Following a successful inaugural edition in March this year, the WTT Singapore Smash elite table tennis tournament will return with enhancements next March. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s digital bank Trust reaches 100,000 customers
Sign-ups were received from a diverse range of users in Singapore aged 18 to over 90, Trust Bank said. The digital lender–backed by Standard Chartered and the FairPrice Group–currently offers a credit ... ( read original story ...)
Bulk purchases of private property ‘uncommon’, market impact unlikely: Desmond Lee
What's the percentage of multiple-unit purchases among all private residential property units transacted this year? Find out how low it is. ( read original story ...)
Singapore lender DBS sets sector-specific decarbonisation targets
Singapore bank DBS Group set decarbonisation timelines for its exposure to industries such as power, oil and gas, aviation and shipping, detailing the commitments as lenders globally face pressure to ... ( read original story ...)
Low Yen Ling on rising business costs
The unit business cost – that is, the business cost of producing a unit of output – has risen for the manufacturing and services sectors in Singapore, though businesses have remained profitable. This ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore spent S$72.3 billion to fight COVID-19 over past 2 years, lower than initially committed
The total expenditure was lower than the initial sum of S$100 billion committed by the Government due to reasons such as under-utilisation of resources set aside previously to cater for “potential ... ( read original story ...)
The ‘majestic’ Singapore orchid named in honour of Queen Elizabeth
Elizabeth is majestic, hardy and "very fashionable", said a top Singapore flower curator -- referring not to the late monarch, but to an orchid named after the queen when she visited the former ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore central bank says data on crypto holdings by general public not available
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said it is unable to determine the proportion of cryptocurrency holdings by the general public in the city-state as these include transactions with both ... ( read original story ...)
World’s Leading Filecoin Service Provider, RRMine, Relocates to Singapore
RRMine Global, a filecoin storage company that offers global cloud-computing asset management platforms, has officially announced closure of its business operations in Mainland China and shifted its ... ( read original story ...)
Grace Fu on public consultations on Singapore’s climate ambitions
The Government has been consulting closely with industry and citizen stakeholder groups under the Singapore Green Plan 2030. These include more than 1,200 youths and civil society representatives from ... ( read original story ...)
Stock Market Live Updates: Sensex, Nifty may open higher amid positive global cues
Trends on SGX Nifty indicated a higher opening for the domestic markets. The Nifty Futures on Singapore Exchange also known as the SGX Nifty Futures rose 114.5 points or 0.64 per cent to 18,056. The ... ( read original story ...)
What Investors Should Know About Frasers Property’s Green Retail Notes, Singapore’s First Corporate Green Retail Notes
Frasers Property Ltd (SGX: TQ5), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Frasers Property Treasury Pte Ltd, has launched its first-ever green retail notes for investors who are looking for green ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong leader dismisses talk banking summit will flounder despite Singapore hosting fintech event at same time
Chief Executive John Lee says guests are keen to attend the Hong Kong summit, slated for November 1 and 2 Hong Kong’s leader has dismissed talk the city will fail to pull off a much-touted bankers’ ... ( read original story ...)
Citi, Yahoo launch personal finance hub Life and Money
It is hosted on Yahoo Finance in Singapore. Citibank has partnered with Yahoo to launch Life and Money in Singapore, a hub aimed for enhancing public literacy on personal finance. The hub is hosted on ... ( read original story ...)
Jail and caning for AETOS auxiliary officer who robbed moneylender while armed, copying StanChart case
The offender copied the Standard Chartered robbery, where offender James Roach showed the bank teller a note demanding money. However, in this case, the offender actually had a loaded gun. ( read original story ...)
A guide to Singapore’s new ONE Pass: Eligibility, safeguards, and purpose
To avoid potential abuse of the work pass, the Manpower Ministry will implement safeguards in two levels: vetting all applications, and engaging with pass holders to assess their eligibility for pass ... ( read original story ...)