SINGAPORE: A man who was involved in four conspiracies to rig the market or price for share or unit counters listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) was sentenced on Friday (Aug 15)... Read more »
NEW YORK :The dollar slipped on Friday as a data-heavy week wound down, keeping the case for a September Federal Reserve interest rate cut intact, while traders awaited talks in Alaska between... Read more »
[SINGAPORE] Property tycoon Ong Beng Seng was spared jail time on Friday (Aug 15) as the court showed judicial mercy; he was instead fined S$30,000 for dealings with former transport minister S... Read more »
WASHINGTON :Tyrannosaurus subdued prey with raw power, using bone-crushing bite force. But other meat-eating dinosaurs that rivaled T. rex in size used different approaches. Giganotosaurus relied more on slashing and ripping flesh. And... Read more »
SINGAPORE – In one of the most climate-threatened corners of the planet lies a small island nation, its shores being eaten away by rising sea levels. Home to some 10,000 people, Tuvalu... Read more »
Drug trafficker pardoned by President on the advice of S’pore Cabinet President Tharman Shanmugaratnam has pardoned a convicted drug trafficker from the death penalty, reported Channel NewsAsia (CNA). As a result, Tristan... Read more »
Scam victims lose S$1.1B in 2024 as deceptive tactics grow more sophisticated Scams are no longer just a nuisance; they’ve evolved into a multi-billion-dollar industry, run by highly resourced organisations that are... Read more »
[SINGAPORE] A Workforce Singapore (WSG) initiative has placed 70 locals in overseas roles within six months of its November launch – surpassing a quarter of its two-year target. The S$16 million Overseas... Read more »
Couple who died in Bukit Merah fire moved in only two weeks ago, incident linked to PMD The man and woman who died after a fire broke out in their Bukit Merah... Read more »
[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s richest man Goh Cheng Liang, who died this week, kept a low profile for years compared with his other billionaire counterparts. The self-made tycoon, who was 98 when he died,... Read more »