went to a joint venture between local firm SCB Building Construction and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (Singapore Branch) (CCECC). LTA said SCB was previously involved in the ... ( read original story ...)
Construction on 4 Jurong Region Line stations to start in Q2
SINGAPORE: Construction works on four MRT stations on the ... was awarded to a joint venture between China Civil Engineering Construction and local company SCB. The S$263 million contract also ... ( read original story ...)
Woman in S’pore left with S$7 in POSB account after fraudulent transactions to unknown PayPal user
A woman in Singapore, Xin Yu recently shared how she ... PayPal withdrawals reduced balance to S$7 The woman only realised her POSB account had insufficient funds when she was denied a S$50 ... ( read original story ...)
UOB’s anti-fraud team thwarts scam and recovers funds in 30 mins
SINGAPORE - An elderly man almost lost his entire life savings in a high-tech scam last year.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore ratifies ASEAN Trade in Services agreement
In 2019, Singapore’s services exports to the ASEAN region grew by 11.3% to $27.3b. This represents 10.7% of Singapore’s services exports, with the ASEAN region becoming Singapore’s third largest ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to accept Covid-19 digital travel pass from May
SINGAPORE - Singapore will next month accept visitors who use a mobile travel pass containing digital certificates for Covid-19 tests and vaccines, its aviation regulator said on Monday (April 5), ... ( read original story ...)
Travellers Visiting Singapore Can Use an IATA Travel Pass From May 2021
Last month, Singapore Airlines began testing the IATA travel pass, which comes in the form of a mobile app, on passengers that were travelling from Singapore to London. The app was able to share ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Minister Warns Home Buyers About Rising Rates
“The risk of rising interest rates is a reminder that everyone should continue to exercise caution in their property purchase decisions,” Monetary Authority of Singapore Chairman and Senior ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Minister Cautions Home Buyers on Rising Interest Rates
Singapore expects domestic interest rates to rise in tandem with climbing U.S. rates, which may increase debt servicing costs and affect local home buyers. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to accept COVID-19 digital travel Certificate from May
Singapore will, From May, accept visitors who use a mobile travel pass containing digital certificates for COVID-19 tests and vaccines ... ( read original story ...)
Facing pressure at home, China’s tech giants expand in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Chinese tech giants are expanding in Singapore as they face a crackdown at home and growing pressure in other key markets – but they may struggle to find talent in the city-state. Messaging ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market Tipped To See Continued Support
(RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market has finished higher in back-to-back trading days, advancing almost 45 points or 1.5 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the ... ( read original story ...)
Digital Realty Extends Global Reach of PlatformDIGITAL® with Third Data Centre in Singapore
Digital Realty, a leading global provider of carrier- and cloud-neutral data centre, colocation and interconnection solutions, announced today the official opening of its third data centre in ... ( read original story ...)
Fintech focused Graduate Level Programs will be Offered by National University of Singapore
The National University of Singapore (NUS), a leading research university and the oldest higher education institution in the city-state, will reportedly be providing two new graduate-level programs ... ( read original story ...)
CEOs of Singapore’s Big Three banks took 9%-24% pay cut in 2020
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES)- The chief executives of Singapore’s banking trio drew lower salaries in 2020 as the pandemic took a bite out of banks’ earnings last year. Outgoing OCBC chief Samuel ... ( read original story ...)
Man jailed, fined $276k for evading GST for goods imported
He told an employee from Vam to use suppressed values of goods when taking up the import permits from the Singapore Customs. Zhao also provided falsified documents and false information to ... ( read original story ...)