Wong, 51, who currently serves as Deputy Prime Minister, will succeed incumbent Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, 72, son of Singapore’s late founding father Lee Kuan Yew. Wong has been overseeing the f
China Eases Mortgage Rules in Latest Push to Aid Property Sector
Beijing has eased mortgage rules and urged local governments to buy unsold houses in some of policymakers’ boldest moves yet to revive the property sector.Financial regulators said Friday that they ... ( read original story ...)
Brokers’ Digest: ComfortDelGro, Frasers Property, Bumitama Agri, Paragon REIT, Cromwell European REIT, Memiontec, CSE
Further lift can be expected as well from its hospitality business, state DBS analysts Derek Tan, Rachel Tan and Tabitha Foo in their May 14 note, where they kept their “buy” call and $1.20 target ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered completes Euro denominated cross-border payments on the Partior network
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Flourishing Films Boards Sales on Singapore-India Company Mumba Devi’s ‘Grand Sugar Daddy’ and ‘Not Today’ at Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)
More from Variety Carlos Saura's 'The Hunt' Gets Modern-Day 'Revision' Which Rolls in July (EXCLUSIVE) Czech Filmmakers Forge Ties, Ramp Up Foreign Co-Productions to Boost Growing Industry Italian ...
Businessmen in Singapore placed on China’s wanted list weeks after money laundering raid in 2023
Two businessmen living in Singapore since 2021 have been placed on the wanted list in China for their involvement in a cross-border online gambling syndicate.
Visitors to Singapore Can Use Automated Lanes to Speed Up Travel
All travelers into Singapore will be able to use automated lanes that scan passports and use facial and iris recognition by the end of year, the city-state’s Immigration & Checkpoints Authority said.
All foreigners arriving in Singapore can now use automated lanes at Changi Airport without prior enrolment
With contactless clearance for Singapore residents and all departing travellers to be rolled out by the end of this year, the time it takes to clear immigration is expected to be reduced by about 40 ...
After a promising beginning, is Singapore’s cultivated meat industry on the way to the slaughterhouse?
Singapore was also the first country to approve the sale of lab-grown meat, with Huber's Butchery in Dempsey Hill being the only restaurant in the world selling lab-grown meat back in early 2023. But ...
Singapore’s Sinton and Agritech Startup Agribid to Invest $50 Million for Logistics, Warehousing in India
The collaboration between Sinton and Agribid, as per statement, will further boost sustainability in the agricultural landscape and make a lasting impact on the nation's agricultural industry.
Singapore rises to become fourth wealthiest city in the world
Remember when Singapore was the fifth wealthiest city in the world? Well, we're richer now, beating out London to become the fourth wealthiest city in Henley and Partners' World's Wealthiest Cities ... ( read original story ...)
S’pore export slump eases with 9.3% drop in April, turnaround for electronic shipments
This was a smaller fall in key exports than a 20.8 per cent contraction in March. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore student activists question ExxonMobil backing of low carbon solutions lab
plan to increase the base of research and innovation firms in Singapore, NTU explained. ExxonMobil told Eco-Business that its role in the lab was to invest “in real solutions that are reducing ...
Singapore’s billion-dollar money laundering case: Suspect gets six new charges over fake property sale, loan agreement papers
Su Jianfeng, one of the 10 suspects involved in Singapore’s billion-dollar money laundering probe, was on Thursday (May 16) slapped with six ...
Singapore shares edge up at Friday’s open; STI up 0.2%
SINGAPORE stocks began trading on Friday (May 17) morning in slightly positive territory despite a retreat in global markets. Read more at The Business Times.
Hong Kong’s shaky crypto ETF debuts dent global bub aspirations
Total assets at the six Bitcoin and Ether ETFs have dropped about US$25 million since their debut two weeks ago. Read more at straitstimes.com.