Singapore

In 2022, Singaporean scam victims lost a total of $660,7 million, up from $632 million in 2021. In the past two years, according to the numbers revealed by the police on Wednesday, almost $1.3 billion was lost to fraud. Contrary to popular opinion, scam victims were not predominantly old. More than 53 percent of victims of fraud were between the …

Singapore is experiencing an inflow of ultra-wealthy Chinese families seeking refuge from the Chinese Communist Party, who view them with growing distrust. Recent Beijing crackdowns on internet billionaires and tax-averse celebrities, as well as three years of zero-COVID policy that ended only this month, have prompted many wealthy Chinese to seek refuge abroad. According to AFP sources, several of the …

This year, Singapore did not place in the top spot or even make it into the top 10 of the most Instagrammable destinations in the world. According to travel publisher Big 7 Travel, which published the rankings on Sunday, the city-state dropped from first place to the 13th slot out of a total of 50 countries after topping the list …

Graduate student Zayn Zhang, like many wealthy Chinese, believes that Singapore may be a great place to park his family’s fortune. His wife is searching for a $4 million to $5 million (S$5 million to S$7 million) penthouse while he studies at a university in the Asian financial capital in hopes of obtaining permanent residency. “Singapore is wonderful. It is …

Meteorological Service Singapore (Met Service) stated on Monday that 2022 was one of the wettest years Singapore has seen in the preceding four decades (Jan 30). The Met Service said that 2016 was the sixth wettest year since 1980, with average annual total precipitation around 19 percent more than the long-term average from 1991 to 2020. Persistent La Nina weather …

Monday, January 30th, saw the signing of three agreements between Singapore and Malaysia, covering sectors such as digital economy and green economy cooperation. In addition, the two nations signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) allowing them to collaborate on problems like as personal data protection and cybersecurity. The agreement was between the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) and the …

Leung Chun-Ying, a former leader of Hong Kong, has downplayed worries that the city is losing talent to Singapore and praised “explosive development“ occurring domestically as a result of the opening up of mainland China. The former chief executive responded to criticism of Hong Kong and China from Western nations and friends on Saturday by claiming that foreign companies were …

According to LinkedIn, the number of jobs in Singapore that assist businesses in digitizing and expanding against economic turbulence is growing. Its most recent Professions on the Rise statistics shows surges in hiring for growth specialists, technological jobs, and health-care professionals in Asia, as well as for a variety of other occupations that are anticipated to extend hiring well beyond …

A Singaporean man who was free on bail when he was caught in Bangkok earlier this month had skipped out on court proceedings in Singapore in September 2022. The guy was arrested in Bangkok earlier this month. The Singapore Police Force (SPF) stated on Saturday (Jan 21) in response to questions posed by CNA that he then reportedly departed Singapore …

In December 2022, Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) fell 20.6% year over year, with declines in both electronic and non-electronic goods being the main contributors. Seasonally adjusted month over month, NODX fell 3.3% in December after falling 9.2% in November. According to OCBC economist Selena Ling, the full-year NODX growth in 2022 was 3.5%, which was the smallest annual increase …