Economists, MTI cautious on Singapore’s H2 growth despite full-year forecast upgrade

[SINGAPORE] Private-sector economists and the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) warned that the second half of 2025 will remain challenging, even as the official full-year growth forecast was upgraded on Tuesday (Aug 12). After the economy’s...

Singapore shares slip despite upgraded 2025 growth outlook; STI down 0.3%

[SINGAPORE] Stocks on the local bourse ended lower on Tuesday (Aug 12) for the third consecutive session. The decline occurred despite gains in most regional markets, and an upgrade in Singapore’s full-year growth forecast. The benchmark Straits...

Singapore’s ABC Impact buys 16% stake in Ayala’s AC Health

Singapore-based investor ABC Impact has acquired a 16-percent stake in AC Health, a healthcare unit of conglomerate Ayala Corp, the companies announced Monday. The investment marks ABC Impact’s first entry into the Philippine healthcare sector....

singapore Luxury items seized in $3b money laundering case handed over to Deloitte for liquidation

SINGAPORE — A total of 466 luxury items and 58 pieces of gold bars from the $3 billion money laundering case have been handed over by the police to professional services firm Deloitte to manage and liquidate. They include Patek Philippe and...

Singapore PM Lawrence Wong set to visit India in September

India and Singapore are looking at finalising nearly 10 memorandums of understanding in areas such as advanced technology, connectivity, skilling and digitisation during a meeting of their top Ministers on Wednesday (August 13, 2025), people...

Singapore-based FII raises stake in THIS realty stock to 40% by investing ₹750 crore

Kolte-Patil Developers share price traded over 2% higher on Tuesday amid strong buying interest. The smallcap stock rallied as much as 2.37% to ₹417.35 apiece on the BSE. Singapore-based foreign institutional investor BREP Asia III India Holding...

Singapore Airlines subsidiary Scoot introduces new routes to Japan and Thailand

Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, is introducing new routes to both Japan and Thailand starting in December 2025. The Singapore-based company announced on August 12, 2025, new flight services to Chiang Rai in Thailand, and...

Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin’s Thin-Liquidity Bounce Raises Questions on Staying Power

Good Morning, Asia. Here's what's making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk's...

ASIA PACIFIC: Golden Island’s methanol bunker tanker Golden Antares arrives in Singapore

Singapore named one of Asia’s smartest cities in 2025 — but can tech solve everything?

SINGAPORE: Singapore has long been well-regarded for its admirable vista, opulent foliage, and exceptional development. In the current year, the Lion City earned a new distinction by being named one of Asia’s smartest capitals, according to the...

Singapore Raises 2025 Growth Forecast But Warns Of Global Risks

Singapore on Tuesday raised its 2025 economic growth forecast, but warned the outlook for the rest of the year remains clouded by global uncertainty, in part due to US tariffs. Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy is heavily reliant on...

Singapore, US shelve plans to base RSAF F-15SG fighter jets in Guam

The plan to base RSAF F-15SG fighter jets and associated mission support in Guam was announced in 2023, building upon a memorandum of understanding signed in 2019 by MINDEF and the DoD. The agreement laid out the framework for the Guam detachment,...

More than just a bad habit: How Kpods affect youths' physical and mental health

Small, discreet and easily attainable — vapes continue to be used among youths in Singapore despite being illegal. And behind the sweet-scented smokes and fruity flavours of these devices, a public health concern is rapidly growing as instances of...

“Everything we do is driven by people”: Singapore International Foundation CEO Corinna Chan on leading the non-profit organisation

While SIF’s strength has historically been in training and capacity-building, particularly in public health and education, Chan aims to evolve its model into something more holistic. “When we think about impact, we have to look upstream and...

9 International Business Schools Where You Can Study Geopolitics

Esade Students during a Study Visit to the European institutions in Brussels. In 2025, politics is inescapable for business leaders. Wars and power plays disrupt supply chains, tariffs appear and vanish overnight, and rules for emerging...

US tariffs won’t stop China’s long game in SE Asia

As the United States presses its “reciprocal tariffs” campaign against ASEAN members, Washington’s hard-nosed trade tactics are sending ripples far beyond the negotiating rooms of Singapore, Jakarta and Hanoi. US negotiators may frame this as an...

A toast to the movers and shakers behind 60 years of economic prosperity in Singapore

[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s remarkable transformation from a fishing village to a First World financial hub owes much to the country’s ecosystem of home-grown corporates and multinationals that have proudly called it home. The Business Times...

Veteran JLL Singapore dealmaker Tan Hong Boon quits capital markets team

[SINGAPORE] After more than a decade as executive director of JLL Singapore’s capital markets team, veteran en bloc dealmaker Tan Hong Boon left the firm in July. He has since established his own company, AlpsEdge Real Estate, where he is...

14 political parties asked for proof of existence have yet to comply with foreign interference law: MHA

SINGAPORE – Fourteen dormant political parties have been asked to provide proof of continued existence as they have not met their reporting obligations under Singapore’s foreign interference law, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has said....

Sri Lanka discussing tax, local market access for Sinopec refinery: Minister

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka is discussing tax and local market access for a refinery to be built by China’s Sinopec, Deputy Economic Development Minister Anil Jayantha said. “..[W]hen it comes to tax-related issues and other things, there is a little...