Defence cooperation between Singapore and Indonesia has gone up another notch with more than 130 troops from the Singapore Army and 140 soldiers from the Indonesia Army (TNI-AD) taking part in an …
How Singapore and Hong Kong’s property cooling measures differ
Recent measures in Singapore aim to slow pace of price increase for resale HDB flats, while Hong Kong has stuck to its policies despite home prices being in the midst of a five-year low.
Hong Kong undaunted by Singapore rivalry as mainland Chinese support gives city unique advantage, treasury chief says
The support Hong Kong receives from mainland China allows the city to stand out as an international financial hub and supplies it with a unique advantage over regional rival Singapore, the treasury …
How Singapore Became the Aviation Hub of Asia — and Why It Matters to You
The picture is very different After the government of Singapore decided in April to allow fully vaccinated passengers to enter without tests or quarantine, traffic soared to more than 50 percent of …
Hong Kong undaunted by Singapore rivalry as mainland support gives city unique advantage, treasury chief says
Hong Kong remains undaunted by growing competition with Singapore as support from mainland China gives the city a unique advantage and makes it stand out as an international economic hub, a top …
Thailand airports randomly testing travellers from S’pore & Hong Kong for XBB Omicron
Data shows travellers who were in Singapore were carrying the XBB strain. Airports in Thailand are resorting to randomly testing passengers from Singapore and Hong Kong who show signs of respiratory …
Amid Singapore’s reopening boom, city’s vaunted ‘affordable public housing’ leaves citizens feeling priced out
Home affordability a key gripe among Singaporeans, with some in limbo after government imposed cooling measures to ease red-hot property market Measures expect to dampen demand and help keep public …
Singapore penalises Vogue magazine for promoting ‘Non-Traditional Families’, breached content guidelines on four occasions
SINGAPORE, Oct 15 (Bloomberg): Singapore has cut the permit … in some areas — like legalizing bar-top dancing in 2003 — to enhance its appeal as a business and travel hub. It cut the licenses of …
Duty-unpaid cigarettes from Indonesia smuggled via Jurong Fishery Port concealed with fish, S’porean man gets more than 26 months’ jail
How duty-unpaid cigarettes end up here. A 24-year-old Singaporean man, Muhammad Rifa’ie Bin Mazlan, was sentenced by the State Courts on Oct. 11 to 26 months’ jail for engaging in a conspiracy to deal …
Singapore announces $15 billion support package for all Singaporean households
Singapore’s Finance Ministry on Friday announced a S$1.5 billion support package for all Singaporean households amid rising inflation.