The Indian economy has shown remarkable resilience in the wake of the global pandemic, and this has caught the attention of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) living in these countries. 60% NRIs From US, Canada, Australia, Singapore Wants To Return To India Post-Retirement; Here’s Why New Delhi: At least 60 per cent of non-resident Indians (NRIs) in the … Read more
SINGAPORE: Police in Singapore investigating a major money laundering operation have seized S$125 million ($91.79 million) from the bank accounts of one of ten foreign suspects accused in the case. About S$92 million and S$33 million were seized from bank accounts held by Turkish national Vang Shuiming at Credit Suisse Singapore and Bank Julius Baer … Read more
Oil storage tanks in Tuapse, Russia, on Sunday, March 22, 2020. India’s imports of Russian crude is a win-win situation for the world’s economy, said Oil and Natural Gas Corporation. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — India’s imports of Russian crude is a win-win situation for the world economy, according to India’s No. … Read more
Subhas Govin Prabhakar Nair, 31, was convicted of four charges in July for posting messages on social media between July 2019 and March 2021, which the prosecution described as inflammatory in nature. Published: September 6, 2023 12:31 AM IST By IANS Nair’s second and third charges involved another Instagram post which was his response to … Read more
Singapore carried out its first execution of a woman in 19 years on Friday and its second hanging this week for drug trafficking, despite calls for the city-state to cease capital punishment for drug-related crimes. Activists said another execution is planned for next week. Saridewi Djamani, 45, was sentenced to death in 2018 for trafficking … Read more
Former Singapore deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam was elected president. (File) Singapore: Former Singapore deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam was elected president Friday, according to official results, in the city-state’s first contested vote for the largely ceremonial position in more than a decade. The Elections Department declared the 66-year-old economist as the winner over two … Read more
Travelers from Singapore will soon have a new vacation option — one that doesn’t require a flight. A new Indonesian private island, named ONE°15 Marina Nirup Island, opened in July nine miles south of Singapore. The launch — the first of two phases — included the opening of a restaurant and bar, ferry terminal and … Read more
Patrick Collison speaks onstage during WIRED25 Work: Inside San Francisco’s Most Innovative Workplaces on Oct. 12, 2018, in San Francisco. Phillip Faraone / Getty Images For months, rumors swirled about the purpose of Flannery Associates’ land grab. Skeptical landowners turned down jacked-up prices. Officials worried about the acres’ adjacency to Travis Air Force Base. Then, a survey … Read more
An undated aerial view of Singapore’s Marina Bay at night. Nikada | E+ | Getty Images SINGAPORE – As Singaporeans prepare to head to the polls this Friday to elect their ninth president, the campaigning has so far tested the narrow confines of the presidential office — underscoring simmering disenchantment at the status quo. A … Read more
Working while traveling has exploded with the popularity of remote and hybrid work. If you want to take a “workcation,” Barcelona may just be the ideal destination. That’s according to IWG, a flexible workplace company, which compared 26 cities around the world, grading them on a scale of 1 to 10 for the following categories: … Read more