Debate heats up as Singapore PM says Taylor Swift deal isn’t ‘unfriendly’

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Tuesday that a closed-door deal for Taylor Swift to perform in the city-state ensured she would not perform in other Southeast Asian countries during her Eras tour. “(Our) agencies negotiated an arrangement with her to come to Singapore and perform and to make Singapore her only stop in … Read more

2023 GDP revised lower amid manufacturing slowdown

A general view of the skyline of the Singapore Central Business District, the Marina Bay Sands, the ArtScience Museum and the seating platform at Marina Bay on August 1, 2015 in Singapore. Suhaimi Abdullah | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore lowered its full-year growth for 2023, as official data on Thursday showed the economy grew … Read more

Singapore financial czar Tharman Shanmugaratnam to run for president

Singapore’s veteran financial policymaker Tharman Shanmugaratnam has signaled his intention to contest upcoming presidential elections in Singapore that should be held by September this 12 months. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Photos Singapore’s veteran financial policymaker Tharman Shanmugaratnam is planning to run within the upcoming presidential elections in Singapore that should be held by mid-September. … Read more