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30 January – Ng Hark Seng, former chairman of E-Bridge Pre-school and figure in Singapore’s early childhood education industry (b. 1948). [40] 1 February – Chan Kong Thoe, Singapore’s first kidney transplant surgeon (b. 1930). [41] 3 February – Lim Tze Peng, artist and Cultural Medallion recipient (b. 1921). [42]
In 2013, the Singaporean government announced a new development plan "Singapore 2030" for Singapore, designed to accommodate the growing population. It is assumed that the population will reach between 6.5 and 6.9 million by 2030. Singapore will increase its land area to 766 km 2 (296 sq mi) square kilometres through land reclamation from the sea.
While Yeo posted bail in July 2022 and was granted permission to leave Singapore to visit Vietnam for a hearing, instead of returning to Singapore, Yeo sought asylum in the United Kingdom, [101] leading Singapore to send a request to the UK in October 2023. Yeo was arrested by the authorities on 4 November 2024.
The median forecast of 21 economists surveyed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is for Singapore's economy to grow 3.5% this year, down from a forecast of 3.8% in June's survey.
Given his 6,100 call for the end of 2024, Belski's forecast returns in 2025 at 9.8%, right in line with the index's average historical gain. The median year-end target for the S&P 500 among ...
2 April – Joseph Schooling, who won Singapore's first ever Olympic gold medal, retires from swimming at 28. [25]15 April – Lee Hsien Loong announces his resignation as the Prime Minister of Singapore effective on 15 May 2024, paving the way for the assumption of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong as the next Prime Minister of Singapore.
Here are my five predictions for the stock market in 2025 -- and which stocks will soar the most if they're right. 1. Artificial intelligence (AI) agents become the next big thing.
Ho Sin Hang, chairman of the Hang Seng Bank, conceived the idea of creating the Hang Seng Index as a "Dow Jones Index for Hong Kong". [4] [5] Along with Hang Seng Director Lee Quo-wei, he commissioned Hang Seng's head of Research Stanley Kwan to create the index in 1964, [4] the index was initially used for internal reference in the Hang Seng Bank, they debuted the index on November 24, 1969.