Citi and Grab have expanded their partnership in consumer lending with the launch of the bank’s first API-enabled lending capability in APAC. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to introduce law governing police use of COVID-19 contact tracing data
Following public outcry over news that local law enforcement can access contact tracing data for criminal probes, the Singapore government says it will pass legislation detailing seven categories ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Singapore woman jailed for hiding meetings with male friend
A woman in Singapore who concealed her meetings with a male friend from coronavirus contact tracing has been sentenced to five months in prison. Oh Bee Hiok, 65, was worried her family would think she ... ( read original story ...)
‘Please take it,’ Singapore PM says after getting COVID-19 vaccine
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong received his first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, and urged others to take the jabs in a country that has largely brought the pandemic under control. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Jails Woman For Lying To Coronavirus Contact Tracers
A Singaporean woman was sentenced to five months in prison on Friday for hiding her meetings with a male friend from coronavirus contact tracers as she did not want her family to think she was having ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC’s Wong to Succeed Tsien as First Female Singapore Bank CEO
Chinese Banking Corp. named Helen Wong as Singapore’s first female bank chief executive officer, putting her in charge of leading the island state’s second-largest lender through a severe economic ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysians who are Singapore PRs can apply to return home for leave under expanded PCA scheme
Malaysians who are Singapore permanent residents working here will be able to return home for short-term leave before coming back to Singapore for work. From next Monday (Jan 11), they can apply for ... ( read original story ...)
Why Singapore Is Offering Couples Thousands of Dollars To Have a Baby
Many Singaporeans say that they’ll likely postpone plans of marriage or having a child because of the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
S’pore property agent’s door-to-door flyer distributor caught on video removing existing flyer from door
The property business in Singapore is a highly competitive one, with agents trying to get ahead by employing different tactics to clinch deals, or just stand out from the crowd. A door-to-door flyer ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC CEO Samuel Tsien to Be Replaced by Helen Wong in April
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Singapore’s second-largest bank, named Helen Wong as chief executive officer, replacing Samuel Tsien who will retire in April after running the lender since 2012. ( read original story ...)
OCBC picks Wong as group CEO, first woman to head a Singapore bank
Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC), has appointed Deputy President Helen Wong as its new group chief executive, succeeding Samuel Tsien who retires in April after nearly nine years in the role. SINGAPORE, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bank OCBC appoints Helen Wong as group CEO
Chinese Banking Corp, said on Friday it had appointed Helen Wong, its deputy president as group CEO, succeeding Samuel Tsien, who will retire in April. (Reporting by Anshuman Daga. Editing by Jane Mer ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Bank names Helen Wong as new Group CEO from Apr 15
Deputy President and Head of Global Wholesale Banking Helen Wong will take over as Group Chief Executive Officer from Apr 15, the bank announced in a media release on Friday (Jan 8). She succeeds Mr ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore economy shrinks 5.8% last year, less than expected
Singapore closed its worst year of economic performance on an optimistic note with the economy shrinking less than expected. Gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 5.8 per cent last year amid ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore students dream up ideas for a brighter future in entrepreneurship competition
Paper that morphs into soap when it touches water was among three winning ideas at an annual youth entrepreneurship competition.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Swiss-Brazilian bank to acquire business in Singapore and Hong Kong
Brazilian private bank J. Safra Sarasin has reached an agreement to acquire Canada's Bank of Montreal's (BMO) private banking business in Hong Kong and Singapore for an undisclosed valuation, ... ( read original story ...)