Singapore

SINGAPORE (Apr 22): Recent data breaches, including one where details of HIV patients were leaked, won’t hold back Singapore’s efforts in testing and investing in the latest technology to build what it termed as a “Smart Nation.”

(April 15): Singapore’s fake news laws will likely come into effect in the second half of this year, as the country joins the ranks of nations trying to curb the spread of online falsehoods.

(Apr 5): Living where you work and play may not seem like the ideal balance in terms of escaping the grind, but it’s a key plank of Singapore’s vision for its central business district.

SINGAPORE (Mar 27): The garden city of Singapore wants to be even more green. It also wants more homes in its central business district, and plans to move facilities underground to free up living space.

(Mar 19): Move over Singapore — the world's most expensive city has two new rivals.

(Mar 6): Singapore may raise its retirement and re-employment ages as citizens enjoy more years of good health and demonstrate sustained productivity at work.

SINGAPORE Feb 15 (Reuters): Sales of private homes by developers in Singapore fell 17.8% in January from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday.

(Feb 4): Wirecard AG said neither the company nor a law firm it hired found conclusive evidence of criminal misconduct, helping it recover some of the 7 billion euros ($10.8 billion) in market value lost last week amid allegations of fraud.

SINGAPORE (Jan 30): Singapore is expected to see a small and manageable deficit of $1.2 billion for its FY2019 Budget, which comes off the back of a moderating domestic economy, says UOB.

(Jan 28): Records of as many as 14,200 people with HIV and their 2,400 contacts have been “illegally disclosed online”, Singapore’s health ministry said in a statement, marking the second cyberattack the city-state has suffered in a year.