The Independent (Singapore)

theindependent.sg, commonly known as TISG, offers an independent viewpoint on news and current events in Singapore. Launched on August 9, 2013, this news platform provides detailed insights and analyses on various topics, including current affairs, economics, and politics in Singapore. With over a million monthly readers, TISG is also growing its reach into Asia and Australasia.

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Buying a home just got even tougher as housing market dips further

1 week ago | theindependent.sg | gemma minda iso |Gemma Iso

INTERNATIONAL: New construction endeavours, builder outlooks, and permit acquisitions are all impacted as tariffs and immigration procedures add to industry problems. Housing slump deepens as economic clouds gatherAmerica’s once-sturdy housing sector is entering a new and disconcerting phase.
DBS sets bold target to double down on Australian loans within 5 years

1 week ago | theindependent.sg | gemma minda iso |Gemma Iso

SYDNEY: In a calculated move, DBS Group (DBSM.SI) intends to double its financial portfolio and securities bundle in Australia to A$20 billion over the next five years, CEO Tan Su Shan declared this week. According to the latest Reuters report, the grand strategy echoes the bank’s conviction in its ability to strengthen trade and investment streams between Australia and Southeast Asia.
Peking University’s “wisdom water” sparks online frenzy and official backlash

1 week ago | theindependent.sg | gemma minda iso |Gemma Iso

BEIJING, CHINA: Bottled water allegedly taken from the famous Weiming Lake at Peking University is stirring the pot online, advertised as a magical tonic able to enhance wisdom and boost emotional intelligence. With a price of up to 99 yuan (US$14 or S$18.90) for just 500 ml, the purported “wisdom-inspiring” liquid is far more costly than the usual bottled water, and it’s not even meant for drinking.
Singapore deepens ties with Poland as trade booms under EU pact

1 week ago | theindependent.sg | gemma minda iso |Gemma Iso

SINGAPORE: Singapore and Poland confirmed their established alliance during a majestic State Banquet hosted by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam as a mark of respect for Polish President Andrzej Duda and First Lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda. According to the latest Singapore Business Review report, the event not only commemorated the continuing political bonds between the two countries but also set the stage for a new phase of alliance.
Asian markets defy turmoil; stocks and dollar surge even as oil prices climb

1 week ago | theindependent.sg | gemma minda iso |Gemma Iso

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Asian equity securities showed outstanding flexibility on Monday, even as pressures between Israel and Iran intensified, fueling international worries of a bigger Middle East war. Asia brushes off geopolitical jittersAccording to the latest Reuters report, geopolitical tensions have introduced a new level of ambiguity as world leaders from the Group of Seven assembled in Canada, and U.S. tariffs persist in disrupting global trade deals.
National Gallery Singapore reveals untold legacy of Asian artists in modern art

1 week ago | theindependent.sg | gemma minda iso |Gemma Iso

SINGAPORE: A new display at the National Gallery Singapore is redrafting the narrative of contemporary art, not from the viewpoint of its renowned European masters, but through the audacious, boundary-crossing ideas of Asian artists who once walked the same Parisian avenues.
Shakespeare goes psychedelic: Singapore sets the stage for a bold, groovy 'Much Ado About Nothing'

1 week ago | theindependent.sg | gemma minda iso |Gemma Iso

SINGAPORE: Get ready to swing and turn through the Bard’s most adored quixotic humor, with a Singaporean twist. From Jun 12 to 22, up-and-coming theatre collective The Winter Players is back with their biggest production yet—a pulsating, historically fluid reconstruction of “Much Ado About Nothing,” dramatised at the SOTA Studio Theatre.
Starvation crisis deepens; Kenyan refugee wards overflow with children after U.S. slashes aid

2 weeks ago | theindependent.sg | gemma minda iso |Gemma Iso

KENYA: In the scorching heat of north-western Kenya, fear and worry grip the expansive Kakuma evacuee campground, where approximately 300,000 exiled people are now living on a fraction of their past food provisions.
World Bank lifts nuclear funding ban to fuel energy growth in developing nations

2 weeks ago | theindependent.sg | gemma minda iso |Gemma Iso

WASHINGTON: World Bank President Ajay Banga has announced the agency’s withdrawal of the World Bank’s longtime veto on nuclear energy funding.
Trump to world: 'Take it or leave it' as U.S. unleashes hardline trade ultimatums in global power play

2 weeks ago | theindependent.sg | gemma minda iso |Gemma Iso

WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that the U.S. will be issuing immutable trade offers to many nations soon, asserting a hard-hitting attitude in a continuing determination to restructure international trade on American terms. The move, anticipated within the next two weeks, signifies a sudden shift in U.S. trade negotiations as countries vigorously seek to evade castigatory tariffs and steer the fluctuating targets of Trump’s trade schedule.