North Korea Fires Missile, 4 Crew Killed in Bab el-Mandeb Attack and SGX Eyes ETF Expansion
Headline news for August 12, 2026: North Korea fires its 11 ballistic missile of the year from Wonsan at six this morning Singapore time days ahead of joint US-South Korea military drills. Four crew m...
12 Aug 4min
Singapore Upgrades Its GDP Forecast, Adani Charges Dropped and Iran Rejects Compensation Demands
Headline news for August 11, 2026: Singapore upgrades its 2026 GDP growth forecast to 4.5 to 5.5 per cent, driven by stronger-than-expected first-half growth on the back of the global AI investment bo...
11 Aug 4min
OCBC and UOB Beat Estimates, US Hits Polysilicon With 15% Tariff and Houthis Strike Saudi Arabia
Headline news for August 7, 2026: OCBC's Q2 profit surges 22 per cent to S$2.22 billion, declaring a $0.47 interim dividend. UOB's profit rises 10 per cent. The US imposes a 15 per cent tariff on pol...
7 Aug 4min
Hormuz Coordinates Agreed, DBS Declares 81 Cents Dividend and South Korea Eyes 3% Growth
Headline news for August 6, 2026: Iran and Oman agree the geographical coordinates of a proposed Hormuz shipping route but the waterway stays closed as long as the US naval blockade holds and a fee di...
6 Aug 4min
NTUC's Deputy Secretary-General Desmond Tan on jobs, AI and layoffs
Singapore's retrenchments have risen to their highest level since 2020, with degree holders and mid-career professionals among the hardest hit. In this episode of Lens on Singapore, Claressa Monteiro ...
5 Aug 20min
Iran Seeks Hormuz Control, Oil Falls 5 Per Cent and Wall Street Hits Records
Headline news for August 5, 2026: Iran wants full control of inbound shipping through the Strait of Hormuz under a framework being negotiated with Oman and its position is unlikely to change. Oil fall...
5 Aug 4min
US-Iran Diplomatic Confusion, Singapore's Manufacturing Extends AI-Led Growth
Headline news for August 4, 2026: President Donald Trump said the US is engaged in talks with Iran, while Tehran has flatly denied that any negotiations are underway or scheduled. Aung San Suu Kyi, My...
4 Aug 5min
US and Japan Intervene in Yen Markets, Iran Talks Resume and Oil Tumbles Six Per Cent
Headline news for August 3, 2026: The US and Japan conduct their first coordinated yen intervention since 1998 with Tokyo estimated to have spent US$53.7 billion to halt the yen's slide. US-Iran talks...
3 Aug 3min
