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Two government ministers at a signing table with small national flags, binders and pens, indoor conference room fluorescent light, backs to camera, no readable text or logos

Grace Fu Signs Brunei Supply-Chain MOU as Frozen Poultry Exports Expand

Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations Grace Fu signed a supply-chain resilience pact with Brunei as both sides expand frozen poultry trade and essential-goods mapping.

Wei Ling Tan Oct 12, 2026

Industrial waste-to-energy plant stacks and conveyor structures at Tuas on an overcast afternoon, no logos or readable text

Keppel Starts Commercial Ops at Tuas Waste-to-Energy Plant

Keppel Integrated Engineering began commercial operations at its Tuas waste-to-energy plant, adding 800 tonnes of daily incineration capacity under a 25-year NEA contract.

Wei Ling Tan Oct 11, 2026

The Monetary Authority of Singapore building facade on a cloudy day, with office workers and taxis passing on the street below.

MAS Withdraws Merchant-Bank License From Falcon Over Swiss AML Failures

Singapore’s central bank expelled Falcon Bank’s branch, fined it S$4.3 million, and penalized DBS and UBS for lapses tied to 1MDB-era flows as prosecutors arrested the branch manager.

Wei Ling Tan Oct 11, 2026

Interior of a Singapore government service centre with numbered queue tickets and fluorescent lighting, empty chairs, no logos or readable text

Jasmin Lau Floats Administrative Sanctions When Profitable Employers Skip Payout Norms

Acting Manpower Minister Jasmin Lau said MOM may take administrative action when profitable firms refuse retrenchment payouts, as Q2 retrenchments hit a post-pandemic high.

Wei Ling Tan Oct 10, 2026

Singapore bank tower facade at dusk reflected in wet pavement, amber office lights in curtain wall grid, pedestrians as silhouettes without faces, no logos or readable text

JPMorgan Trims Singapore Bank Overweight as Long-Bond Yields Threaten Fee Income

JPMorgan cut its overweight call on Singapore banks after a bond-yield spike wiped billions off DBS, OCBC and UOB, warning wealth fees and deposit costs may outrun loan repricing.

Wei Ling Tan Oct 9, 2026

Singapore checkpoint toll lanes at dusk with private-hire sedans queued under fluorescent lights and an LTA enforcement officer inspecting a windshield permit sticker.

Seven Cross-Border Ride-Hail Drivers Caught as LTA Impounds Cars at Land Checkpoints

Land Transport Authority officers seized seven vehicles at Singapore’s checkpoints after tip-offs from taxi and private-hire associations, adding to a year-long enforcement push that has now impounded 254 cars.

Wei Ling Tan Oct 9, 2026