Singapore's manufacturing output in February fell 1.3% from the same period a year earlier, bucking expectations of growth due mainly due to a steep decline in the biomedical sector, official data ...
Singapore’s factory output turns negative with 1.3% fall in February, missing estimates
SINGAPORE] The country’s manufacturing output fell 1.3 per cent year on year in February, breaking its seven-month expansion streak after the biomedical and electronics clusters fell into contraction.
Trust Bank launches money lock anti-scam feature
Trust Bank’s Trust Lock allows customers to lock up funds in a sub-account -Savings Pot - within the bank app. They can create and lock up to five Savings Pots, which continue to earn interest and ...
Singapore and Vietnam ink deal to expand Asean power grid links
Singapore and Vietnam signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) today to enhance cooperation in cross-border electricity trade for the Asean Power Grid, exploring ...
Checkpoint Theatre’s Statement Piece asks if Singapore is ready for shocking art
SINGAPORE – Asked for an example of a work of art that has shocked him, playwright Myle Yan Tay reaches back to the Renaissance. The Dutch master of inventive hellscapes, Hieronymus Bosch, has an ...
Singapore, Vietnam sign five agreements across digital development, people ties, electricity trade
The two prime ministers on Wednesday (Mar 25) highlighted the impact of the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Parks, and said that the project would be elevated moving forward.
Singapore property tycoon Ong Beng Seng to plead guilty at later date; time needed to obtain his medical reports
SINGAPORE: Property tycoon Ong Beng Seng will plead guilty at a later date in the case linked to former transport minister S. Iswaran, after his lawyers asked for more time to obtain his medical ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Group CEO Helen Wong’s Pay Rises to S$12.8M as Bank Posts Record Profit
OCBC Group CEO Helen Wong saw her pay increase by 5.8 percent to S$12.8 million for the financial year ended December 2024.
Singapore’s incentives for electric heavy vehicle will kickstart adoption, but timing a concern: industry players
Charger and vehicle subsidies effective for most heavy vehicles, but 2026 starting date will mean slow sales in 2025 ...
Singapore, Vietnam businesses ink agreements in areas such as electricity trade, QR payments
HANOI] Singapore and Vietnam on Wednesday (Mar 26) exchanged five agreements on cooperation in areas such as cross-border electricity trade and QR payments, in a ceremony witnessed by Prime Minister ...
Macrovalue’s S$125m bet: Why Singapore Cold Storage and Giant are worth every cent, say new Malaysian owner
DFI Retail Group’s decision to divest its Singapore supermarket business has paved the way for Malaysia’s Macrovalue to expand its presence in the sector in the island nation. The privately owned firm ...
Singapore jails man who pressured 13-year-old girl into adult photo shoot
Details of Tnee Chin Kiat’s offences only came to light after he was arrested for approaching an 11-year-old girl to also model for him.
Viral video of Jack Sim criticising Singapore’s toilet hygiene policies sparks renewed public debate
A video of sanitation advocate Jack Sim lamenting government inaction on dirty coffee shop toilets in Singapore has gone viral, reigniting public discussion over hygiene, enforcement, and the ...
Groww in talks to rack up pre-IPO funding at $6.5 billion valuation
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC, existing investor Tiger Global tapped, according to sources in the know. Groww, which started as a direct mutual funds distributor, is currently the largest ...
‘Keep pivoting’: Piyush Gupta hands over Singapore’s biggest bank after 16 years
In his 16 years in charge of Singapore’s biggest bank, DBS chief executive Piyush Gupta has had to steer through technological disruption, the aftermath of the global financial crisis and the overhaul ...
Singapore companies risk exposure amid poor AI readiness, warns industry report
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s business landscape faces mounting risks as many companies remain unprepared for the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into th ...