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Singapore is the number 1 city for the ultra-wealthy again in 2025

Singapore is the number 1 city for the ultra-wealthy again in 2025

SINGAPORE: The Little Red Dot has topped yet another global list, emerging in pole position as the number one city for wealthy people wishing to live la dolce vita on the 2025 Global Wealth & Lifestyle Report from the Julius Baer Group. The report...

Singapore's Asset Management Industry Hits Record High

Singapore's Asset Management Industry Hits Record High

Singapore's asset management industry grew for the second year in a row to reach a record high. At the end of last year, assets under management in Singapore grew 12.2 percent year-on-year to reach a record high of nearly S$6.1 trillion ($4.7...

Countering misinformation requires both laws and access to trusted news sources: Josephine Teo

Countering misinformation requires both laws and access to trusted news sources: Josephine Teo

SINGAPORE – Laws against fake news and manipulated content during elections will continue to be essential in safeguarding Singaporeans against information threats, but by themselves they are not enough to push back against misinformation, Minister...

President Sheikh Mohamed in call for peace with Turkey's Erdogan

President Sheikh Mohamed in call for peace with Turkey's Erdogan

President Sheikh Mohamed joined Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a call for regional peace during a state visit to Turkey. Sheikh Mohamed was received by Mr Erdogan at Turkey’s Presidential Palace and an official reception hosted in his...

2 weeks’ jail for man caught smuggling over 1,800 vapes and pods into Singapore

2 weeks’ jail for man caught smuggling over 1,800 vapes and pods into Singapore

SINGAPORE – A Singaporean man tried to cross Woodlands Checkpoint from Johor Bahru in September 2024 with over 1,800 electronic vaporisers and pods hidden in his car boot and bonnet. But the authorities discovered the loot and foiled his plan....

'World minus America': Singapore's SM Lee gives 'temporary' solution to tackle Trump tariffs

'World minus America': Singapore's SM Lee gives 'temporary' solution to tackle Trump tariffs

Singapore’s Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong issued a pointed criticism of US trade policy, stating that the 'best framework is the world minus one', a thinly veiled jab at US President Donald Trump’s tariff-driven trade agenda. Speaking at the...

Keller Williams Expands to Singapore

Keller Williams Expands to Singapore

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 16, 2025-- Keller Williams Realty, LLC (KW), the world's largest real estate franchise by agent count, is expanding across Asia. As momentum continues, KW has awarded a new master franchise in Singapore. As of...

Russia's Putin announces 'military operation' in...

Russia's Putin announces 'military operation' in...

MOSCOW (AFP/NYTIMES/REUTERS) - Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised a military operation in eastern Ukraine on Thursday (Feb 24) in what could be the start of war in Europe over Russia’s demands for an end to Nato’s eastward expansion. “I...

Singapore central bank warns of slowdown in H2 2025 despite strong early gains

Singapore central bank warns of slowdown in H2 2025 despite strong early gains

SINGAPORE, July 16 — Singapore’s economic growth is likely to slow in the second half of the year despite a better-than-expected performance in the first half because of uncertainties over tariffs, the head of its central bank said yesterday....

Singapore’s first full-length animated historical film spans WWII, Peranakan culture and more

Singapore’s first full-length animated historical film spans WWII, Peranakan culture and more

Co-directed by veteran ex-Disney animator Raul Garcia (Beauty And The Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas), executive produced by Leonard Lai (Ah Boys To Men) and featuring an original score by Golden Horse Award-winning composer Ricky Ho,...

Singapore proposes to bar convicted money launderers from directorships

Singapore proposes to bar convicted money launderers from directorships

[SINGAPORE] The Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Acra) plan to bar those who have been convicted of money laundering offences from serving as a company director as part of wide-ranging reforms to...

Singapore startup BeeX takes the sting out of maritime inspection costs with underwater drones

Singapore startup BeeX takes the sting out of maritime inspection costs with underwater drones

[SINGAPORE] Being a small fish in a big pond is paying off for BeeX, as the startup’s underwater drones prove cheaper and greener than their larger competitors. The company designs, builds and operates submarine drones – also known as autonomous...

Singapore’s new grant signals the need to adapt to tariffs, not just ride them out

Singapore’s new grant signals the need to adapt to tariffs, not just ride them out

[SINGAPORE] Announced in April, suspended till July, then postponed to August, with sectoral variations on the way – the rollercoaster of US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats hurtles onward, with no clear end in sight. Even as talks continue...

HIMARS Launched on Australian Soil

HIMARS Launched on Australian Soil

High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems from the Australian Army, the United States Army and the Singapore Army fire a salvo of rockets during a combined joint live fire exercise in Queensland, Australia during Exercise Talisman Sabre 25. The...

SC Asset Announces Global Launch Roadshow for “REFERENCE SATHORN – WONGWIANYAI” in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taipei This July

SC Asset Announces Global Launch Roadshow for “REFERENCE SATHORN – WONGWIANYAI” in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taipei This July

SINGAPORE and HONG KONG and TAIPEI, July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — SC Asset, one of Thailand’s leading real estate developers, is proud to announce the Global Launch Roadshow for its flagship river view condominium project, REFERENCE SATHORN –...

Is a shakeup ahead? Political turbulence forecast for Costa Mesa in wake of lawsuit

Is a shakeup ahead? Political turbulence forecast for Costa Mesa in wake of lawsuit

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, July 16. I’m Carol Cormaci, bringing you this week’s TimesOC newsletter with a look at some of the latest local news and events from around the county. A clue to the reasoning behind the recent, abrupt firing of Costa...

The 13 Hotel new owner sells Singapore assets for MOP321 mln

The 13 Hotel new owner sells Singapore assets for MOP321 mln

The new owner of Macau’s The 13 Hotel, Loi Keong Kuong along with his family, has reportedly divested five shophouses in Singapore for a total of S$50.7 million (MOP321 million/US$39.5 million) this year, following their recent acquisition of the...

Singapore eyes first Article 6 carbon deal in Asean in coming months: official

Singapore eyes first Article 6 carbon deal in Asean in coming months: official

The city-state is in “advanced discussions” with a number of countries in this region, including Thailand,” said Benedict Chia, director-general of climate change at the republic’s National Climate Change Secretariat at International Emissions...

Singapore court approval allows Barramundi Group to move forward with restructuring

Singapore court approval allows Barramundi Group to move forward with restructuring

A Singapore court has granted Barramundi Group’s requested orders, giving it the go-ahead to begin its restructuring efforts. The approval comes just over two weeks after secured and unsecured creditors of the company greenlit a restructuring plan...

Singapore Seeking Pharmaceutical Tariff Concessions from US

Singapore Seeking Pharmaceutical Tariff Concessions from US

The deputy prime minister and trade minister of Singapore, Gan Kim Yong, has announced his plans to visit Washington this July in order to negotiate certain pharmaceutical tariff concessions on exports, thereby looking forward to shielding one of...

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