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Billionaire pleads guilty in gift scandal that rattled Singapore
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/08/2025
» SINGAPORE — A billionaire best known for bringing Formula One (F1) night racing to Singapore has pleaded guilty in relation to a scandal to supply a senior politician with luxury gifts, as the yearslong saga nears conclusion.
Singapore jails businessman who tried to buy Newcastle United
South China Morning Post, Published on 17/08/2024
» SINGAPORE - A former director of Novena Global Healthcare Group (NGHG) was on Friday jailed for 15 years and nine months.
Singapore jails woman for swindling Pokemon card buyers
South China Morning Post, Published on 23/06/2023
» SINGAPORE: After being told by a woman in Singapore that he would receive a discount on each case of Pokemon cards from his bulk purchase on Carousell, one buyer paid her close to S$80,000 (US$60,000) in deposits.
Sanctioned Myanmar tycoons find shelter in Singapore
Bloomberg, Published on 18/10/2022
» Frangipani plants and coconut trees front the three-story villa on Sentosa Island where Myanmar tycoon Tay Za stays when he’s in Singapore. It’s one of two houses his family owns in a development overlooking the South China Sea known as a playground for the wealthy. A short drive away is the Marina Bay Sands casino, where he would often show up carrying a duffel bag stuffed with cash. On a sunny day in June, a yellow Ferrari F8 Spider and a Mercedes were parked outside one of the villas.
China's economy grew 8% in 2021 but property, virus threats loom: AFP poll
AFP, Published on 15/01/2022
» BEIJING - China's economy expanded at its fastest pace for 10 years in 2021, according to an AFP poll of analysts, but its strong recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic is threatened by Omicron and a property sector slowdown.
China's economy to pick up pace in Q3: AFP poll
AFP, Published on 17/10/2020
» BEIJING - China's economic recovery gathered pace in the third quarter, according to an AFP poll of analysts, with consumer spending gradually picking up as coronavirus fears eased, helping a wider rebound spurred by investment and exports.
Singapore to issue digital banking licences
Published on 29/06/2019
» SINGAPORE: The city state will issue as many as five new digital bank licences to non-bank firms as it seeks to strengthen competition in financial services, according to one of its top regulators.
What Malaysia's vote result means for economy, markets
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/05/2018
» SINGAPORE: Investors are grappling with Mahathir Mohamad’s surprise election victory in Malaysia’s election. Here’s a look at what it means for the outlook for economic policy and markets.
Singapore helps migrant workers track income
Reuters, Published on 22/02/2018
» SINGAPORE: The city-state will help migrant workers set up bank accounts to ensure wages are paid after a report by a support group found some employers skipped town without paying their workers.