WhiteCoat, a telemedicine startup based in Singapore, has raised S$10.8 million (US$8.1 million) in its series A round led by the GEC-KIP Technology and Innovation Fund. Investors including SGInnovate ... ( read original story ...)
Ryde stays focus on Singapore, eyes IPO for service expansion
Carpooling app platform Ryde is focusing its attention on Singapore, which it says is critical to ensure the startup remains a viable business. It also is hoping a targeted IPO (initial public ... ( read original story ...)
With Heng Swee Keat out of the running, who will be Singapore’s next prime minister?
There had been murmurs for a while about whether Singapore's deputy prime minister Heng Swee Keat would be the country's next leader after a poor showing in last year's general election. Yet ... ( read original story ...)
Fitch Revises Outlook on OCBC’s IDR to Stable; Affirms ‘AA-‘
Fitch Ratings - Singapore - 08 Apr 2021: Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited's (OCBC) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to Stable from Negative, ... ( read original story ...)
Former chief justice Yong Pung How sought to give back to Singapore, says daughter
SINGAPORE - His daughter's education was one of the main reasons that former chief justice Yong Pung How migrated to Singapore from Malaysia with his family in the early 1970s. This was revealed by ... ( read original story ...)
Keppel gets licence for subsea cable business in Singapore
"Securing the licence is an important milestone for Keppel as it marks the start of our subsea cable business in Singapore," said Keppel T&T chief executive Thomas Pang. He added that the Bifrost ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Econ Healthcare launches IPO with 50m offering shares at 28 cents apiece
Combine search: "high speed rail" @author "Bhattacharjee" @category "From the Edge" Searching either words : 1MDB MAS Searching all words : “Genting Berhad” Searching Chinese phrase : “马电讯” SINGAPORE ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s biggest bank to reduce office space in home market
DBS Group Holdings Ltd is poised to trim office space in Singapore, the latest bank to pare its footprint in the city-state during the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
UOB appoints Eric Lim as its first Chief Sustainability Officer
Combine search: "high speed rail" @author "Bhattacharjee" @category "From the Edge" Searching either words : 1MDB MAS Searching all words : “Genting Berhad” Searching Chinese phrase : “马电讯” SINGAPORE ... ( read original story ...)
Struggling with English language? An initiative has 1000+ volunteers to teach you
In particular, some of the roles at LTE are volunteer management and engagement ... Canada, UK, Dubai, Singapore). “We have about 45 volunteer coordinators managing and engaging on WhatsApp ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based B2B platform sign MOU with five Chongqing food suppliers
The partnership aims to provide food and beverage companies in China and Singapore with better access to import and export markets, so that they are able to internationalize and grow their businesses, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s prime minister-to-be withdraws from consideration, citing age
April 9 (UPI) --Singapore is on a search for its next leader after the country's handpicked successor to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he will step aside to make way for the next generation. ( read original story ...)
Missing S$33m case: Singapore lawyer Jeffrey Ong ‘inadvertently’ had a stolen passport when nabbed abroad, defence says
Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. SINGAPORE, April 9 — The defence counsel for a lawyer accused of misappropriating millions of dollars from his ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase IPO set to turn heads?
Investors have been looking forward to the cryptocurrency platform’s direct listing, with initial estimates valuing the company at $80bn. ( read original story ...)
Over S$45,000 raised by Roy Ngerng in two days to pay for defamation damages to Lee Hsien Loong
If you would like to support Mr Ngerng’s fundraising, you can donate to: POSB Savings Account Number (Singapore) – 130-23068-7 (Ngerng Yi Ling) PayNow (Singapore): S8113784F PayPal – [email protected] ... ( read original story ...)
UOB appoints first chief sustainability officer
Singapore's United Overseas Bank has appointed Eric Lim as its first chief sustainability officer. The role reports to CEO and deputy chairman Wee Ee Cheong, and Lim will also join the bank's ... ( read original story ...)