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Singapore flags concern to India over ban on Sea's game: Report

Singapore has raised concerns with India about its ban of popular gaming app "Free Fire", owned by technology group Sea Ltd

Will Indian visitors return after Singapore's latest re-opening move?

Singapore's transport minister said last Wednesday that it is important to reclaim the island city-state's position as a global business and aviation hub

Singaporeans fall prey to Chinese-origin 'pig-butchering' crypto scam

Fraudsters reportedly spend months cultivating a relationship with the victims before urging them to invest in schemes

Singapore to hike taxes on rich as it winds down Covid-19 spending

GST will rise to 8% from January next year and to 9% in 2024, Lawrence Wong said, from 7% now.

India objects to Singapore PM's comments on Indian lawmakers

The Singapore PM had invoked Jawaharlal Nehru while highlighting how democracy should work in the city-state during a debate in Parliament

Singapore slightly upgrades Q4 GDP, keeps 2022 forecast for growth at 3-5%

Gross domestic product (GDP) grew 6.1% year-on-year in the fourth quarter, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said, slightly higher than the 5.9% growth in the government's advance estimate

Covid-19: Singapore records seven deaths and 19,420 fresh cases

So far, 94 per cent of Singapore's eligible population have completed their full vaccination regime under the national vaccination programme

Covid-19: Singapore reports more infectious BA.2 Omicron variant

Singapore has recently reported 198 cases of Covid-19 traced to the BA.2 Omicron sub-lineage, which appears to be more infectious than the more common BA.1

In surprise move, Singapore tightens monetary policy on inflation risks

The city-state's trade-dependent economy is highly susceptible to swings in global inflation

Singapore reviews inflation forecasts as core prices near 8-year high

The core inflation rate, the central bank's favoured price measure - rose to 2.1% in December on a year-on-year basis,

Covid-19: Singapore reports first Omicron-related death

Meanwhile, Singapore on Friday reported 3,155 new COVID-19 infections

Will Singapore's Vertex SPAC IPO benefit any Indian startups?

In 2020, around 200 SPACs went public in the U.S. raising about USD 64 billion in total funding, according to Renaissance Capital.

Will Singapore's Vertex SPAC IPO benefit any Indian startups?

The hottest rage in the US financial markets during the COVID-19 pandemic years of 2020 and 2021 was the SPAC - special purpose acquisition company

Govt objects to Singapore's restrictions on meat, eggs import

Singapore claimed that meat, eggs, and their products must be imported from approved sources in accredited countries or regions that meet the Singapore Food Agency's (SFA) standards

Singapore breaks down vaccine deaths, Moderna sees lowest rate

Of the 802 people who died from Covid-19 last year in the city-state, 555 or about 70 per cent weren't fully vaccinated

Singapore's economy grew by 7.2% in 2021, rebounding from 5.4% in 2020

Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry announced on Monday that based on advance estimates, the country's GDP grew by 7.2 per cent in 2021, rebounding from the 5.4 per cent contraction in 2020.

At 7.2%, Singapore's 2021 GDP grows at fastest pace in over a decade

The city-state's economy grew 7.2% in 2021, preliminary data showed on Monday, broadly in line with the government's official projection and rebounding from the record 5.4% contraction in 2020

Barclays to expand private banking in Singapore from its base in India

Barclays to expand private banking in Singapore from its base in India

Covid-19 vaccination mandatory in Singapore from February next year

Singapore has made Covid vaccination a mandatory condition for the approval of new applications for work passes, long-term passes and permanent residence in Singapore from February 1 next year. Those renewing their work passes will also have to be vaccinated, The Straits Times reported, citing the multi-ministry task force (MMTF) on Covid. The new order will not apply to children aged below 12 and those who are medically ineligible for vaccination, it said. The new measure, announced on Sunday, is a part of the nation's adjustments to dealing with the Omicron variant. "These measures will help sustain our high vaccination rates and facilitate the safe reopening of our society and economy," the Singapore daily quoting the MMTF said. At the point of application, employers will have to make a declaration that their work pass holders and dependants are fully vaccinated upon arrival in Singapore. Work pass holders must submit or present their vaccination certificates as part of the ..

Singapore lifts travel ban imposed on 10 African countries over Omicron

Singapore has lifted the ban it imposed on 10 African countries over the Omicron variant of coronavirus, while authorities expect a rapid doubling of cases in the coming days