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The Monetary Authority of Singapore has revoked the crypto payment license of Bsquared Technology after uncovering what regulators described as “serious breaches” involving risk management, outsourcing controls, and misleading information provided to authorities.  The rare enforcement action now highlights Singapore’s increasingly strict approach toward crypto compliance and digital asset oversight. MAS Revokes Bsquared’s Payment License

Singapore will launch its first national space agency in April to provide “decisive leadership” for the Southeast Asian country to tap an “expanding space economy,” the nation’s government announced on Feb. 2. Tan See Leng, Singapore’s Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science & Technology, noted the new National Space Agency of Singapore (NSAS) will target the

A man in Singapore lost $3,999 to a scam on TikTok, after believing a woman who claimed to be held captive in Singapore.  In a Dec 27 report by Shin Min Daily News, a 49-year-old air-con technician surnamed Lin (transliterated) said he was scrolling on TikTok when he received a message on Dec 16 from

Is it possible for school to be less stressful? And can Singapore bring in South Korean boy band BigBang to perform here in 2026? These were among the burning questions posed by netizens, which Prime Minister Lawrence Wong answered in a social media clip uploaded on Wednesday (Dec 17). The video starts rolling with a

Singapore's passport has once again been named as the world's most powerful going into 2026, according to the Henley Passport Index, published on Tuesday (Jan 13).  The index, which ranks 199 passports, places Singapore in first place with visa-free travel to 192 out of 227 destinations.  Japan and South Korea are ranked joint second with

Malaysia will not permit Singapore tour buses to operate express bus services in the country, its transport minister Anthony Loke said on Tuesday (Dec 2).  He told Malaysia's Parliament that under a reciprocal arrangement, Singapore tour buses can bring tourists into Malaysia, just as Malaysia's tour buses are allowed into Singapore, reported The Star.  Loke

At 17, Jemina (not her real name) packed her bags and left home. After her father died and her mother remarried, the house no longer felt safe to her. There was often no food at home for her after school or during holidays, and she would stay in her room. She moved into her junior

Its bestselling Earl Grey kaya contains about 50% less sugar and more eggs than the typical supermarket version. While kaya recipes across South East Asia vary, most commercial brands average 40g sugar and 20g eggs per 100g. Kaya Rebel uses at least 35g eggs and less than 20g sugar per 100g, producing a higher-protein, lower-sugar