11 charged over multi-million dollar Shell oil heist in Singapore Nine Singaporeans and two Vietnamese men were charged on Tuesday (Jan 9) over their alleged involvement in stealing fuel from Shell’s Pulau Bukom refinery. — […]
Hundreds affected as flash floods hit eastern Singapore Hundreds of commuters and motorists were caught in flash floods across parts of eastern Singapore yesterday as an intense downpour dumped weeks’ worth of rain in just […]
Japan to make ‘all-out bid’ for KL-Singapore high-speed rail project Japan is making an “all-out bid” for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) contract to construct Southeast Asia’s largest-ever infrastructure project. — Channel NewsAsia New […]
SIA makes U-turn on credit card fee for flights leaving S’pore after backlash In a U-turn, national carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) has ditched its plans to levy a credit-card service fee on outgoing flights from […]
Singapore manufacturing ends 2017 on a strong note, powered by electronics Singapore manufacturers ended 2017 on a high, fuelled mainly by strong growth in electronics. But the sector’s pace of expansion is showing signs of […]
Singapore’s solid fourth-quarter growth bolsters bets on central bank tightening Singapore’s economic growth slowed in the fourth quarter as factories lost steam, but a services sector recovery has bolstered expectations the central bank could tighten […]
New study finds clear divide among social classes in Singapore The sharpest social divisions in Singapore may now be based on class, instead of race or religion, a study released on Thursday (Dec 28) suggests. […]
Ex-Keppel lawyer cooperated with US in bribery probe: Documents A former lawyer at Keppel Corp’s oil rig building business secretly pleaded guilty and cooperated with US authorities before the Singapore-based company agreed to pay US$422 […]
Recalling Singapore’s forgotten unions When mentioning “NTUC” to any Singaporean, the first thing that usually springs to mind is not what the potent acronym has long stood for—the National Trades Union Congress—but rather a chain […]
News Analysis: Keppel O&M’s fines a new blow to resurgent sector This Christmas is going down in history as perhaps the most disquieting for Singapore’s stock market and its embattled offshore and marine (O&M) sector. […]
2017: A year of missteps and mismanagement for Lee Hsien Loong 2017 was a horrible year for Singapore’s government — and for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in particular, which began with an open and […]
Singapore officials rehearse for ‘inevitable’ terror attack Singapore has been a safe harbor – to date – in the volatile Southeast Asian region, which has been plagued by intermittent terrorist attacks. But Lion City has […]