Singapore has always been a hub. In a digital economy that is decentralised, it can find new opportunity by overcoming its small size. ( read original story ...)
Bukalapak’s $1.1 bln IPO, Indonesia’s biggest in a decade, covered on launch day – sources
SINGAPORE/JAKARTA, July 9 (Reuters) - Indonesia's biggest IPO in more than a decade, the billion dollar offering from e-commerce firm Bukalapak, received enough investor orders to cover the sale on ... ( read original story ...)
Canadian bank robber jailed in Singapore for five years avoids caning
David James Roach will not receive strokes of a cane. Singapore has very low levels of crime and applies tough punishments for many crimes, including and caning for lesser crimes ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore police arrest 30-year-old suspect for robbing S$22,000 from Bukit Batok moneylender
The police said yesterday (July 9) that they have arrested a 30-year-old man who allegedly robbed a moneylender along Bukit Batok Street 31 on Thursday night, after showing a handwritten note to a ... ( read original story ...)
‘Mental health is everyone’s business’: How society can better protect seniors’ mental wellbeing
SINGAPORE: Amid a rapidly ageing society, the entire community – down to the individual – has a role to play in caring for the mental wellbeing of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore banks target region’s emerging affluent segment
Growth of household wealth in Asia is likely to outpace the rest of the world with more people in Singapore expected to see their net worth cross the million dollar mark by 2025, studies show. ( read original story ...)
Ola raises $500 mn from Temasek and Warburg Pincus ahead of its IPO
Bhavish Aggarwal is also participating in this round, ahead of the company’s planned IPO. Temasek, Warburg Pincus and Aggarwal have approached market watchdog Competition Commission of India (CCI), ... ( read original story ...)
1 new locally transmitted COVID-19 case in Singapore; 9 imported infections
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported one new locally transmitted COVID-19 infection as of noon on Friday (Jul 9). The case is currently unlinked, said ... ( read original story ...)
METIS Establishes Singapore Subsidiary for Southeast Asia Shipowners
Maritime data analytics specialist METIS Cyberspace Technology has opened a fully owned subsidiary in Singapore, in a move enhancing service capabilities for the increasing number of shipping ... ( read original story ...)
Next pandemic could come at any time, Singapore’s Tharman says
Tharman Shanmugaratnam, former deputy prime minister and minister of finance for Singapore, discusses the findings of the G-20 High-level Independent Panel report on future pandemic preparedness. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Aslan Pharma Gets Buy Rating from Jefferies
ASLN's '004 is a fast follower, targeting an understood, de-risked path in atopic dermatitis [eczema],' said Jefferies analyst Maury Raycroft. ( read original story ...)
DBS to convert Singapore office to net zero
Building on its commitment to achieve net zero operational carbon emissions by 2022, DBS today announced plans to transform an existing four-storey office building located at 135 Bukit Timah Road into ... ( read original story ...)
Next pandemic could come at any time, Singapore’s Shanmugaratnam says
Tharman Shanmugaratnam, former deputy prime minister and minister of finance for Singapore, discusses the findings of the G-20 High-level Independent Panel report on future pandemic preparedness. ( read original story ...)
Canadian bank robber jailed in Singapore for 5 years avoids caning
David James Roach will not receive strokes of a cane. Singapore has very low levels of crime and applies tough punishments for many crimes, including and caning for lesser crimes ... ( read original story ...)
Canadian bank robber receives 5-year sentence in Singapore court; avoids a caning
A court in Singapore on Wednesday sentenced a Canadian man to five years in jail for robbing a bank in 2016, but he will not receive an additional sentence of six strokes of a cane due to the terms of ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis: Cash-Rich Singapore Airlines Positioned for Regional Dominance as Rivals Pull Back
Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIA), flush with $16 billion raised since the start of the pandemic thanks to help from a state investor, is in a position of dominance among its Southeast Asian rivals as they ... ( read original story ...)