PSA and Changi Airport announced an on-year increase in sea and air cargo volumes from January to April this year.
Singapore PM to visit Manila
Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will visit the Philippines on June 4 and 5, Malacañang announced on Monday.
US Defense Sec. Hegseth meets Australian Defense Min. Marles in Singapore
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles in Singapore on Friday.
BSI Bank loses appeal to strike out 1MDB’s US$394mil claim in S’pore
The High Court in Singapore has rejected all appeals by the now-defunct BSI Bank Limited to dismiss a US$394 million claim filed by 1MDB and its subsidiary Brazen Sky Limited. The suit, filed on May 2 ...
DBS and POSB users report not being able to log on to digital banking services
Some DBS and POSB customers could not log on to the banks’ digital banking services for over two hours on the afternoon of June 2. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
DBS, POSB customers ‘experiencing slowness’ when logging into banking services on mobile app
SINGAPORE: DBS and POSB customers are "experiencing slowness" in accessing the digibank mobile app, the bank said on Monday (Jun 2). In a post on Facebook, DBS said: "Some customers are experiencing ...
Standard Chartered appoints ex-HSBC banker to head data, analytics and AI for wealth
Standard Chartered has appointed Yusuf Demiral as its global head of wealth and retail banking data, analytics and AI, it said in a statement on Monday.
Singapore MAS Crypto Crackdown: Firms Must Stop Serving Overseas Clients by June 30
The MAS has given crypto firms just four weeks to register for a license to offer cross-border services. Service providers pushed back, calling the timeline ...
Chinese tourist says fined $155 by Singapore hotel for bringing in durian
A Chinese tourist has claimed she was fined S$200 (US$155) by her hotel in Singapore after bringing durian back to her room.
Singapore’s M1 to roll out nationwide LTE service
SINGAPORE--Local operator M1 today unveiled the country's first nationwide LTE service which will include roaming capability in Hong Kong. Available from Sep. 15, the LTE network--commonly touted ...
Singapore Dollar Strengthens Slightly, Aided by U.S. Steel, Aluminum Tariffs
The Singapore dollar strengthened slightly against its U.S. counterpart in the Asian session, aided by President Trump’s announcement that he would double tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50% ...
Trump’s tariffs, ‘big beautiful Bill’ may do more for the Singapore market than the MAS review group
SINGAPORE] When news broke early last Thursday (May 29) morning that a US federal court had struck down most of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, I was almost done selling a portfolio of US ...
DBS keeps recommendation on DFI following Robinson Retail divestment
DBS Research Group is keeping its “buy” call and US$3.00 target price on DFI Retail Group Holdings, following news that the group’s move to divest its stake in Robinsons Retail Holdings (RRH) worth ...
Grab makes move to enter motor insurance market in Singapore
SINGAPORE] GrabInsure, the insurance arm of the Grab group, is gearing up to enter Singapore’s motor insurance market. Read more at The Business Times.
ST Engineering hits all-time high; stock picks roll in after MAS update on $5 billion equities boost
Two more firms could leave the SGX - one received a privatisation offer and another obtained approval to list on Nasdaq. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
‘Let’s bank’: How MariBank plans to win over Singapore’s retail and SME segments
SINGAPORE] When Natalia Goh joined Sea’s digital bank MariBank, the first question she often got was: how do you pronounce it? Read more at The Business Times.