Singapore takes multi-prong approach to Wuhan virus
Both China and Singapore are pulling out all stops to deal with the Wuhan virus, as the death toll climbs to 106 and health...
UN Report reinforces Singapore’s genius in social engineering
Singaporeans may be wrong in estimating the prevalence of Chinese and Indian nationals in their country, but the government definitely hasn’t missed a beat...
ASEAN-5 growth forecast trimmed as exports slow
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) trimmed its growth forecast for five members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members amid their continued...
21 contenders for SG’s five digital banking licenses
Singapore’s Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has confirmed a total of 21 applications for its digital banking licenses. Seven bids came through for the digital...
Singapore fake news law to face legal challenge
A Singapore opposition party says it will legally challenge government corrections under the so-called fake news law, which came into effect in October. The Singapore...
Singapore’s economy limps into 2020
Singapore's economy grew by just 0.7 per cent during 2019 as the US-China trade war disrupted the financial hub along with a cyclical global...
U Mobile and StarHub to conduct world’s first 5G SA roaming trials
Malaysia’s U Mobile and Singapore’s StarHub have announced on Monday (Dec 30) that they will be conducting one of the world’s first 5G standalone...
KL and Singapore ranked among world’s most hardworking cities
Two of the top five hardest working cities in the world are in Southeast Asia, according to a report published in August this year. US-based...
Vietnamese tanker captain jailed for Singapore oil theft
A Vietnamese oil tanker’s captain has been jailed for more than 5½ years in Singapore for his involvement in the theft of approximately US$150...
POFMA to shape SG political conversation
Last month, naturalised citizen and political figure Brad Bowyer corrected his Facebook post to comply with Singapore’s newly enacted Protection from Online Falsehoods and...
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Singapore, Hong Kong defer ‘travel bubble’
Singapore and Hong Kong have put off a plan to introduce a travel bubble amid the latter’s sudden spike in the number of coronavirus...
RCEP—world’s largest free-trade pact—’signed’
Fifteen countries spanning the Asia Pacific region have officially inked the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) which promises to create a vast free trade...
Temasek offers $600-million rescue to Singapore shipping giant
Singapore-based Temasek Holdings Inc. stepped in as a white knight for financially-strapped Pacific International Lines (PIL), offering the latter worth $600 million of rescue...