Anybody who cares about saving money should sign up for a SIM-only data plan. These plans, as the name suggests, come with only a SIM card. That means no new handset every 2 years. The obvious perk is ...
Singapore Market ends marginally in red
Investors' focus this week will be on the U.S. consumer price index (CPI) report, along with speeches by Federal Reserve officials and the release of minutes of the Fed's March FOMC meeting.
Singapore shares fall despite regional rally; STI down 0.1%
SINGAPORE shares edged lower despite a regional rally, with the Straits Times Index (STI) shedding 0.1 per cent or 2.27 points ...
Singapore woman who got spat on by Indonesian woman defends her from online haters
"... decided to let her have a second chance in life, so please avoid sending insensitive hate comments to her and do not insult her," she wrote ...
Pet shop owner linked to Singapore’s largest bird-smuggling operation gets jail
Leow Seng Lee, who has been in the pet shop business for more than 40 years, worked with a middleman who hired a Malaysian truck driver to smuggle birds across the border.
Man, 22, arrested for voyeurism after allegedly taking videos of women at Singapore mall in Kallang area
A 22-year-old man was arrested at a mall in Kallang for voyeurism on April 7, after he allegedly took videos of women at a weekly thrift market on the first storey.
IPO activity ‘lukewarm’ in Southeast Asia with 38 deals raising US$1.0 bil in 1Q2024: EY
The Americas, on the other hand, saw strong IPO activity with 52 deals raising US$8.4 billion in proceeds in 1Q2024, up 21% and 178% y-o-y. Each of the top seven deals during the period raised over ...
Asia-Pacific lags global peers in Q1 IPO activity: EY
ASIA-PACIFIC was the worst-performing region in terms of initial public offering (IPO) activity compared with its peers, based on findings from ...
HSBC’s Quinn targets lifting wealth business in China, India
HSBC Holdings’s top boss said he’s pushing to improve his firm’s wealth management capabilities in China and India to be on ...
Are Singapore’s prime office buildings overpriced in offering 3 per cent yield?
OCBC confirmed it is exploring redeveloping its Chulia Street and Church Street property in the Central Business District (CBD).
Sea Green CEO departs to start sustainability consultancy in Singapore
The firm launches to fill a perceived gap in the market for sustainability consultancies that offer strategic business advisory as well as comms.
Loanshark harassment: Teen, 16, arrested for allegedly splashing property with red paint and scribbling graffiti
A 16-year-old teenager was arrested for alleged loanshark harassment in Tampines, with the property being defaced with red paint and graffiti. Read on. ( read original story ...)
BNP Paribas appoints Aymar de Liedekerke Beaufort as Asia Pacific global banking head
BNP Paribas , the euro zone's largest bank, has appointed Aymar de Liedekerke Beaufort as its global banking head of Asia Pacific with immediate effect, it said on Monday.
Crypto Trading Firm GSR Granted Full License in Singapore
GSR has been granted a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license by MAS to provide digital payment token services.
Singapore may face rice shortage on row between its aggregator and NCEL
NCEL-Singapore rice dispute leads to potential shortage, as Customs tighten procedures, impacting exports and global prices.
How Singapore’s ‘big picture brilliance’ is powering innovation
The government, through the MPA and investments made in the technology sector and infrastructure, has pumped millions of dollars into maritime innovation. “This is the brilliance of Singapore — it’s ...