Fortunately, Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong thought a full split was unlikely: “I can’t see how a full decoupling can happen at this stage.”

The STI’s biggest gainer was Singtel, up 2.9 per cent to $3.20. The telco was also among the most active with 31.2 million shares transacted. Sats was the STI’s cellar dweller, falling 2.3 per cent to $3.44.

Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan was speaking at an event organised by the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, which explored Singapore's outlook for 2025 and beyond.

SINGAPORE, Jan 43 – A 71-year-old man was reportedly sentenced to six years and eight months in jail yesterday for sexually assaulting a woman under the pretext of curing her of “black magic”. CNA reported that Mohamed Salleh Samad pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault against the 46-year-old victim, with another similar charge considered.

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Tharman Shanmugaratnam warned of mass joblessness in the years ahead and called for worker education and training to be revamped.

SINGAPORE: A 68-year-old man who raped his domestic worker in 2020 while his family was overseas was sentenced to 19½ years’ jail on Friday (Jan 24).

The first subsea cable system directly connecting Singapore to the American west coast has been granted a landing license by the US, according to Keppel Ltd., bolstering the city-state’s push as Asia’s leading digital hub.

Singapore's key consumer price gauge rose 1.8% in December from a year earlier, higher than economist forecasts and the lowest in more than three years, official data showed on Thursday.The core inflation rate,

Singapore has long held a reputation for its diverse and experimental food scene, and now adventurous diners can tuck into creepy crawlies in the city’s bars and hawker stalls.

Alessandro Palombo told BI Dubai and Singapore are both great cities for doing business but a luxury lifestyle can look very different in each hub.

Singapore’s key inflation gauge cooled to the slowest pace in three years in December, ahead of a monetary policy decision due Friday.