The Thai government could raise significant tax revenue from allowing a legal gambling industry to grow but must consider the social impacts and better control existing illegal activities, experts say …
Future shifts in Vietnam-Singapore investment
Singapore remains the biggest foreign investor in Vietnam. Up to 2023, Singaporeans poured over $18 billion into Vietnamese real estate, exceeding investments in any other sector.
Best fixed deposit rates in Singapore (February 2024): Rates up to 3.9%, minimum deposits from $500
If you think that fixed deposits are only for conservative cash-rich aunties and uncles, think again. A fixed deposit (also known as a time deposit) account is a type of bank account that pays account …
Bhutan’s new ‘Mindfulness City’ is massive — with plans showing a city unlike any other in the world
The kingdom of Bhutan is planning a “mindfulness city” that, if built, will cover some 2.5% of the country — an area larger than Singapore. Plans show the 1,000-square-kilometer city will be …
Past reserves precious resource built up over generations to secure Singapore’s future: PM Lee
Singapore did not start with much. In 1959, when the People’s Action Party (PAP) Government first took office, Dr Goh Keng Swee was appointed Minister of Finance. He immediately discovered that the …
Past reserves precious resource built up over generations to secure Singapore’s future: PM Lee
Singapore did not start with much. In 1959, when the People’s Action Party (PAP) Government first took office, Dr Goh Keng Swee was appointed Minister of Finance. He immediately discovered that the …
More Indian asset managers shift overseas business to GIFT City
Several Indian asset managers said they are moving, or planning to move, some offshore fund business from financial centres such as Dubai and Singapore to a finance hub in the western state of Gujarat …
Japan set for fresh 34-year highs; most Asian markets are closed for Lunar New Year holiday
China, South Korea and Taiwan’s markets will be fully shut, while Singapore and Hong Kong will see a half day of trading …
Are young women more woke? How gender differences are shaping political views in Singapore – or not
A dramatic gender split in the political views and attitudes of Gen Z is being reported worldwide, but question marks remain over whether this trend is present in Singapore as well.
Singapore cracks down on Chinese influence
F ESTIVE FEVER” is how the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre describes the national mood in the run-up to Chinese New Year on February 10th. A different fever troubles the go …