SINGAPORE stands at a crossroads. Built on the entrepreneurial grit of first and second-generation business owners, many iconic brands and family-run businesses now face a looming challenge: ...
Singapore Says No China Request Made to Arrest Alleged Money Launderer
Singapore police said they didn’t arrest a Chinese national accused of money laundering because they were not asked to do so by authorities in China, even though an Interpol Red Notice had been issued ...
Singapore’s factory output growth down to 1.2% in October, misses expectations
SINGAPORE’S factory output rose 1.2 per cent year on year (yoy) in October, a far more modest increase than in the previous month’s surprise jump, data from the Economic Development Board (EDB) showed ...
‘Singapore is going extinct’: Elon Musk sounds alarm over country’s fertility freefall
Elon Musk has stirred a debate again, this time with a grim observation about Singapore. Reacting to a post on X about the nation’s historic fertility decline, Musk wrote, "Singapore (and many other ...
Google’s Fitbit Ace LTE for kids just got a massive $70 price cut for Black Friday
I wasn't expecting any Black Friday deals on Google's Fitbit Ace LTE smartwatch, but Amazon has just surprised us with a hefty saving on Google's child-friendly smartwatch. Right now you can get ...
StarHub’s Giga under investigation by IMDA for e-SIM security lapse
Telco StarHub is being investigated by the sector's regulator for failing to verify the identity of users requesting to port their Giga e-SIMs to another phone. The Straits Times understands that for ...
Top Stock Market Highlights of the Week: Singapore Post, Standard Chartered Bank and Singapore REITs
We look at a divestment from a postal services provider along with standardised rules for all Singapore REITs. The post Top Stock Market Highlights of the Week: Singapore Post, Standard Chartered Bank ...
Johor property market still hot but watch out for pitfalls
THE strengthening of the Malaysian ringgit against the Singapore dollar since July could reshape how Singaporeans shop across the Causeway – including for big-ticket items such as property. Read more ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore credits to stay resilient in 2025; investors prefer lower-risk REITs
On a broad top-down view, OCBC Credit Research dated Dec 6, in its outlook for 2025 points out that spreads on SGD credits are trading “tight in the secondary market”, relative to historical levels.
Vietnam Coke & Semi-coke Import Research Report 2024-2033: Focus on China, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Switzerland
The "Vietnam Coke & Semi-coke Import Research Report 2024-2033" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. In 2023, Vietnam's total coke and semi-coke imports reached approximately ...
Singapore to launch two e-payment solutions in mid-2025
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) have announced the launch of two new e-payment solutions slated for mid-2025. This is aimed at facilitating ...
Singapore’s Data Maturity Crisis: Are Data Pros Ready to Tackle the Challenge?
Explore the pressing data maturity problem in Singapore and what data professionals must do to adapt to the evolving landscape.
Elon Musk says Singapore is going extinct. Is it true?
Elon Musk has warned that Singapore and several other nations are headed towards extinction. Singapore’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) hit a historic low of 0.97 last year, marking the first time it has ...
Jefferies raises target prices, EPS forecasts on Singapore’s three banks, assumes $2 bil buybacks each next year
Jefferies analysts Sam Wong, Joseph Dickerson and Chen Shujin assume $2 billion additional buybacks for each of Singapore’s three banks in FY2025. They remain bullish on the sector's long-term ...
US supermajor to supply LNG to Singapore
Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries has signed a term liquefied natural gas sales and purchase agreement with US supermajor Chevron. Wholly owned subsidiary Sembcorp Fuels has agreed to import up to ...
‘Deepfake extortion plot could’ve destabilised Singapore’s politics ahead of elections’
Experts suggest the recent deepfake extortion plot in Singapore could have been driven by motivations beyond just financial gain, with the perpetrators possibly seeking to destabilize the country’s ...