The revised anti-espionage law is merely a reflection of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s “bottom-line thinking,” says Alfred Wu, an associate professor who researches Chinese governance at Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. The economy is much less of a priority when compared to independence from foreign interference, says Wu.
Singapore, Vietnam can deepen ties in innovation, energy connectivity, sustainability: Tan See Leng
HANOI] Innovation, energy connectivity and sustainability are three areas in which Singapore and Vietnam can work together to seize opportunities of the next decade and further deepen bilateral …
Commentary: Will fresh supply of private homes ease property prices in Singapore?
Singapore has increased private housing supply to the highest in a decade. While this should reduce home prices, the country’s property market sometimes contradicts economic theory, say Tan Tee Khoon …
Myanmar’s generals still doing business in Singapore
Responding to MPs’ questions, Foreign Minister Balakrishnan admitted that 91 Singapore entities are supplying various goods to Myanmar’s armed forces despite the 1 February 2021 coup …
International school in Thailand turns S’pore CEO into multi-millionaire, amid spike in Chinese students
Demand from Chinese students to attend SISB, originally called the Singapore International School of Bangkok, has soared. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MAS to adjust tax incentives to encourage single family offices to invest ‘more purposefully’ in Singapore
The changes include recognising a broader range of investments in Singapore as well as overseas climate-related investments.
Billionaire Wee Cho Yaw’s UOL To Sell Singapore Hotel For $389 Million To Tycoon Choo Chong Ngen
Pan Pacific Hotels Group is selling one of its hotels in Singapore to Midtown Properties, a company owned by tycoon Choo Chong Ngen, founder of the Hotel 81 budget hotel chain, for S$525 million ($389 …
BIDA, Enterprise Singapore Group ink MoU to expand trade, investment in Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and Enterprise Singapore Group today inked a memorandum …
Nearly 100 More Singapore-Based Entities Found to Have Supplied Myanmar Military
A total of 138 entities based in the city state have so far been linked to the import of military-related materials by the junta, Singapore’s foreign minister said.
Billionaire Wee Cho Yaw’s UOL To Sell Singapore Property For $389 Million To Tycoon Choo Chong Ngen
Pan Pacific Hotels Group is selling one of its hotels in Singapore to Midtown Properties, a company owned by tycoon Choo Chong Ngen, founder of the Hotel 81 budget hotel chain, for S$525 million ($389 …