Private banks in China seek state capital amid economic pressures
The moves come as banks in China grapple not just with the effects of a property crisis that has reverberated through the economy but also with low interest rates – part of the…
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‘Daredevil’ Singaporean conservationist gives corals a chance to thrive
Sam Shu Qin, a champion of marine conservation, spends most weekends either planting corals or leading a team of volunteer divers to collect trash from underwater. She is a…
They love to fish and hike: Migrant workers share how they have fun in Singapore on new SMRT concept train
The train – which has photographs and stories printed on its interior of these migrant workers talking about what they do for leisure – will run from Dec 9 to 22 on the…
Identity thieves cancel Singaporean’s credit cards, leaving him and wife strapped for cash in Japan
The couple spent three hours calling banks from a theme park – racking up $200 in roaming charges in the process – and would later find out that their cards had been cancelled…
UN climate summit: What does the ‘Finance COP’ mean for Southeast Asia?
As most countries in the region are still developing and have relatively weak economic foundations, climate finance is necessary to take climate action, with money particularly…
Taiwan raises alert as China deploys 90 ships in likely drills
Taiwan’s military said it has activated its “combat readiness exercises” at strategic locations, and its naval and coast guard boats are closely monitoring Chinese military…
China’s plans for large new London embassy rejected by local officials
China hoped to build a roughly 700,000-square-foot embassy, which would be China's biggest mission in Europe and almost twice the size of its one in Washington.
Singapore’s NTUC raises retirement age to 64 and re-employment age to 69 for staff ahead of time
The current retirement age of 63 and re-employment age of 68 have been in place since 2022.
All autogates down at Johor BSI affecting tens of thousands of travellers
The official said it was time for management to have a proper backup system to address such issues, as it is bad if all the autogates fail at the same time, causing chaos at the…
More cancer patients in Singapore die, compared with US, South Korea
A paper published by the Asia-Pacific Medical Technology Association in June showed that 51 out of 100 cancer patients in Singapore die, compared with 24 in Australia, 25 in the…