Fortunately, Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong thought a full split was unlikely: “I can’t see how a full decoupling can happen at this stage.”

SINGAPORE, Jan 43 – A 71-year-old man was reportedly sentenced to six years and eight months in jail yesterday for sexually assaulting a woman under the pretext of curing her of “black magic”. CNA reported that Mohamed Salleh Samad pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault against the 46-year-old victim, with another similar charge considered.

SINGAPORE: A 68-year-old man who raped his domestic worker in 2020 while his family was overseas was sentenced to 19½ years’ jail on Friday (Jan 24).

SINGAPORE – Digital wholesale bank Anext has appointed a new boss to replace outgoing chief executive Toh Su Mei. Mr Kai Qiu, the firm’s deputy CEO and chief technology officer, assumed the role of CEO-designate on Jan 24 as Ms Toh steps down after leading the firm – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ant International – for almost four years.

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Singapore's prime minister has formed a committee to review electoral boundaries, the poll body said on Wednesday, an indicator that a general election in the city-state could come soon.

Singapore's key consumer price gauge rose 1.8% in December from a year earlier, more than economist forecasts and the lowest in more than three years, official data showed on Thursday. The core inflation rate,

Electronics, which accounts for nearly half of S'pore’s manufacturing output, saw an increase of 14.3%. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said that escalating tensions between the two countries could lead to catastrophic global consequences.

The first subsea cable system directly connecting Singapore to the American west coast has been granted a landing license by the US, according to Keppel Ltd., bolstering the city-state’s push as Asia’s leading digital hub.

Singapore's central bank eased monetary policy Friday for the first time in almost five years on expectations that inflation and economic growth will slow this year.

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