The Latest Breaking News from Singapore

Qatar-based Ooredoo, the last foreign-owned telecommunications provider in Myanmar, has finalised a deal to sell its operation in the military-ruled country to a Singapore-based investor.

Philippines leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr has touted his first overseas trip as a success that secured investment pledges of $14 billion, as the son of the country's late ruler eyes economic gains to get his presidency off to a strong start.

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held separate talks in Riyadh on Monday with his counterparts from Singapore, Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, and Equatorial Guinea, Simeón Oyono Esono Angüe. Discussions focused on Saudi Arabia’s relations with Singapore and Equatorial Guinea and opportunities for cooperation. They also tackled issues…

A tuk-tuk driver was fined on Monday and ordered to undergo three hours of good behaviour training for being rude and aggressive to a Singapore couple in demanding more money than they had earlier agreed on for a ride.

Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said that the Russian attack on Ukraine was a “great threat to the world order,” warning at the same time against the US-Chinese tension over Taiwan. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Balakrishnan stressed that the continuation of the Russian attack on Ukraine constituted a…

Singapore’s former top diplomat warned on Monday that a conflict in Taiwan would trigger a Chinese response akin to the US reaction to Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor that precipitated its entrance into World War II.

Noeleen Heyzer says she will not make a second visit to the country unless she can see the deposed leader.

Scottish Development International is hosting several Scottish companies at major trade events in the region

Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, is hoping to increase its seat capacity to 80% of the level recorded before the Covid-19 pandemic by the end of the year, before adding more flights to match or outpace previous levels in the first half of 2023.