Illegal Trade

(Clockwise from top left) A ball python, a blue beauty anole and a rosy boa that were seized by NParks.

NParks Seizes 101 Illegally Kept Wild Animals in Largest Raid Since 2021

A gecko with a ruptured and infected eye and a number of lethargic axolotls were among 101 wild animals seized by the National Parks Board (NParks) on Sept 14, during a raid conducted by its officers.

Radiant World owes Glencore a total of US$951 million, while Glencore owes Radiant World US$471 million.

Glencore Books US$480 million Provision Covering Radiant World Exposure

Some banks have frozen Radiant World’s accounts and trading houses have severed ties

Mizuho Bank Files Lawsuit Against Trader Radiant World in Singapore

Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong is conferred the Order of Dostyk, First Class, by Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at Akorda Presidential Palace in Astana on Aug 26.

We Will Explore How Southeast Asia and Central Asia Can Work More Closely Together: SM Lee

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened Iran in an opinion piece in the Financial Times on Sunday with "the single greatest financial offensive ever”.

Some Singapore-based Persons Named in Latest US Sanctions

Trucks loaded with coal drive to the coal yard at the Deendayal Port in Kandla, in the western state of Gujarat, India

Coal India Plans Singapore Trading Hub: Sources

MInister Piyush was in Singapore with other key Indian ministers to attend the fourth India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR).

Singapore Hosts First ICAI Int’l Conference for ASEAN, with India Min Piyush Goyal as Guest

V.K. Santosh Kumar

Iron ore volumes had grown almost tenfold over the preceding decade, making the little-known company one of the world’s largest traders of the commodity.

Police Looking Into Iron Ore Trader Radiant World

The two ministers reaffirmed the respective countries’ commitment to improving the well-being of migrant workers, such as better housing standards and healthcare access.

Singapore, Bangladesh Discuss Preparing People For Skills Needed for Jobs of the Future

In August 2025, the US announced an additional 40 per cent tariff specifically on goods determined to have been illegally transshipped to evade duties.

US Names Singapore, India as Part of China’s ‘Shadow Transshipment Network’ Avoiding Tariffs

Singapore has rejected suggestions that it engages in unfair trade practices, including the use of forced labour in supply chains.

Trump Imposes New 12.5% Tariff on Singapore on Alleged Forced Labour Ban Violation

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall across the country, including Dhaka.

Heavy Rains and Flash Floods in Bangladesh Leave at Least 51 Dead, 39 Injured

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