The city-state's Gambling Regulatory Authority tells local ISPs to stop access to the leading prediction market.

Fortunately, Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong thought a full split was unlikely: "I can’t see how a full decoupling can happen at this stage."

Another U.S.-aligned democracy in Asia is mired in political gridlock, with Taiwan’s opposition challenging defense spending aimed at fending off China.

She had lived there since marrying Taiwanese businessman Alex Tien, 45, in 2014. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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SINGAPORE, Jan. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Marketing Society proudly announces key leadership updates within its Singapore hub as the organisation continues to strengthen its commitment to empower marketers to thrive and lead, raising marketing's positive impact across the Asia-Pacific region.

A strategy of borrowing the island’s currency to invest in higher-yielding alternatives has generated the second-highest return over the past month among Asian currencies behind the yuan.

The other curated films in the showcase include Chinese director Gao Peng’s award-winning crime thriller A Long Shot (2023) and An Unfinished Film (2024), a docu-fiction filmed during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown in Wuhan, China, by Chinese cinema maverick Lou Ye.

Singapore joins France and Taiwan in blocking Polymarket in an effort to crack down on unlicensed online gambling platforms.

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Singapore's non-oil domestic exports rose 9.0% in December from the same month a year earlier, data on Friday showed, boosted by increased shipments of both electronic and non-electronic goods. The increase compared with a Reuters poll forecast of a rise of 7.

Is the Taiwanese semiconductor industry a security guarantee for the island or just another incentive for Beijing to claim it for its own?