Satellite analysis reveals location of depot from where the experimental and controversial ship fuel oil used by the sunken Japanese bulk carrier, the Wakashio, originated from. This raises other ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore investor vying to buy SoMa buildings occupied by Stripe, Pinterest
The SoMa headquarters of Stripe and another building occupied by Pinterest could soon be scooped up by Singapore investor CapitaLand, according to sources with knowledge of the deal. The buildings — ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Centre and Tampines restaurant visited by infectious Covid-19 patients
OCBC Centre in Raffles Place and a restaurant in Tampines were visited by coronavirus patients while they were infectious, said the Ministry of Health on Thursday (Nov 5).. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore company fined for illegally importing Malaysian vegetables
Singapore company GH Enterprise Pte Ltd was fined $6,000 for illegally importing fresh vegetables. The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said in a statement that ... ( read original story ...)
Correction: WiMi Announces Acquisition of Fe-da Electronics Company Pte Ltd
PRNewswire/ -- WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. (Nasdaq: WIMI) ("WiMi" or the "Company"), a leading augmented reality ("AR") service provider in China, announces ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-headquartered Osome Raises $3 Mn From XA Network and AltalR Capital
The company will utilize the fresh funding to further invest in engineering, product development, and marketing across the markets that it is present in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based digital business assistant Osome raises $3 million
Osome, a Singapore-headquartered business assistant app that digitizes accounting and compliance tasks, has raised $3 million. An extension of Osome’s seed round, the new funding was led by XA Network ... ( read original story ...)
Switzerland of Asia: Singapore increases presence as tech hub
During World War II, Switzerland's neutrality made it a safe haven for diplomacy and commerce. Fast forward 75 years and the same trends are being borne out in Singapore -- the Switzerland of Asia -- ... ( read original story ...)
How billionaire Jack Ma fell to earth and took Ant’s mega IPO with him
Tell that to Jack Ma. Corporate China’s shiniest star was just days away from seeing his Ant Group list on the stock market in a record $37 billion deal, when he chose to launch a blistering public ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Festival Unveils Lineup for Hybrid Edition
The Singapore International Film Festival will open with the screening of local film “Tiong Bahru Social Club” at the Shaw Lido theater. But, for social distancing reasons, the occasion will not ... ( read original story ...)
New SingPass feature allows secure use of digital signatures for property caveats
Signing legal and business documents online will be made possible with the rollout of a new feature on national digital identity system SingPass.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore government rolls out digital signature service
Individuals and businesses will soon be able to sign documents digitally using a new service on the government’s SingPass digital identity platform ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore banks fail to soar despite economic reopening
UOB on Wednesday turned in the weakest results among the three Singapore lenders, with its net profit for July to September at SG$668 million -- a 40% decline on-year. It noted small signs of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore lender UOB’s Q3 profit skids 40% as loan loss provisions rise
United Overseas Bank Ltd UOBH.SI reported a 40% drop in quarterly profit on Wednesday as Singapore's third-largest-listed lender bulked up loan loss provisions in pandemic-hit markets and its net ... ( read original story ...)
UOB profit slides 40% on higher bad loan provisions
United Overseas Bank (UOB) posted a 40 per cent drop in third-quarter net profit to $668 million, from $1.12 billion a year earlier, as it built up on allowances for potential bad loans amid the Covid ... ( read original story ...)
US election: Singapore trade minister warns of economic hit from divided vote
Trade Minister Chan Chun Sing says one of the biggest challenges for the US is how it can maintain its leadership in the world to uphold the global economic order. ( read original story ...)