Singapores retrenchment rate in the second quarter of 2026 hit its highest level since the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in late 2020, driven by business reorganisation and restructuring, the manpower ministry said on Monday

A fierce 30-minute bidding war for a rare Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama pumpkin bag seized in Singapores S$3 billion (US$2.35 billion) money laundering case sent its final price soaring on Sunday night

When Jordan Seow joined OpenAI in June 2025, he became the companys first locally hired forward-deployed engineer in Asia-Pacific, joining a Singapore office that then had fewer than 20 employees

Singapore Airlines was awarded the title of worlds best airline in the annual rankings by Skytrax, taking the top spot from Qatar Airways in a year that saw Middle Eastern carriers come under significant pressure from the ongoing war in Iran

Singapore Defence Minister Chan Chun Sings use of Mandarin and Chinese philosophy in his speech at a major security forum in Beijing has won him praise on Chinese social media, while shedding light on how cultural familiarity and language can be diplomatic tools for the city state

Waymo plans to launch its robotaxi service in Singapore in 2028, giving the US company its first foothold in Southeast Asia

A diagnosed paedophile who sexually abused 11 girls over 33 years, with the acts ranging from molestation to rape, was sentenced by a Singapore court on Thursday to 21 years jail

A Singapore family court rejected a 90-year-old mans claim for spousal maintenance from his 89-year-old wife, noting that both of them are in the twilight of their lives

The city also ranked third globally in the 40th edition of the twice-yearly report, released on Wednesday amid a remarkably tight race at the top of global finance. Hong Kong scored 756, just one point behind London and a point ahead of Singapore....

Singapores ministers are among the worlds highest paid, a system its leaders have defended as necessary to attract capable people into public service and reduce the temptation of corruption

Months after deadly clashes that cost dozens of lives along their shared border, the foreign ministers of Cambodia and Thailand laid out opening arguments on Tuesday over a different kind of territory: 27,000 sq km (10,400 square miles) of seabed thought to hold a fortune in gas and oil. The venue was the Permanent Court of Arbitrations Singapore office, where the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas conciliation commission is being asked to settle who controls a stretch of the...

The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) on Monday announced funding for a feasibility study on a new transpacific submarine cable linking the US with Thailand and as many as five other Southeast Asian nations, as Washington seeks to expand secure digital infrastructure in the region. The proposed cable that could extend up to 18,507km (11,500 miles) long would connect Thailand with the United States via Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam, while avoiding the South...

Singapore was shrouded in haze on Tuesday, with smoke from wildfires in neighbouring Indonesia raising island-wide pollution to levels that pose a health risk

After learning that a woman regularly hosted high-stakes poker games at her home in Singapores affluent Bukit Timah area, two men plotted to rob the house, recruiting a group of people from Malaysia and conducting surveillance before carrying out the plan

Singapores Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing is set to visit China from Tuesday to Thursday at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun and will speak at the Beijing Xiangshan Forum for the second consecutive year

Singapores openness to chemical castration for sex offenders has cast light on the ethical questions surrounding the treatment, with the discussion centred on whether it would fill any gap left by existing legislation

As Singapore considers joining a China-led body on artificial intelligence, analysts say membership would give the city state a bigger say in global governance matters related to the technology but may invite an unfriendly response from Washington

Workers Party chief Pritam Singh has called for a more modest increase to Singapores ministerial salaries, challenging the argument that a higher pay was needed to attract top talent from the private sector

A family court has granted a man a personal protection order (PPO) against his wife, who had abused him emotionally or psychologically with text messages about him having sex with his sister

The police have identified and interviewed five people over online comments relating to the Nepal floods and discussions surrounding Singapore Airlines (SIA) investment in Air India

Singapore remains open to considering chemical castration as a measure to tackle sex crimes if there is clear evidence that it is effective in reducing crime, Home Affairs Minister K

Singapores transport minister on Tuesday defended Singapore Airlines investment in Air India, saying the city states flag carrier must grow overseas because there is a limit to how many people will fly to or from Singapore

Singapores ministers will receive progressive salary increases, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has announced

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong warned against a recent spate of racist comments being made online, saying prejudice should not be allowed to become normalised in the multiracial city state

Police are investigating shameful racist and xenophobic online comments about the China-Nepal disaster and Singapore Airlines (SIA) investment in Air India, Senior Minister K Shanmugam said on Saturday

Helen Fungs home felt empty. After her husband died last October, she found herself rattling around a house in Singapore with only a domestic helper she could not get along with for company

The son of Malaysias king has dismissed a report that a potential tax bill of more than S$2 billion (US$1.6 billion) is complicating his plans to sell 16.6 hectares (41 acres) of land in Singapore, saying he was more than happy to absorb levies on both sides of the causeway

A Malaysian royals plan to sell a tract of land in the heart of Singapore faces a complication: a tax bill that may exceed US$1 billion

Singapore is positioning itself as a bridge between Central Asia and Asean, as both regions increasingly look to each other amid growing disruption to global trade and intensifying superpower rivalry

Singapore state investor Temasek, the majority shareholder of Singapore Airlines , on Saturday backed the airlines investment in Air India, as scrutiny grows over its stake in the loss-making Indian carrier

More than 1,000 luxury items and 80 real estate properties forfeited in Singapores S$3 billion (US$2.4 billion) money laundering case would go under the hammer from September 7, audit firm Deloitte said on Saturday

Only later would they realise the lessons were part of the trap. The Singaporean business owner had found a group of self-styled investment experts on Facebook, claiming to offer foolproof tips and guaranteed returns

A Singapore opposition lawmaker has urged that state investor Temaseks money not be used to shore up Air India, after the Indian carrier had asked owners Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, which Temasek majority-owns, for US$1.5 billion

Singaporean police raided the local office of iron ore trader Radiant World last week and questioned some of the firms employees, according to people familiar with the matter, part of an investigation into the companys transactions after some counterparties raised concerns about allegedly falsified documents

Singaporean online commentator Amos Yee Pang Sang on Wednesday received four fresh charges linked to posts he made about race and children

A man who hid behind some plants to film a couple having extramarital sex at a rooftop garden in Singapore later used the video to threaten the woman while asking for sex and cash

The number of theft cases in homes jumped by about 25 per cent in the first half of 2026, even as Singapores overall physical crime situation remained stable

Singapore will increase its spending on pro-family measures focusing on easing childcare costs, with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong calling them one of the best investments on Sunday, as the city state aims to reverse its declining fertility rate