3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (317+ words) SINGAPORE: After a report on Wednesday (Sep 9) that the Malaysian ringgit had fallen by 0.2% to RM3.2162 to S$1, some Singaporeans suggested that it was time for some trips to Johor Bahru. After sinking to a 26-year low in February 2024, the Malaysian…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (407+ words) SINGAPORE: On Wednesday (Sep 9), Malone Lam, a Singaporean, pleaded guilty in the United States to having orchestrated the theft of US$240 million (S$309 million) in bitcoin. After pleading guilty to a federal racketeering conspiracy charge, the 22-year-old now faces the…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (483+ words) DBS reported a threefold rise in the number of millennials entering its Treasures segment during the first half of 2026 compared with last year. OCBC said customers in their 20s moving into higher wealth tiers increased almost 50 per cent year on year....

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (566+ words) SINGAPORE: A Singaporean has asked Reddit if he was wrong to expect payment after spending six months working for a friend’s business, despite not completing all the projects he was originally hired to handle. In a post on r/askSingapore,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (218+ words) SINGAPORE: A 33-year-old male Chinese national and a 25-year-old female Chinese national were charged on August 26, 2026 for conspiring to counterfeit Singapore currency notes, after a casino cashier at Marina Bay Sands noticed a fake S$100 note while processing a S…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (309+ words) SINGAPORE: A 21-year-old man has been arrested for his suspected involvement in a scheme to purchase e-wallets from work permit holders for use in scam transactions, with at least S$9,792 in scam proceeds traced through the fraudulently created accounts since…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (578+ words) More than 1,000 luxury items and 80 properties forfeited in Singapore’s S$3 billion money laundering case will be sold from Sept 7. Hotlotz will conduct 15 online auctions for jewellery, watches, handbags and accessories between September 2026 and May 2027. Three real estate firms will auction…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (453+ words) SINGAPORE: The wealthy Chinese are said to be looking to return to Singapore amid geopolitical tensions and tightening scrutiny in Beijing, according to family-office advisers and wealth managers. Tighter scrutiny of wealth held outside mainland China has reportedly rattled wealthy…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (673+ words) SINGAPORE: With the cost of living rising and the prospect of owning a home in the city-state one day becoming increasingly out of reach, are younger Singaporeans really starting to turn away from property and towards the stock market to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (319+ words) JOHOR/SINGAPORE: Johor Menteri Besar Dato’ Onn Hafiz Ghazi has held a bilateral meeting with Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong during his working visit to Singapore, with discussions centred on strengthening economic…...