THE asset management arm of HSBC has acquired a stake in Singapore electric vehicle (EV) charging point operator SP Mobility. A joint statement issued on Tuesday (Feb 11) did not elaborate on the size ...
Singapore Says Deeper Emissions Cuts Will Need New Technology
Singapore aims to extend cuts to greenhouse gas emissions through 2035, though warned progress will depend on successful development of new technologies and continued global cooperation on areas like ...
Singapore to deport Iranian, Malaysian husband PR over travel agency accused of facilitating entry of terrorist suspects
Singapore has announced that it will deport an Iranian woman and her Malaysian husband after their travel agency was accused of sponsoring visa applications for terrorist suspects. The Straits Times ...
Singapore to deport Malaysian PR and his Iranian wife over national security concerns
A Malaysian PR and his Iranian wife will be deported and banned from entering Singapore after they were discovered to be engaging in activities that threaten Singapore's security. The long-term visit ...
Pay with crypto to party and travel? Some younger consumers prefer this, but growth is slow
Some merchants are looking to ride on the crypto payments wave but analysts say the pick-up is slow. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore shares rise on Tuesday; STI up 0.3%
SINGAPORE shares began Tuesday (Feb 11) trading in positive territory with markets abroad ended Monday clocking wins as the threat of steel and aluminium tariffs promised by US President Donald Trump ...
Manulife names Benoit Meslet as new Singapore CEO as insurer reshuffles Asia leadership team
Mr Meslet takes over from Mr Khoo Kah Siang on June 1, pending regulatory approval. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Daily Cuts – Budget 2025: A wish list from Singapore households, families
Rising costs of living and healthcare, and a hope for wage boosts are top of mind for Singaporeans as they prepare to receive the Budget Speech from Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong.
How viable is eating farm-to-table in Singapore? We try it out for a week
From 2022 to 2023, local production of vegetables went down by 15 per cent and seafood by 8 per cent, according to the most recently available Singapore Food Statistics report. The report showed that local farms produced 3.2 per cent of vegetables consumed in Singapore in 2023, and 7.3 per cent of seafood.
DBS to reward workers with special bonus
SINGAPORE: DBS Group will reward all employees, excluding senior managers, with a special one-time bonus of S$1,000 each, and plans to introduce a new “capital return” dividend, as Singapore’s biggest ...
Hong Kong’s Patient Approach to Regulating Crypto Will Pay Off: LegCo’s Duncan Chiu
Devising clear rules for the industry is important, but it can also help to wait for others to move first, argues Chiu.
ISD detains teen who identified as ‘East Asian supremacist’ and aspired to carry out attacks in Singapore
Two Singaporeans who were self-radicalised online have been issued orders under the Internal Security Act (ISA), the Internal Security Department (ISD) said on Monday (Feb 10). The first, 18-year-old student Nick Lee Xing Qiu,
I Spent 72 Hours in Singapore—Here’s Everything I Did
From hawker centers to a rooftop firework show, this is how one Vogue writer spent three days in Singapore—and how you should too.
ST School Pocket Money Fund to benefit from over $2.6m raised by UOB’s CNY fund-raiser
The funds were raised through a series of art workshops and a gala dinner by the bank and its business clients. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Illicit crypto volume drops in 2024, but use in terrorist financing up: Report
Report says final estimate for 2024 illicit volume will most likely be well above its estimated US$45b. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Crypto Heist: WazirX Completes Rebalancing Of Assets
Hacked crypto exchange WazirX has completed rebalancing of net liquid assets on the platform as part of a restructuring scheme, which will potentially allow users to receive stolen crypto as early as ...