Swiber Holdings said yesterday that it is under investigation by the white-collar crime-fighting unit of the Singapore police for possible breach of the Securities and Futures Act. The offshore oil and gas contractor collapsed under a mountain of debts and...
The Singapore economy could sink into a technical recession this year amid fallout from the United States election results, weak global growth and rising market volatility, said OCBC economist Selena Ling. This could tip over into a full-blown recession next...
Former BSI banker Yeo Jiawei was so close to controversial Malaysian tycoon Jho Low that he slept at his apartment, flew on his private jet and even wore his clothes, a court heard yesterday. The claims arose yesterday as Yeo's...
The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) had no choice but to sack its chief executive officer Edmund Kwok, given the seriousness of his offence against a male colleague, said the organisation's chairman. Mr Koh Poh Tiong said he was both disappointed...
A man got his foot stuck between the plates of an escalator in Bugis Junction on Wednesday (Nov16) at about 9pm. Stomp reader Maohuan, who witnessed the scene, submitted a video to the citizen journalism website showing the rescue process. He stated that the man...
SINGAPORE - Singapore's exports in October contracted sharply as sales to major markets fell, raising the risk of a recession in the trade-dependent economy amid heightened uncertainty around global trade in the wake of Donald Trump's US election victory. The...
SINGAPORE - Former BSI banker Yeo Jiawei told lies and half-truths to the police to hide his use of a second phone line to communicate with his former boss Kevin Swampillai and associate Samuel Goh after they were pulled...
SINGAPORE - The police are investigating the use of Singapore and Malaysian flags by participants of an event at Hong Lim Park on Sunday (Nov 13) that was held in support of the upcoming Bersih 5 rally in Malaysia. During...
Rail operator SMRT is upgrading a fleet of 20-year-old trains used for the North-South and East-West lines. The overhaul of the 19 six-car trains will include replacing their traction motors, air conditioning systems and train doors. When the upgraded trains hit...
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has shed about 12 per cent of its pilots in the last five years, amid a prolonged business slowdown. The pool has shrunk from 2,331 pilots in March 2011 to 2,056 at the end of March this...
