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

Why is the idea of a planned economy anathema to so many people despite Chinas success? And why do so many retain faith in market economies given the economic chaos much of the Western world is descending into? These questions have acquired a particular piquancy as Hong Kong embraces long-term planning for the first time, attracting criticism from some that it is falling into Chinese-style error. Having been in Asia for 50 years in Singapore, which I consider a planned economy, and Hong Kong...

Three months after leaving an inland port far up the Congo River, a consignment of timber arrived in Vietnam this summer concealing a secret it would take customs officials three weeks to uncover: nearly 1.2 tonnes of elephant ivory, smuggled halfway across the world. Tracking data reviewed by This Week in Asia shows the shipment travelled some 9,000 nautical miles (16,700km) with stops in Sri Lanka and Singapore before reaching Quy Nhon, a port on Vietnams central coast

The boy suffered severe injuries as a result, including to his ribs, lungs and kidneys, and was hospitalised for 46 days. The 31-year-old Singaporean...

Singapore will introduce tax exemptions on profits earned by fund managers and make it easier for investment professionals to obtain visas as it seeks to head off growing competition in the asset management sector, the central bank has said

At Singapore casino Resorts World Sentosas Lunar New Year lucky draw for high rollers earlier this year, the biggest prize was a bottle of Martell Cognac

After years of concern over students using artificial intelligence to cut corners, Singapores universities are embracing the technology, driven not just by changes in the classroom but by pressure to prepare graduates for an economy that increasingly prizes AI literacy

Thousands of people have rallied in Singapore against plans to build homes on two forested sites in a large public display of concern over how the land-scarce city state should balance housing demand with conservation

A silver Montblanc fountain pen owned by Singapores first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew has sold for S$461,500 (US$360,000), nearly 10 times its highest estimate, after drawing 111 bids at an auction

The disbarment of Workers Party chief Pritam Singh in Singapore is a professional blow for the leading opposition figure, but is not expected to further damage his political standing

A man who decided to burgle homes on his first visit to Singapore after finding the country rich was sentenced to three years and eight months jail on Friday

A Singapore court barred Pritam Singh, the chief of the main opposition party, from practising law following his criminal conviction for lying under oath to a parliamentary committee

This article was first published on August 14, 2016. Lion City celebrates first golden hero by James Porteous Singapore exploded into celebration as it feted a new sporting hero yesterday (August 13, 2016) after swimmer Joseph Schooling did the improbable beat his one-time idol Michael Phelps to win the Lion Citys first ever gold medal

A doctor and his friend who were arrested during a raid at a villa on Singapores Sentosa Island were sentenced on Wednesday to one years jail each for taking drugs

Havelock Palace has apologised for cooking foraged seafood in Singapore

The haze is back in Malaysia with at least two states registering unhealthy air readings on Monday as raging forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia send clouds of smoke northwards. Transboundary haze is a long-standing problem in Southeast Asia, particularly affecting Malaysia and Singapore due to their proximity to Indonesia, where vast tracts of forests and agricultural land become fire hotspots during the dry season

Thailand launched its Siam Silica framework last week, a national road map that stamps the Southeast Asian countrys stake in the semiconductor race by building a domestic ecosystem and positioning it as a key hub within an integrated supply chain among Asean member states. However, analysts say that the country will have much ground to cover as it trails behind neighbours Malaysia and Singapore

A pilot allegedly caught with tens of thousands of Ecstasy pills in Jakarta is the most high-profile case in a recent string of arrests that police and criminologists say points to a growing problem: transnational syndicates are using Malaysia to move drugs and recruit couriers. The case was followed within days by other arrests involving Malaysians in Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore, suggesting a pattern of criminal organisations exploiting the countrys transport links, porous borders and...

In getting into a sexual relationship with his 13-year-old niece, a man sexually exploited her, raped her during staycations and punished her with sex acts when he grew jealous about a schoolmate she was dating. The 38-year-old Singaporean man, who cannot be named to protect the victims identity, was sentenced to 21 years jail and 16 strokes of the cane on Monday

Recent arrests in Singapore of young people who succumbed to extremist ideologies and planned attacks, including school stabbings, have sent a chill across the city state, with authorities noting that the speed of radicalisation has doubled