Singapore government’s investment fund GIC Private Limited (GIC) is negotiating to buy at least 7 percent of the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank).
The Singaporean Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on August 5 said the state-city police and governmental agencies boosted measures to ensure security across the country, including border areas.
Indonesian authorities have arrested six suspects over an alleged plot to attack Singapore’s Marina Bay by firing a rocket from Indonesia’s Batam island.
Singapore has recently formed a new transport safety bureau to investigate air and marine accidents or incidents, the Ministry of Transport announced on August 5.
Singapore will send a medical support team to Iraq as its contribution towards global efforts to defeat the Islamic State (IS), said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on August 2.
A total of 44 suspects were arrested during an enforcement operation against a syndicate involved in bringing in foreign workers for illegal employment, said the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on August 2
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has urged US businesses to voice their support to persuade the US Congress to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement.
The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) aims to have 70 percent of commercial and institutional buildings in Singapore barrier-free for old people and those with disabilities by 2030.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the central bank of Singapore, on July 25, forecast a 1-3 percent growth for the country’s GDP growth in 2016 amidst a gloomy world economy.
Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held bilateral meetings with the Foreign Ministers of Singapore and Indonesia on July 24 on the sidelines of the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
The Singapore Ministry of Communications and Information on July 22 banned the distribution and possession of the Al Fatihin newspaper published by Furat Media, a company linked to the IS.
Singapore has seized 240 million SGD (176.82 million USD) in assets in an investigation into fund flows related to a Malaysian state investment company for possible money laundering.
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