Property owners and buyers take note – the Additional Buyer's Stamp Duty (ABSD) concession will now be extended to single Singapore citizens aged 55 and above. This will help support seniors who wish ... ( read original story ...)
Skull and Bones, Singapore’s first major video game title, launches to mixed reviews after decade-long wait
Bolstering the gaming industry in Singapore has been a priority of the government, with Ubisoft Singapore having received a grant to aid in the development of a major gaming title. Reviews of the game ...
Singapore’s monetary authority advises banks to get busy protecting against quantum decryption
Singapore is a regional hub for Asia's financial services community and is growing in importance as that sector considers China's increasing influence in Hong Kong. Few major finance industry players ...
Singapore to invest up to S$100 million to boost fibre network to 10Gbps; upgrade to start from mid-2024
SINGAPORE: The nationwide broadband network will undergo an ... access to speeds of up to 10Gbps in the second half of this decade, said Mr Wong, who is also Finance Minister. The speed would be 10 ...
Singapore to invest up to S$100 million in 10 Gbps fibre network upgrade
This will support maintaining Singapore’s global competitiveness and unlocking further economic opportunities.” IMDA’s investment is in line with Finance Minister Lawrence Wong’s announcement last ...
Hong Kong bankers earn up to 46 per cent more than Singapore peers
FINANCE and technology professionals are generally better paid in Hong Kong than in Singapore, with investment-banking analysts earning 46 per cent more than in the South-east Asian city-state, ...
Bitcoin Liquidity Shifts to the US as Spot ETFs Reshape Crypto Markets
Bitcoin has become easier to trade on US crypto exchanges compared with platforms overseas, a shift in liquidity attributed to the impact of the nation’s new exchange-traded funds for the largest ...
Bangkok Loses Out to Singapore as Airlines Redraw Global Network
Cities around the world from Bangkok to Detroit are fading from international flight networks as the post-Covid travel boom funnels traffic into more traditional hubs.
SIC raps A&G, DBS for whitewash bungle, but it was Mapletree sponsor that gave sweeter terms
FOR many investors, the most significant aspect of the merger of Mapletree Commercial Trust (MCT) and Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (MNACT) nearly two years ago was the intervention of their ...
Accused in $3 billion money laundering case handed six new charges related to forgery
As for the new forgery charges, court documents showed that Chen had in or around July 2021, allegedly instigated a person named Yin Hang Liu Shui Dian Hua, to make two false income certificates with ...
Chinese jet C919 makes its debut at Singapore Airshow
Chinese manufacturers hope the C919 jet, which made its debut at the Singapore Airshow on Tuesday, could help the country catch up to producers like Boeing and Airbus.
Singapore struggles with scams as cybercrime cases keep climbing
Scam and cybercrime cases increased by 49.6% last year, even as the country rolls out industry-wide measures to stem such incidents.
HSBC to roll out new bonus scheme for junior staff: reports
HSBC Holdings appears to be taking a more transparent approach ... The programme has so far been implemented externally in Hong Kong and Singapore, but it is already available internally in already ...
ST School Pocket Money Fund among causes to benefit from over $2.2m raised at UOB’s CNY fund-raiser
SINGAPORE – UOB and its commercial banking clients raised more than $2.2 million for art, children’s and educational causes as part of the bank’s annual Chinese New Year festive celebrations. The ...
Singapore Market closes 0.56% higher
At closing bell, the Straits Times Index (STI) index was up 18.15 points, or 0.56%, to 3,244.06 after trading between 3,244.06 and 3,219.52. Volume of 1.93 billion shares worth S$978.65 million ...
Singapore-based VC Firm Farquhar Venture Capital Partners With TZ APAC
Singapore-based Farquhar VC has partnered with TZ APAC, Asia's leading Tezos blockchain Incubator, with plans to invest in games.