A small but growing community of hobbyists in Malaysia are using metal detectors to hunt for gold jewellery and valuable trinkets, with some earning up to tens of thousands of ringgit a month from …
Can Singapore Property Prices Come Down In 2025?
Times are tough and our nation is about to be tested; but one of those tests is going to be a test of patience. As any property agent can tell you right now, the challenge is in finding people willing …
Why wealthy Chinese are losing interest in US and Singapore homes – and where they’re looking instead
Picture this: not so long ago, the ultra-rich from China were rushing to snap up trophy homes in top-tier cities like New York, Los Angeles, and Singapore. These properties were prestigious symbols of …
CEO of Singapore’s DBS tells businesses to ‘buckle up’ for tariff uncertainty
The CEO of Singapore’s biggest bank, DBS Group , Tan Su Shan, said on Thursday that businesses have to brace for heightened volatility and uncertainty triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump’s …
Singapore to Work With Unions, Business to Cushion Tariff Impact
The Singapore government joined representatives of employers and trade unions to announce plans to mitigate the impact of growing global trade disputes on the economy, as the city-state pushes back …
Woodlands double murder: Singapore hangs man who killed pregnant wife, daughter in 2017
Teo Ghim Heng, 49, strangled housewife Choong Pei Shan, 39, who was six months pregnant, and daughter Zi Ning in their Woodlands flat on Jan 20, 2017. The Singapore Prison Service told The Straits …
Why wealthy Chinese are quietly buying up property in these 7 surprising countries
There’s an old belief that when the Chinese rich start buying up property, you follow the money. You follow it to Vancouver. Sydney. Singapore. London. The usual suspects. But lately, something else …
OCBC Centre is ‘anchor’ for the bank; no plans to sell heritage site: board chairman
SINGAPORE] OCBC has no plans to sell its properties in Singapore’s central business district – and this includes the OCBC Centre, which has heritage value for the lender, said board chairman Andrew …
Expert panel urges Singapore’s financial institutions to prepare for post-quantum threats and supply chain risks
SINGAPORE] Financial institutions in Singapore should adopt a service-centric approach, re-examine their IT supply chains, and prepare for a post-quantum world to stay resilient amid evolving cyber …
Singapore eases monetary policy again as growth outlook dims and tariff pressures mount
By bno – Surabaya Office Singapore has loosened its monetary policy for the second consecutive time, with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) acting amid mounting concerns that the city-state …