Johor makes water pledge despite drought
Water pipes are visible on the Singapore-Johor Causeway. Source: Wikimedia
The minister in charge of public works for Johor State in Malaysia has assured Singapore...
CWT jumps after China bid
Keppel Container Terminal in Singapore
China's HNA Holding Group has announced it would make an offer to acquire Singapore-listed logistics firm CWT for nearly S$1.4...
S’pore to freeze car numbers
Singapore, one of the most expensive places in the world to buy a car, has announced it will enforce a growth cap on the...
S’pore oil-rig slump continues
Orders at Singaporean shipyards fell by more than half last year as the offshore industry was hammered by falling oil prices.
Companies in the sector...
Singapore: Asia’s second most visited city
Singapore, despite its limited size, attracts a lot of visitors. Source: Wikimedia
Singapore is Asia-Pacific's second-most popular destination, with 11.81 million international visitors last year,...
Driverless taxi has minor knock
Would driverless technology address Singapore’s notorious traffic jams? Source: Wikimedia
One of Singapore’s self-driving taxis being trialled has had its first accident, although the multitude of...
Singaporeans in US to face Iran-trade charges
A buried bomb blast in 2007 in Iraq. Source: Wikimedia
A Singaporean man accused of illegally exporting technology to Iran that was later found in unexploded homemade...
Singapore December exports slump
China’s downturn will continue to impact Asean. Source: Wikipedia
Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) from Singapore fell further last month, hurt by a sudden decline in...
Election-friendly Budget 2020 features goodies galore
Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat and heir apparent to current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong took “a tad longer than usual” with his speech...
S’pore clamps down on LGBT event
Singapore's Pink Dot lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights demonstration will only allow citizens and permanent residents to attend because of legal changes.
Pink...
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