Las Vegas Sands has officially begun construction on an $8 billion expansion of its flagship Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore, a project expected to redefine the city-state’s skyline and strengthen the country's status as a global tourism hub. The …
Singapore’s Ministry of Health will extend its front-of-pack Nutri-Grade labelling and advertising restrictions to cover 23 high-sodium and high-fat food categories, including sauces, salt, instant noodles, seasonings, and cooking oils, starting in mid- …
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. Officers …
SINGAPORE - When a bank customer urgently applied for a “kill switch” to freeze all his funds but still lost $3,000 in unauthorised transfers, Straits Times tech editor Irene Tham wanted to know what had gone wrong. She started digging into how the bank …
Singaporean aquaculture firm Singapore Crawfish has opened a hatchery in Bhutan, completing the first phase of a large expansion project aimed at enhancing food security and reducing waste in the mountainous South Asian nation. Desmond Chow, the CEO of …
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 June …
GERMANY’s Florian Wellbrock secured victory in the men’s 10km open water swim at the World Aquatics Championships, overcoming a delayed start due to poor water quality. The Tokyo 2021 Olympic gold medallist clocked 1 hour 59 minutes 55.50 seconds on …
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 69th …
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