Fintech 'crucial to Singapore's status as Asian finance hub'
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View ArticleOtto Marine files to wind up Hoe Leong
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View ArticleBringing luxury to the masses
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View ArticleLobster feast at Parkroyal on Pickering
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View ArticleIga beef at Keyaki
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View ArticleBuffet for hotpot lovers
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View ArticleCheers despite empty harvest
A 200-strong crowd, armed with clappers and flags, home-made placards and gifts of plush toys, turned up at Changi Airport yesterday afternoon.And although the Singapore women's table tennis team...
View ArticleMAS chief maps out vision of an e-payment society
By this time next year, it is likely that when you want to transfer money to a friend or your child's tutor, you will no longer need their bank account number - just their mobile or NRIC number will...
View ArticleBatam radio station draws strong opposition for extreme leanings
Armed with saws, a group of 300 Muslims gathered outside a radio station in Batam three years ago, threatening to cut its radio antenna if it did not stop airing extreme religious sermons."They...
View ArticleTaipei fire survivor enters NUS med school
Megan Loy had first thought of studying medicine as a 16-year-old, but picked it only "by process of elimination" as she was strong in the sciences and wanted a profession that was not desk-bound.But a...
View ArticleSame-race marriages still a preference for majority
When Ms Eileen Lim told her family that she was dating a Malay man, two of her eight older sisters objected to it."They were worried he would take more than one wife. They also told me it was not easy...
View ArticleWoman gets jail for conning $190k out of neighbour
A woman who cheated her next-door neighbour out of $190,000 through a bogus investment scheme was jailed for six years yesterday.Teresa Tan Siew Poh pleaded guilty to three out of 11 charges of...
View ArticleThailand rejects request to extradite Holland Village bank robbery suspect
Singapore's efforts to extradite a suspect in the Holland Village bank heist have hit a snag in Thailand. The Attorney-General's Office in Bangkok has rejected its request for Canadian national David...
View ArticleNew migrants from China perceived as more racist
Singaporeans think new migrants from China are more racist compared with migrants from India and the Philippines, a survey has found.This group of Chinese is also perceived to be more racist than the...
View ArticleSingapore can succeed, says national swimming coach Sergio Lopez
Outgoing national swimming head coach Sergio Lopez leaves for his new job at Auburn University's swimming and diving team in Alabama today.And the 48-year-old Spaniard departs knowing that, apart from...
View ArticleBenjamin Lim case: Who should accompany a child suspect?
The consensus is clear: Children taken for police questioning should be accompanied by an adult.But social workers, parents and lawyers are divided on who this person should be - the parent, a school...
View ArticleRetired Indonesian general 'interviewed' at Changi as part of 'screening...
JAKATA - Retired Indonesian army general Suryo Prabowo was stopped and interviewed by checkpoint officers at Singapore's Changi Airport on Wednesday (Aug 17), as part of "screening procedures", said...
View ArticleJoseph Schooling: Coping with life in the fast lane
Amid a whirlwind week, Schooling has hardly had time to breathe, let alone take in the reality of his new superstar statusSpeed is Joseph Schooling's game. But even he has difficulty keeping pace with...
View ArticleJoseph Schooling: Entering a brave new world
As new-found fame comes his way, the Olympic champion faces a challenging road aheadThe athlete watches videos on technique, dissects his rivals and hones his body. He is ready for anything, but never...
View ArticleJoseph Schooling: Pain behind the glory
In chasing his dream, the young swimmer experienced homesickness and setbacksWhen he was younger and wanted to swim faster, Olympic 100m butterfly champion Joseph Schooling would imagine a shark coming...
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