A billionaire hotelier is set to plead guilty to abetting offences in a rare corruption case that gripped Singapore and landed a former minister in jail.
Singapore warns of slowdown in second half of the year as it keeps monetary policy steady
This comes after DPM Gan Kim Yong said the U.S. was “non-committal” on whether the level of tariffs will remain at 10% for Singapore imports into the U.S.
Are Gen Z-ers in Singapore worried about generative AI coming for their jobs?
Gen Zs are likeliest to think AI will significantly impact their jobs, a Randstad Singapore survey shows. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
‘Who’s going to buy a S$9 croissant?’: Singapore’s artisanal bakeries crumble under cost pressures, softening demand
SINGAPORE] The pie is shrinking for artisanal bakeries in Singapore as they battle a triple threat: rising ingredient and rental costs, labour shortages, and weakening demand for baked goods. Read …
Singapore’s temporal sovereignty: How SG60 reveals the future of statecraft
POLITICAL science has long understood sovereignty as control over territory, people and resources. But Singapore’s SG60 initiatives reveal something unprecedented in statecraft: temporal sovereignty – …
Review: Why Singapore Airlines Business Class remains a favourite
Hand luggage fits neatly into a floor storage compartment, so there’s no battling to open overhead bins. The swivelling reading light fitted by the seat is a bonus and can be dimmed or brightened. By …
2 Singaporeans arrested for leaving Malaysia illegally via land checkpoints
Two Singaporeans and an Indian national were arrested in separate incidents for attempting to leave Malaysia illegally via a “major land checkpoint” on motorcycles. The men, who are in their 20s and …
Lessons learnt from Singapore’s love-hate relationship with e-scooters
Neuron Mobility CEO believes the future of urban transport will be shared, electric and small. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
How Singapore’s economic architect Goh Keng Swee shaped its state-linked giants
As Singapore’s first finance minister, colleagues say he built state firms with the rigour of a businessman and vision of a nation-builder The First Fools: B-Sides of Lee Kuan Yew’s A-Team is a new …
Brunei’s takaful growth pushes ahead its Islamic finance ambitions
Brunei, which has Southeast Asia’s highest per-capita income after Singapore, aims to compete in Islamic finance with regional powerhouses Malaysia and Indonesia. That is part of a strategy to …