Singapore jails Chinese national 15 months for role in US$2.2 billion money laundering case
A 45-year-old man linked to Singapore’s largest money laundering case was sentenced to 15 months’ jail on Tuesday.
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86% of expats report being stressed out, but study suggests they may also cope better with burnout
It's not easy to pick up your life and move overseas to work abroad, but it can also be very rewarding.
Singapore-Indonesia leaders’ retreat sets stage for successors, with ‘more active’ engagement expected
In their final meeting as heads of states, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Indonesian President Joko Widodo set the stage for their successors, Lawrence Wong and Prabowo Subianto, who analysts expect to bring “more bilateral engagement and more active leadership” to their foreign policies.
Indonesian and Singaporean leaders hold annual talks, joined this year by their successors
BOGOR, Indonesia (AP) — Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday celebrated the countries’ continued cooperation at their seventh and final Leaders’ Retreat in Jakarta, an annual meeting between the two Southeast Asian leaders that was also attended this year by their successors.
Cambodian conglomerate lures ASEAN money to drive nation's growth
SINGAPORE -- Overseas Cambodian Investment Corporation, a family-owned conglomerate with a diverse business portfolio from retail to property, is looking for Southeast Asian partners now that some Chinese investors in Cambodia are packing up and going home.
Singapore's Lee and Indonesia's Jokowi talk electricity trade
JAKARTA -- Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the city-state's plan to import low-carbon electricity from Indonesia is progressing well, as he met with Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in their last meeting as leaders of the two countries on Monday.
Singapore sees fewer new Chinese family offices after money-laundering crackdown
Some of those suspects had links to the city state’s around 1,400 single family offices – private wealth-management entities established to oversee and manage the financial affairs of a single affluent family or individual.
'So glad he got caught': Man arrested for posing as Singapore Airlines pilot at Delhi airport
Police in India arrested a man at the New Delhi international airport on Thursday (April 25) for impersonating a Singapore Airlines (SIA) pilot, after he was found walking around the airport dressed in full pilot gear.