SINGAPORE: A locally developed COVID-19 breath test that can generate results within one minute has received provisional authorisation from ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore government’s requests for Facebook data increase further
SINGAPORE - The Government made 1,260 requests to Facebook for information covering 1,630 accounts from July to December 2020, nearly triple the number over the same period in 2019 and exceeding the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stocks rise at Monday’s open; STI up 0.4%
SINGAPORE shares opened higher on Monday, despite Wall Street putting in a mixed performance on Friday.Read more on 'Business Times' ... ( read original story ...)
Gojek and Tokopedia’s holding group GoTo plans fundraising ahead of blockbuster IPO this year
The Indonesian unicorn is likely to attract sovereign wealth funds and global financial institutions with a final round of fundraising to anchor what is likely to be Jakarta’s largest ever initial ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC plans to increase Global Transaction Banking staff strength in Singapore by end-2022
The division currently has close to 100 staff in Singapore. OCBC Bank's Head of Global Transaction Banking, Melvyn Low, has shared with The Straits Times the bank's intention to grow the division's ... ( read original story ...)
How The Singapore Property Market is Responding to Buyers’ Need For Personal Space
The need for more personal space has a cumulative effect on the property market in Singapore, leading to the growing demand for landed houses and condominiums ... ( read original story ...)
UOB’s art contest returns with hefty cash prizes
The United Overseas Bank (Thai) is inviting aspiring and professional Thai artists to enter the 12th "UOB Painting Of The Year" competition to vie for cash prizes worth 1.68 million baht. ( read original story ...)
Fintech Funding: Singapore based Fintechs Secured Nearly Half A Billion Dollars in Q1 2020
Fintech businesses in Singapore have secured a total of SGD 656 million (appr. $492.8 million) in equity funding during Q1 2021. This figure represents a 355% increase from last year, according to a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market May Spin Its Wheels On Monday
The Singapore stock market has moved higher in back-to-back sessions, collecting almost 15 points or 0.5 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,115-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
The Big Read: As old habits die hard at hawker centres, Singapore seeks to fine its way out
The move to enforce the fines follows more than a decade of campaigns being launched one after another to coax and cajole people to return their ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC to grow S’pore transaction banking workforce by 50% by end-2022
SINGAPORE - OCBC Bank plans to ramp up the size of its global transaction banking workforce in Singapore, in response to a shift in the type of skills now in demand.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
OCBC to boost transaction banking workforce here by 50%
OCBC Bank plans to ramp up the size of its global transaction banking workforce in Singapore, in response to a shift in the type of skills now in demand.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 21 new COVID-19 cases in the community, 1 dormitory infection
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 22 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases as of noon on Sunday (May 23), including 21 in the community and one who ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore central bank set up green finance industry taskforce
A financial industry taskforce convened by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) launched today several initiatives to accelerate green finance in Singapore through improving disclosures and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore firms and Standard Chartered to launch carbon exchange by end-2021
Singapore’s state investment firm Temasek Holdings, together with two other prominent local companies and Standard Chartered, plan to launch a carbon exchange by the end of the year. The other ... ( read original story ...)
Would investors take a big gulp of the Oatly IPO?
Oprah-backed Oatly Group of Malmo, Sweden is on track to claim the title as the biggest plant-based food company IPO of 2021. ( read original story ...)