Singapore police and IMDA detained Massive Attack's entire band after a July 29 concert at which two founding members displayed a Palestinian flag; Singapore banned both from re-entering and barred future performances by the band, citing the Foreign National Emblems Act 1949 and the Public Order Act; the band said Palestine is a sovereign state recognised by 157 countries
Singapore's Monetary Authority tightened the S$ nominal effective exchange rate policy band on July 27 in an off-cycle surprise move, citing renewed inflationary pressure from oil prices driven higher by Middle East hostilities; the MAS manages inflation through the exchange rate rather than interest rates, making any adjustment a direct signal on price stability outlook
Singapore's economy expanded 5.7% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, topping the 5.5% consensus forecast, with manufacturing rising 12.2% on strong AI-related demand for semiconductors and semiconductor equipment; growth eased from a revised 6.3% in Q1.
Series A+ of equity and debt led by Cocoon Capital with IFP Securities and BlackSoil Global; 20,000+ merchants across Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines; profitable since December 2025
Two projects: a $63m expansion of the MIST cable system and an $89m greenfield Chennai-Singapore cable adding 78 Tbps, both driven by hyperscaler AI data-center demand across the Indian Ocean
A special cadre vote on June 28 retained Singh as secretary-general; Prime Minister Lawrence Wong had already stripped him of his Leader of the Opposition title in January, citing the conviction
Shared by Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia, the Strait of Malacca carries 23 million barrels of oil daily, more than any other chokepoint, linking Middle Eastern suppliers to Asian markets.