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Best December Holiday Destinations for 2025: Where to Travel from Singapore This Year-End
TripZilla
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July 7, 2025
December is a golden time for travel. The year’s end brings festive cheer, school holidays, and a chance to unwind before the new year begins. Some prefer crisp, cool days perfect for exploring city streets in a light jacket, while others seek...
Here are the top 10 best performing stocks in Singapore’s STI for the first half
The Business Times Singapore
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July 7, 2025
[SINGAPORE] The Singapore market has done well this first half of 2025, as investors flocked to safe havens amid volatility caused by tariff uncertainty and tensions intensifying in the Middle East. The Straits Times Index (STI) reached a new high...
vivo X200 FE Launches in Singapore: Compact Flagship with Telephoto Power from $999
OCWorkBench
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vivo has officially launched the X200 FE, its first compact telephoto flagship in the X Series, delivering a full-fledged premium smartphone experience in a sleek one-hand form factor. Combining ZEISS co-engineered imaging, MediaTek Dimensity...
Charting a sustainable future for airports in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East region
International Airport Review
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July 7, 2025
Stefano Baronci, Director General, ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East, outlines how the region’s airports are transforming into hubs of sustainability – pioneering net zero commitments, embracing carbon accreditation, building climate resilience and...
EDP Renewables calls for 'more stable, long-term' land use rights for solar deployment in Singapore
Eco-Business
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July 7, 2025
The world’s fourth-largest renewables provider is seeing “a lot of interest” for solar from corporate offtakers in Singapore, where much of the region’s largest power purchase agreements (PPAs) are concentrated, said Filipa Ricciardi. To date, EDP...
Work begins on Phase 2 of Cross Island Line in Singapore, set to boost MRT connectivity by 2032
Malay Mail
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July 7, 2025
SINGAPORE, July 7 — Construction on Phase 2 of the Cross Island Line (CRL) is officially under way in Singapore, with the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announcing today that works are expected to complete by 2032. Singapore media reported that...
Data Protection Trustmark elevated to Singapore Standard
The Business Times Singapore
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July 7, 2025
[SINGAPORE] With a more developed data protection ecosystem already in place, the next step is for more formal standards to be put in place, said Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo. She was speaking at the opening of...
‘Oasis in the desert’: Luxury keeps ringing the cash register in Singapore as global sales cool
Malay Mail
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July 7, 2025
SINGAPORE, July 7 — As luxury spending slows in markets like China and the United States, Singapore is bucking the trend — and retailers are cashing in. According to new data from Euromonitor International, and reported by Bloomberg today, luxury...
singapore TTSH to demolish century-old pavilion wards, keeping one as heritage marker
Asiaone
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July 6, 2025
SINGAPORE - After standing for around a century, all but one of Tan Tock Seng Hospital's (TTSH) nine remaining pavilion wards will be demolished, with the retained ward to serve as a heritage marker. The eight wards - located at the end of Jalan...
AIA Singapore steps up wealth management ambitions even as it leverages ageing trend
The Business Times Singapore
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July 6, 2025
[SINGAPORE] By 2026, an estimated 21 per cent of Singapore’s population will be aged 65 and above, making it a “super-aged” society. This is a rise from the current 17 to 18 per cent. Such a demographic shift is expected to drive stronger demand...
World : Top News Headlines In Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: July 7, 2025
Bernama
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July 7, 2025
CAMBODIA 1.CAMBODIA TO FUND ANTIQUES RETURN FROM THAILAND -- AGENCE KAMPUCHEA PRESSE Cambodia said it will fund the repatriation of 20 Khmer antiques from Thailand. The Thai government said it is unable to return the items due to financial...
The female founders of these boutique travel companies are changing how Singapore women explore the world
Channel News Asia
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July 6, 2025
In June 2025, she formally registered Feels Like Om as an experiences provider. While it is not a travel agency in the traditional sense, Lim works closely with local partners to design and host small-scale, community-based experiences steeped in...
WTTC calls for smarter tourism management
TTR Weekly
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July 8, 2025
SINGAPORE, 9 July 2025: As the travel and tourism sector enters the height of the northern hemisphere summer season, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) launches a new report calling for a more balanced approach to managing tourism in...
Reimagining Wealth Management: StoneX Roundtable on Custody and Client Solutions in Singapore
Hubbis
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In May 2025, Hubbis hosted an exclusive, off-the-record roundtable in Singapore, partnered with StoneX, a global financial services leader. The event gathered senior wealth managers, multi-family offices (MFOs), and external asset managers (EAMs)...
ING looks to expand non-interest income pillars in Singapore to buffer rate risks
The Business Times Singapore
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July 6, 2025
[SINGAPORE] Dutch lender ING is accelerating efforts to build up its fee-based revenue amid the prospect of lower interest rates. In Singapore, that means deeper investments in capital markets and advisory, and in transaction services. “We’ve made...
Forum: Training Employment Pass strengthens Singapore’s position as a talent hub
The Straits Times
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July 6, 2025
We refer to the article “Attempted misuse of work pass for foreign students or trainees ongoing for years: Industry insiders” (June 24). The Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) does not condone any abuse of the Training Employment Pass...
Enduring presence of vernacular media like Tamil Murasu in Singapore not by chance: Josephine Teo
The Straits Times
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July 6, 2025
SINGAPORE - The continuing presence in Singapore of vernacular mainstream media outlets like Tamil Murasu is not by chance, but a result of careful policy design, strong community support and continuous efforts to innovate, said Minister for...
Tetra Pak to launch smaller, sustainable packaging in PH
Manila Standard
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July 6, 2025
BINH DUONG, Vietnam—Tetra Pak, a global leader in sustainable packaging, is preparing to introduce a new, smaller, and more sustainable packaging format for the Philippine market, a top official announced. This initiative aligns with the company’s...
Enduring presence of vernacular media in Singapore not by chance, says Josephine Teo as Tamil Murasu marks 90 years
The Business Times Singapore
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July 6, 2025
[SINGAPORE] The continuing presence in Singapore of vernacular mainstream media outlets such as like Tamil Murasu is not by chance, but a result of careful policy design, strong community support and continual efforts to innovate, said Minister...
Bank Of Singapore Launches New Asset Allocation Framework
Wealth Briefing
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The framework, which is the result of a year-long study and testing 120,000 portfolios, aims to deliver more consistent and risk-aware returns for investors. The Bank of Singapore has launched a new systematic and risk-based Strategic Asset...