The decision on whether the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) by air between Malaysia and Singapore will continue to be postponed or resume will be determined within 48 hours before the postponement of the ... ( read original story ...)
Nearly 470 people lose at least $8.5m to phishing scam involving OCBC Bank
SINGAPORE - Since the start of December, at least 469 people have fallen prey to phishing scams involving OCBC Bank, with reported losses totalling at least $8.5 million. Most of the amount was lost ... ( read original story ...)
S$8.5 million stolen in phishing scams impersonating OCBC in December
SINGAPORE: At least S$8.5 million were lost in phishing scams involving SMSes impersonating OCBC Bank in December, said the Singapore Police Force (SPF) on Thursday (Dec 30). In a news release, the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-born giant panda cub Le Le makes public debut
Le Le, the Singapore-born giant panda cub, made his public debut at the River Wonder's Giant Panda Forest exhibit on Thursday (30 December) morning. ( read original story ...)
China raises import quotas for gasoline, diesel for 2022, sources say
China has issued its first refined fuel import quotas for 2022, with gasoline and diesel volumes sharply up from a year ago, and naphtha, a petrochemicals feedstock, largely steady, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Oil prices slip as China cuts import quotas
Oil prices eased on Thursday after the world's top importer China cut the first batch of crude import allocations for 2022, offsetting the impact of U.S. data showing fuel demand had held up despite ... ( read original story ...)
Man charged with engaging in conspiracy to cheat three banks in Singapore
SINGAPORE - A Singaporean man has been accused of working with an alleged accomplice to cheat multiple banks here between 2014 and 2016. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Enterprise Asia: Cathay Life Insurance’s Cathay Vision Experience (CVX) Honored at the International Innovation Awards 2021
Cathay Life Insurance's Cathay Vision Experience (CVX) Honored at the International Innovation Awards 2021. SINGAPORE, Dec. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterprise As ... ( read original story ...)
Giant panda cub makes debut in Singapore
Visitors take selfies with giant panda cub Le Le in the nursery at the River Wonders in Singapore, Dec. 30, 2021. The giant panda cub made its debut on Thursday here. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua) ... ( read original story ...)
9 times Singapore said ‘WTF’ this year
Another year full of eventful good and bad happenings went by quickly and with them came a whole lot of weird moments. Whether it was the scandals nobody saw coming, gripping incidents and ... ( read original story ...)
Roundup: Digital economy to play spearhead role in China-Singapore economic cooperation
At the just-concluded meeting of the 17th Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC), the apex bilateral cooperation platform between China and Singapore, the two sides agreed to leverage on ... ( read original story ...)
Rare cinereous vulture sighted in Singapore for the first time at Singapore Botanic Gardens
This is the latest of several unusual migratory bird sightings in Singapore over the past year. On Thursday morning, bird photographers flocked to Singapore Botanic Gardens to take pictures of the ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing 2022 Olympics: Singapore to serve as aviation hub for athletes, delegates
Singapore will play the role of a “connecting hub” during the Beijing Winter Olympics by ferrying athletes and delegates from the region to the Chinese capital, officials on Wednesday (Dec 29) said, ... ( read original story ...)
Asean consumers show growing interest in sustainable investing: UOB
THERE is a growing appetite for sustainable investments across Asean, said UOB in a Dec 30 press statement. Read more at The Business Times. ( read original story ...)
Electricity tariff for Singapore households to rise by 5.6% in 1Q 2022
The electricity tariff for the first quarter of 2022 will increase by an average of 5.6 per cent for households in Singapore due to higher fuel costs, SP Group said. ( read original story ...)
‘I don’t know where my money went’, says customer after CIMB Singapore banking service reportedly down for 3 days
CIMB Singapore's online banking system was reportedly down for three consecutive days since Monday (Dec 27), with one user complaining that his transferred funds had gone missing.According ... ( read original story ...)