SINGAPORE: Malaysian mobile data service company U Mobile is planning a domestic initial public offering (IPO) that is expected to raise more than $500 million as early as the first half of 2025, ...
Singapore commits $74.3M for quantum and AI in finance
Source: The Monetary Authority of Singapore Singapore’s pursuit to become a fintech hub MAS introduced the Financial Sector Technology and Innovation Scheme (FSTI 3.0) in 2022 to strengthen ...
1,000 tonnes of rice, 300 tonnes of sardines: Singapore sends aid to Gaza to alleviate hunger crisis
Singapore is sending 1,000 tonnes of white rice and 300 tonnes of canned sardines to alleviate the hunger crisis in Gaza. This will be Singapore's fourth tranche of air to the region, said the ...
Singapore stocks end lower on news of Biden’s exit from US polls; STI down 0.3%
SINGAPORE stocks ended lower on Monday (Jul 22), after US president Joe Biden announced overnight that he would be ending his reelection campaign, and endorsed his vice-president Kamala Harris for the ...
Tesla’s Elon Musk praises Singapore’s ‘brilliant’ first PM Lee Kuan Yew for Changi Airport
Elon Musk shared a blog lauding Lee Kuan Yew’s foresight in developing Changi Airport, which has been named the world’s best airport 12 times by London-based research firm Skytrax.
U Mobile eyes RM2.3b IPO in 2025, set to be Malaysia’s largest in nearly eight years
Malaysian mobile data service company U Mobile is planning a domestic initial public offering (IPO) that is expected to raise more than US$500 million ...
Singapore’s Financial Cybercrime Problem Is Fixable
Singapore's financial services industry was the leading target of phishing attacks in 2022 according to the Cyber Security Agency (CSA) in Singapore, with more than 80% of reported phishing sites ...
Bitcoin Briefly Tops $68K as Biden Dropout Riles Up Crypto Bulls
“Biden’s withdrawal has opened up a possibility where, regardless of who sits in the White House, the U.S. government embrace a more constructive stance towards the digital asset industry after ...
Ten Years Of Tiger: A Founder’s Vision For Investing, And The Decade To Come
Currently, Singapore clients represent the largest share of our ... and the number of trading clients grew nearly threefold. There are variations in investor behaviour and preferences in different ...
OCBC launches regional programme for children of HNW customers
An estimated US$2.5 trillion in intergenerational wealth is expected to be passed on to the next generation in Asia by 2030.
Singapore stocks opened muted on Monday—STI dipped slightly by 0.02%
SINGAPORE: Singapore stocks opened muted on Monday after a turbulent week in the US and... The post Singapore stocks opened muted on Monday—STI dipped slightly by 0.02% appeared first on The Independe ...
Daily Cuts – How Singapore’s schools are changing curricula to keep up with rapid tech growth
These days, it’s no longer enough to just have a general tech degree. Some Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs) in Singapore are revising their IT and digital modules for their undergraduates. Andrea ...
Crypto traders bullish as Joe Biden bows out of US presidential race
The largest digital asset recovered from earlier losses to hover around $68,300 as of 8:42 a.m. in Singapore on Monday as markets reacted to the possibility of a match-up between pro-crypto Donald ...
Singapore dollar has reasons to win Asia’s best-performing currency crown again
Analysts say sticky price pressures will prompt MAS to maintain its appreciating exchange rate. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore’s Golden Energy secures $1.1 billion to buy Australian coking coal assets: Sources
Company was delisted from SGX last year after successful $2.23 billion offer by majority owner Indonesia’s Widjaja family. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore consortium secures $850m for South32’s Australian coking coal
A consortium led by Singapore’s Golden Energy and Resources has secured $850 million to buy South32’s Australian coking coal assets, two sources told Reuters, as private credit continues to fill a ...