Faris Mokhtar, Bloomberg
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Apple Offers $100 Million To Undo Indonesia iPhone 16 Ban
Apple Inc. has increased its offer to invest in Indonesia by almost tenfold, according to people familiar with the matter, in the US tech giant's latest bid to persuade the government to lift its sales ban on the iPhone 16.
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Singapore Indian Origin Minister's Pay Slashed Amid Corruption Probe
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong slashed the salary of Transport Minister S. Iswaran after the cabinet official was arrested last month in relation to a graft probe.
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How 30-Year-Old Celeb CEO's Rule Of Fear Led To A Hot Start-Up's Meltdown
At first glance, the implosion of vaunted fashion startup Zilingo Pte looked jarringly sudden. The Singapore tech darling suspended its 30-year-old chief executive officer Ankiti Bose over complaints about alleged financial irregularities in March.
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This Country Plans To Start Quarantine-Free Travel In September
Singapore aims to relax more virus curbs, including starting to allow quarantine-free travel in September, marking the first time it's set out a timeline to reopen borders that have been mostly shut for more than a year.
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Singapore CEO, 28, Spends $38 Million In A Week On 2 Luxury Homes
The 28-year-old co-founder of Secretlab, a Singapore-based maker of ergonomic chairs for gamers, shelled out S$51 million ($38 million) in just a week on two luxury properties in the city-state.
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Singapore To Pay Would-Be Parents For Babies To Ease Virus Hit
Singapore is set to provide a one-off payment to support parents looking to have a baby in an effort to ease people's financial burden amid job layoffs and wage cuts during the coronavirus pandemic.
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He's Paying $7,000 To Swim In Private Pool During Lockdown
Not helping any with Singapore's image as home to a bunch of crazy-rich Asians comes the almost too-ridiculous-to-be-true story of a man who rented a swimming pool for S$10,000 ($7,040) a month.
