Singapore

Before the national election that will take place on May 3, the government of Singapore ordered Meta, Facebook’s parent company to restrict access to social media posts made by foreigners by its users locally. These posts had been flagged for violations of Singapore’s new election rules and cited that these posts endorsed or compromised the electoral standing of political parties …

GE2025: More rallies will take place on April 24 by five parties. Public transport is a must. Singapore: Current scenes of political controversy with the major parties on the move rallying on April 24 at various locations across the island during the evening. Since large crowds are expected, the Singapore Police urged the expected attendees to use public transport to …

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) plans to introduce Bitcoin perpetual futures trading capabilities which will become available during the second half of 2025. The new move positions Singapore to become a leading global platform for controlled digital asset trading operations. The trading of Bitcoin perpetual futures remains continuous without limits because these derivatives lack expiration dates while offering leveraged Bitcoin price …

Singaporean Netflix subscribers are paying more each month as the streaming giant introduces its latest price hike. From April 2025, the price of all three plans has risen by S$2 to S$4, depending on the plan reported by CNA. The new pricing plan is as follows: Basic Plan (one screen): S$15.98 (previously S$13.98) Standard Plan (two screens): S$22.98 (previously S$19.98) …

Japanese pop diva Ayumi Hamasaki will be having her first solo concert in Singapore as part of her Asia tour, “I Am Ayu Ep II.” The concert is a return to international stages for her after 16 years, having successfully concluded her last tour, “I Am Ayu” which had evoked overwhelming responses across Asia. Ayumi Hamasaki suspended global touring for …

Japanese fashion retailer 2nd Street will open its first Singapore store on April 29th 2025 at 313@Somerset. The retail outlet will house more than 22,000 carefully selected secondhand fashion products sourced from Japan ranging from vintage to streetwear and luxury fashion. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 2ndstreet_singapore (@2ndstreet_singapore) Consumers can look forward to finding unique items …

Singaporean Nintendo fans, get ready! The highly awaited Nintendo Pop-Up Store is set to make its grand comeback to Jewel Changi Airport from April 25 to July 24, 2025. The temporary event has in excess of 500 authentic merchandise items to boot, more than 150 of which are brand-new and exclusive products of popular franchises such as Pikmin, Super Mario, …

As Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group welcomes Singapore’s 60th year of freedom, it has planned, between April and December 202,5 a series of SG60-themed exciting surprises in the memorable campaign “Celebrating with Singapore”. Special Rates and Awards for Travel To get on board with Singapore Airlines and Scoot holiday celebration processions, special limited SG60 fares are made available for travel. Bonus …

The stepping down of Piyush Gupta from the post of CEO of DBS Bank came after 15 years of leading the bank with much innovation, expansion, and record successes. Under such leadership, DBS became one of the world’s best digital banks, which is recognized with myriad global awards. He was appointed as CEO of DBS in 2009. His contributions included …

Singapore will further cement its status as an important basketball destination when it hosts three FIBA 3×3 events in 2026 and 2027. The announcement was made at the opening ceremony of the FIBA 3×3 Asia Cup 2025, officially extending FIBA’s partnership with Sport Singapore (SportSG). There are three tournaments which include the FIBA 3×3 Asia Cup 2026, the FIBA 3×3 …