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Indonesia's Bukalapak to Stop Selling Physical Goods as Competition Mounts

Indonesian e-commerce pioneer Bukalapak.com will stop selling physical goods, underscoring the cut-throat competition in a market where the likes of ByteDance's TikTok Shop and Sea's Shopee are vying for users.

Centurion shares rise as it unveils plan to set up Reit for SGX listing

Centurion said it is exploring the establishment of a real estate investment trust (Reit) comprising some of its worker and student accommodation assets, sending its shares surging.

Wee Hur asset sale may see it declare special dividends

PhillipCapital surprised the market on Jan 3 by initiating coverage on Singapore-listed Wee Hur Holdings with a \"buy\" recommendation and a price target of 62 cents, substantially above the stock's closing price of 42 cents on Jan 2.

HK banks hoard record piles of cash as economy sputters

Concerned that SMEs are struggling to get funding, regulators are monitoring situation

STI up 1.5% despite Wall Street blues and mixed regional results

• Yangzijiang, up 4.4%, is STI's most active by volume • OCBC gains 4.2%; UOB up 2%; • Biggest loser is CapitaLand Investment, down 2.7% to $2.51

PAP and PSP volunteers get into altercations during outreach to residents

A series of altercations between volunteers from the ruling PAP and the opposition Progress Singapore Party (PSP) in Bukit Gombak on Jan 4 has gone public on social media.

Rising mercury can affect mental health of workers: Experts

This could lead to issues including conflicts in workplace and impaired decision-making

Dengue cases up 36% in 2024, with mid-year surge 'largely subdued'

There were more than 13,600 cases of dengue locally in 2024, an increase of over 36 per cent from the year before.

Checks after Jeju Air crash find no issues with the Boeing 737-800 fleet here

Checks by the Singapore authorities in the wake of the deadly Jeju Air crash in December have found no anomalies or reliability issues in the fleet of Boeing 737-800 aircraft here, said Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat on Jan 8.

Reading beyond school years vital for preventing decline in literacy skills: Chan

Recent study flagged a significant drop in literacy after the age of 35 in Singapore

Larger PSLE cohort may have contributed to more stringent cut-off points in some popular schools

Pupils could face more \"stringent\" cut-off points when more of them with the same Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) scores pick the same schools, said Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education Shawn Huang on Jan 8.

COE prices mixed, with Cat B and Open premiums at 13-month highs

The first certificate of entitlement (COE) tender exercise of 2025 saw the premiums for larger cars and the Open category surge to their highest levels in 13 months.

Incentive for Golden Mile Tower's owners to retain iconic cinema block

URA offers 25% bonus gross floor area in redevelopment if 'familiar marker' is conserved

Disinformation experts slam Meta's decision to end fact-checking in US

Zuckerberg's sweeping policy shift an attempt to appease Trump, analysts say

Ukraine claims attack on oil depot in Russia

Ukraine launched an overnight strike deep inside Russia that set fire to an oil depot in the city of Engels that serves an air base for Russian nuclear bomber planes, the Ukrainian military said on Jan 8.

Bali Monitors Arrivals From China, Malaysia Amid HMPV Outbreak

The authorities in Bali are monitoring foreign arrivals, particularly from China and Malaysia, amid concern over the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) outbreak.

Urgency Mounts in Search for Survivors of Quake in Tibet

People trapped are at risk of hypothermia and may survive only 5 to 10 hours: Experts

Impeached Yoon Faces Second Bid to Arrest Him as Protests Continue

Call for calm as supporters of S. Korea's leader and those opposed to him rally

True friend or security threat? Japan dumbfounded by US Steel deal veto

The decision underscores the difficulty of 'friendshoring' and could deter some foreign investments in the US, expert says

Trump says he will revoke Biden offshore drilling ban immediately

President-elect Donald Trump said on Jan 7 he will move quickly to revoke an offshore oil and gas drilling ban announced by outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden.

V-P Harris to visit Singapore, Bahrain, Germany before leaving office

US Vice-President Kamala Harris will travel to Asia, the Middle East and Europe from Jan 13 through 17, the White House said on Jan 7.

No proof fentanyl is produced in Mexico, says president

Mexico has found no proof that fentanyl is being produced in the country, President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Jan 7, following threats from US President-elect Donald Trump to impose tariffs over drug trafficking.

'A snowball's chance in hell,' Trudeau says of Canada being a US state

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Jan 7 dismissed a suggestion by US President-elect Donald Trump that he might use \"economic force\" to make Canada the 51st US state.

Canada, Mexico, NATO, Greenland: Remarks from President-elect's press conference

Republican US President-elect Donald Trump held a press conference on Jan 7 and spoke about a range of issues including Nato, Israeli hostages in Gaza, and his wish for the US to buy Greenland and take control of the Panama Canal.

Trump's 'all hell will break out' threat to Hamas likely meant to stop any dithering

Warning injects urgency into stalled Israel-Hamas ceasefire negotiations

What individuals, private sector should do

While Singapore is moving away from the use of masked NRIC numbers, it does not mean that they should be widely shared.

NRIC numbers remain personal data, should not be widely circulated: Josephine Teo

The information should be collected and used only when necessary, says minister

Over 500,000 searches made in 5-day period when Bizfile had full NRIC numbers available

More than 500,000 searches for individuals were made on the Bizfile portal during the five-day period from Dec 9 to 13 when full NRIC numbers were made available.

New law to boost safety regulations, safeguard food security in S'pore

It will enable more food types, beyond rice, to be stockpiled in future if needed

International Law Crucial in Times of Geopolitical Divisions: Vivian

Support for international law and a strong rules-based system are essential and have an impact on the sovereignty and security of all countries, especially small, vulnerable states like Singapore, said Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan on Jan 8.