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Singapore stocks lower on last trading day of the year; STI up 16.9% in 2024
SINGAPORE stocks fell on thin trading volumes on Tuesday (Jan 31) before investors usher in the New Year. The local benchmark Straits…
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Singapore shares retreat at Tuesday’s open; STI down 0.4%
SINGAPORE stocks started trading in negative territory on Tuesday (Dec 31) morning, mirroring overnight losses in global markets. As at…
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Singapore: Father Charged for Filming Obscene Videos, Having Sex with Daughters Multiple Times
A 46-year-old man was taken to a district court on charges of having three distinct instances of incest with one of his daughters.…
News
PM Wong Expresses Grief Jeju Air Plane Crash, Says "Singapore Stands in Solidarity with South Korea"
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong expressed his profound sadness at the December 29 Jeju Air jet tragedy in South Korea, which claimed 179…
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Singapore: 27-Year-Old Man Jailed, Fined for Hurling Racial Slurs at Project Acai Cafe Cashier
On Monday, December 30, a man who tossed a tip box and hurled racist epithets at a cashier in a Project Acai Cafe was fined S$4,000…
Business
Singapore stocks buck regional decline to close higher; STI up 0.6%
Across the broader market, gainers beat losers 264 to 206, with 588.2 million securities worth S$676.2 million traded SINGAPORE stocks…
Business
Layoffs and job cuts in Singapore in 2024
RETRENCHMENT and unemployment in Singapore eased in the third quarter, but the current quarter posted some prominent layoffs. From the…
Business
Singapore shares muted at Monday’s open; STI up 0.03%
SINGAPORE stocks opened flat on Monday (Dec 30) morning with a mixed showing from global markets amid light trading volumes with the New…
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Singapore: Motocyclist, 58, Dies in Fatal Accident With Lorry on AYE; 46-Year-Old Driver Arrested
An accident involving a lorry on the Ayer Rajah Expressway on the morning of December 28 resulted in the death of a 58-year-old biker. The…
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Young Foreign National Dies after Falling from Overhead Bridge in Telok Blangah in Singapore
Following a suspected fall from an overhead bridge, a 36-year-old man was found dead near Telok Blangah Road in Singapore. Singaporean…
Business
Motorcyclists Group in Singapore Caught Doing 'Superman' Stunts Along ECP In Viral Video; Netizens Slam Act Calling it 'Stupid'
A video of a motorcyclist doing risky 'Superman' act along the East Coast Parkway has gone viral on social media. A Facebook user Raven…
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Singapore Man Jailed for Shooting Compromising Videos Of His Girlfriend Without Consent When He Was a SIM Student
A 23-year-old boy was jailed for 20 months on Thursday for filming compromising videos of his girlfriend, repeatedly without her consent…
Business
Singapore market unlikely to repeat 2024’s high; moderate returns expected for 2025
IT HAS been “a year of two halves” for the Singapore market in 2024. While the local market remained relatively stable in the first half…
Business
Singapore shares open higher on Friday; STI rises 0.6%
SINGAPORE stocks began trading higher on Friday (Dec 27) morning following a muted showing from US equities. As at 9.02 am, the Straits…
Business
Singapore Institute of Advanced Medicine says ‘no assurance’ it can turn profitable or sustain it
Troubled healthcare provider Singapore Institute of Advanced Medicine (SIAMH) said on Thursday (Dec 26) that it’s not guaranteed the…
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Singapore Institute of Advanced Medicine says ‘no assurance’ it can turn profitable
Troubled healthcare provider Singapore Institute of Advanced Medicine Holdings (SIAMH) said on Thursday (Dec 26) that it is not guaranteed…
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Singapore Knife Attack: 24-Year-Old Charged for Seriously Hurting Man on Christmas Eve
A 24-year-old man, who is currently on remission, is accused of injuring another man with a watermelon knife on Christmas Eve. Mohammad…
Business
Singapore shares rise at Tuesday’s open; STI up 0.2%
SINGAPORE shares started trading in positive territory on Tuesday (Dec 24) morning, mirroring overnight gains in global markets. As at…
Business
Singapore pulls ahead of Hong Kong in race to be crypto hub
SINGAPORE forged ahead with efforts to formulate a digital assets hub in 2024, while rival financial centre Hong Kong has struggled to…
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Two new ride-hailing operators awarded provisional licences in Singapore
TWO new ride-hail service operators – Geo Lah and Trans-cab Services – will enter the Singapore market in 2025. The news comes as licensed…
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Sias to take its Invest Singapore programme to the heartlands
The Securities Investors Association (Singapore), or Sias, will step up efforts to boost retail participation in local stocks in 2025 and…
Business
Singapore shares open lower on Friday; STI down 0.5%
SINGAPORE stocks opened lower on Friday (Dec 20), following another downbeat session on Wall Street as the US Federal Reserve’s hawkish…
Business
Singapore shares mirror regional declines; STI down 1.1%
THE Straits Times Index (STI) continued to falter on Friday (Dec 20), mirroring regional indices. The STI was down 1.1 per cent or 42.95…
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Latest Singapore six-month T-bill cut-off yield inches up to 3.02%
THE cut-off yield on Singapore’s latest six-month Treasury bill (T-bill) rose to 3.02 per cent, according to auction results released by…