its infrastructure on-premises, rather...
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Singapore pork products not affected by cases of African swine fever in wild boars: SFA
Following the Philippine ban on pig products from Singapore, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said...
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Plastic bag charge at most Singapore supermarkets to start on Jul 3
From Jul 3 this year, customers will have to fork out at least 5 cents...
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Chang Ling peanuts recalled due to presence of food additive not allowed in such products
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has recalled Chang Ling peanuts after detecting the presence of...
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Singapore's core inflation unchanged at 5.1% in December, averaged 4.1% for 2022
Singapore's core inflation remained unchanged at 5.1 per cent year-on-year in December, official data showed...
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Singapore economy grew 3.8% in 2022, slower than 7.6% growth in 2021: MTI advance data
Singapore’s economy grew 3.8 per cent for the whole of 2022, slowing from the 7.6...
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Jessica Henwick talks diversity and Nicolas Cage
Just before Jessica Henwick was cast in “Game of Thrones” and “Star Wars: The Force...
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Indian stocks top Asian markets, strong economic growth fuels hope
In a year when Indian equities emerged as the best performers in Asia and the...
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Malaysia landslide: Search continues at campsite for missing 12
The search for the remaining 12 campers caught in a deadly landslide at an unlicensed...
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Indonesia parliament approves extradition treaty with Singapore
Indonesia's parliament passed into law a bilateral extradition agreement with Singapore on Thursday (Dec 15),...
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Singapore and Bangladesh sign memorandum of cooperation on trade and investment
Singapore and Bangladesh have signed a memorandum of cooperation on trade and investment (MCTI), Singapore's...