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The Latest Breaking News from Singapore

Singapore hotel room rates at 6-year high

SINGAPORE: Hotel room rates in Singapore surged last month to the highest in almost six years as tourism makes a dramatic recovery in the city-state after the government eased coronavirus measures.

Bangkok Post

'Day by day': Trade bans, inflation send food prices soaring

As inflation surges around the world, politicians are scrambling for ways to keep food affordable as people increasingly protest the soaring cost of living

The Independent UK

Taoiseach Micheal Martin emotional visiting Singapore prison where his uncle was kept captive

Philip Martin was imprisoned for three years after the fall of Singapore to the Japanese in 1942 while serving with the British Royal Engineers.

Irish Mirror

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Singapore carries out fifth execution since March

Nazeri bin Lajim was hanged early on Friday morning for drug offences, the latest in a ‘relentless wave’ of executions.

Al Jazeera

Singapore executes fifth drug trafficker since March

Singapore hanged a convicted drug trafficker on Friday, the fifth execution in the city-state since March, after a court rejected a last-ditch appeal and despite pleas for clemency.

Bangkok Post

Singapore home prices continue to climb, but market may finally cool

Singapore home prices climbed at a faster pace in the second quarter, but the momentum may be threatened by concerns over the rising cost of living and higher interest rates.

Bangkok Post

Wanted pair may be in the country

A Singaporean man and his Thai wife on an Interpol Red Notice may have fled to Thailand, according to news reports.

Bangkok Post

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Zipmex investors face major losses

Akalarp Yimwilai founder and CEO of Zipmex said on Thursday that the exchange’s financial exposure to troubled crypto lenders Babel and Celsius is US$48 million, or 1.7 billion baht, and $5 million, or 184 million baht, respectively, as of July 21. Celsius filed for bankruptcy on July 13.

Bangkok Post

Style to the dial

July has been a busy month for Parinya Sirisinsuk, aka Benzilla, with his works shown at "What The Cube" exhibition at Mahanakhon Cube in Bangkok, Art Taichung in Taiwan, and the "Remember To Forget" solo exhibition at All About Art Gallery in Singapore.

Bangkok Post

Singapore's Central Bank To Tighten Laws For Crypto Players: What You Need To Know

Amid heightened volatility in the cryptocurrency market, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said it will tighten laws for crypto players in the country in the coming months and take firm enforcement action if any entity is found to be conducting illegal activities.

Benzinga

Delhi L-G Saxena rejects Kejriwal’s Singapore travel proposal, says Mayors’ conference did not ‘befit attendance’ by CM

Will seek political clearance from MEA for Kejriwal’s Singapore visit: Deputy CM Sisodia

The Hindu

Singaporean, Thai wife wanted by Interpol may have fled to Thailand

A Singaporean and his Thai wife who skipped bail in Singapore on charges of internet fraud involving luxury watches and bags worth hundreds of millions of baht are reported to have fled to Thailand.

Bangkok Post

Crypto woes spread as Celsius, Babel links hit another exchange

Zipmex, a cryptocurrency exchange that operates in Singapore and Thailand, has halted withdrawals as the fallout from a series of defaults spreads further throughout the digital-assets industry.

Bangkok Post

Data | Pandemic impacted blue-collared Indian migrants in Gulf more than salaried workers in U.S.

Remittance inflows from the Gulf region declined in FY21 compared to FY17, whereas remittance inflows from countries such as the U.S., the U.K., and Singapore, with a higher share of Indian-origin white-collared workers, increased significantly

The Hindu

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Rio Tinto agrees to pay additional $613m to settle dispute with Australian tax office

Deal over mining giant’s financing arrangements and marketing hubs in Singapore is one of ATO’s biggest ever tax settlements

Bangkok Post

Three Asian passports now world's most useful

Japan, Singapore and South Korea have the most powerful passports as the world recovers from Covid-19, reversing pre-pandemic rankings that were dominated by European nations.

The Times of India

These are the world’s most powerful passports in 2022

Japan, Singapore and South Korea have the most powerful passports as the world continues to recover from Covid-19, reversing pre-pandemic rankings that were dominated by European nations.

Reuters

Singapore growth to moderate further next year, global inflation expected to ease

Singapore's economic growth is expected to moderate further next year, tracking a slowdown in its major trading partners, while global inflation is expected to ease in 2023, the head of the city-state's central bank said on Tuesday.

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Bangkok Post

Singapore plans further strengthening of crypto regulations

Singapore intends to broaden the scope of cryptocurrency regulations and pushed back against claims that some recently collapsed digital-asset outfits were regulated in the city state.

Bangkok Post

Singapore reports second Covid death in child as cases surge

A four-year-old girl in Singapore who contracted the coronavirus died of pneumonia on Sunday, marking the city-state’s second death caused by Covid-19 in a patient aged under 12 years.

ABC News

Petrol prices could soon fall to $1.85 but diesel remaining high

Petrol could fall below $1.85 a litre as global prices for crude oil slide. But are retailers passing on the falls?

Irish Mirror

Taoiseach Micheal Martin set to face questions about resigning during official visit to Japan

Mr Martin will meet with the Japan Ireland Parliamentary Friendship League and attend an Irish community and Japanese reception which will be attended by Irish ambassador to Japan, Paul Kavanagh on Tuesday

Bangkok Post

Dechapol, Sapsiree smash Chinese to take Singapore Open

Mixed doubles badminton stars Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai won the BWF Singapore Open on Sunday.

The Hindu

Losing in quarters was upsetting, says a relieved Sindhu

Sindhu managed to stay strong in the key moments to prevail 21-9 11-21 21-15 over 22-year-old Wang Zhi Yi, the reigning Asian Championships gold medallist

The Times of India

PV Sindhu relieved to end losing run in quarters & semis with Singapore Open title

SINGAPORE: A 'relieved' PV Sindhu hopes to continue her rich vein of form in the upcoming events, including the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, after winning the Singapore Open title here on Sunday.

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