The mother of a woman, who was sentenced to 30 years' jail last year for the horrific abuse of a domestic worker that led to her death, pleaded ...
Singapore police release five Aussie private school girls after accusations of theft
A small group of Year 10 students from an elite private school has been released from Singapore after facing serious allegations of theft. Five Year 10 students from Victorian school Bacchus Marsh ...
How climate change is affecting this meteorologist’s ability to forecast the weather in Singapore
Climate change is causing unseasonal weather behaviours that may require weather forecasters to "unlearn" what they know.
Singapore, South Korea formalise digital economy deal to drive interoperability
Digital economy agreement between the two countries aims to establish trade rules that drive interoperability and cross-border data flow, including in e-payments and digital identities.
Singapore’s Regulators Clarify FTX-Binance Issue, Says Investors Not Protected
While the MAS addressed numerous points with regard to FTX and Binance, Singapore’s central bank and regulator emphasized the risks of crypto trading and the uncertainty around crypto exchanges. It ...
Singapore’s central bank says not possible to protect local users from FTX fallout
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on Monday that it was not possible for the central bank to protect local users from FTX’s collapse as the crypto exchange operated offshore and was not ...
BT, UOB partner to launch Sustainability Impact Awards
UOB and The Business Times (BT) are coming together to launch an award recognising individuals and companies in Singapore that demonstrate leadership in sustainability. Dubbed the Sustainability ...
Singapore’s Stringent Digital Asset Laws Upset Crypto Entrepreneurs, Buterin Being Latest
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong criticized Singapore's crypto regulation, stating that the city-state is not allowing retail trading.
Singapore stocks fall amid regional declines; STI down 0.7%
SINGAPORE stocks finished Monday (Nov 21) with a loss of 0.7 per cent, with the Straits Times Index (STI) falling 21.61 points to 3,250.62. Read more at The Business Times.
Singapore stocks fall amid regional declines
SINGAPORE - Singapore stocks finished Monday (Nov 21) with a loss of 0.7 per cent, with the Straits Times Index (STI) falling 21.61 points to 3,250.62. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Applying World Cup wisdom to the stock market
SINGAPORE - With the World Cup under way in Qatar, there is plenty at stake for the 32 countries contesting for the top prize in international football. It is not just glory and fame at stake for the ...
Ex-DBS officer jailed for using bank’s system to find out people’s salaries, leaking details
Accessed customer info even though he was not supposed to According to CNA, Liong was a DBS collections officer between July 2016 and December 2018. As part of his job scope, he was given access to ...
StanChart sees Asia, Middle East as bright spots in weak global economy
Standard Chartered expects Asia and the Middle East to outperform other regions even as spiralling inflation and a spike in borrowing costs risk tipping major global economies into a recession next ...
Former DBS officer jailed for illegally accessing and leaking customer details
SINGAPORE - A former DBS officer was sentenced to 16 weeks’ jail on Monday for accessing customer details without authorisation and disclosing them to others. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore Defends Itself Against Binance Stance Post FTX Fallout
The Monetary Authority of Singapore defended its stance on Binance.com and collapsed crypto exchange FTX, following criticisms about the differing treatment of the two firms since the regulator had ...
Wong says SG had plans to tighten rules on crypto even before FTX bankruptcy
Singapore is open to digital innovation but not crypto speculation. Following the recent bankruptcy involving FTX, a crypto exchange, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong underscored their plans to put ...