The 10th edition of the largest Sikh religious event of South East Asia made a comeback in Singapore on Friday after four years, hosting the community’s celebrities from India, the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada.
13 times Singapore went WTF in 2022
There were plenty of good, bad and the ugly moments that happened this year. But 2022 in particular was filled with WTF stories that we either didn’t see coming, confused us or made us cringe to the core.
Singapore Rents Forecast to Rise at Slower Pace Next Year
Singapore’s private rents are expected to rise at a slower pace of 13% to 16% next year due to an increase in supply, researcher OrangeTee & Tie estimates.
Singapore shares end week in the red despite festive cheer
The upcoming holidays did little to spur on local shares as they ended the week on a slightly dour note. Gloomy macroeconomic data – steady inflation levels and a 3.2 per cent contraction in factory ...
UOB appoints former deputy managing director of MAS’s financial supervision department as independent director
Ong, who held his role as deputy managing director of MAS’s financial supervision department from September 2013 to March 2021, will also be appointed to UOB’s executive committee and board risk ...
Singapore shares end week in the red despite festive cheer, STI down 0.4%
THE upcoming holidays did little to spur on local shares as they ended the week on a slightly dour note. Gloomy macroeconomic data – steady inflation levels and a 3.2 per cent contraction in factory ...
Keppel REIT obtains $100 mil green loan facility
Keppel REIT Fin. Company Pte. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel REIT, has obtained a $100 million green loan facility on Dec 23. The loan is guaranteed by the REIT’s trustee, HSBC ...
OCBC’s board chairman Ooi Sang Kuang to retire; banking veteran Andrew Lee to succeed him as chairman
Lee joined OCBC in 1999 and held key executive and leadership appointments at the bank and at its subsidiary Great Eastern.
Singapore lender OCBC’s chairman Ooi Sang Kuang to retire
Singapore's Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp said on Friday that Chairman Ooi Sang Kuang will retire on Jan. 31, 2023, and be succeeded by Andrew Lee, a non-executive director. (Reporting by Harshita ...
UOB, OCBC make board changes
UOB has appointed Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Acra) chairman Ong Chong Tee as an independent director, the bank announced on Friday (Dec 23). Read more at The Business Times.
Singapore core inflation unchanged in November at 5.1%; analysts see price rises stabilising
Inflation may be stabilising after peaking in the later part of the third quarter, said analysts. Read more at straitstimes.com.
More Japanese companies to expand in S’pore, rising wages the top business concern: Survey
SINGAPORE - More than 90 per cent of Japanese companies in Singapore will maintain their present operations or have plans to expand their operations in Singapore. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Cricket smoothies, anyone? Insect farming industry abuzz as Singapore looks to regulate bugs for human consumption
New laws in the works to regulate insects for human consumption in Singapore means Asia Insect Farm Solutions can one day bring its cricket powder - currently only available for sale in Europe - to market here.
5 major events that shaped Singapore in 2022
There’s been so so much wackiness this past year that it may be hard to remember some of the more serious and significant events that shaped Singapore these last 12 months. Let’s recap some of the monumental moments that made 2022, 2022. The ongoing ...
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex drops 500 pts, Nifty below 18,000; all sectors in the red barring pharma
Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange traded 113 points, or 0.62 per cent, lower at 18,065, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for a negative start on Friday. After making lower lows for the ...
Singapore’s November core inflation rises 5.1%
SINGAPORE: Singapore's key consumer price gauge rose 5.1% in November, only slightly higher than forecast, official data showed on Friday. ( read original story ...)