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UOB shares fall over 2% following lower Q2 net profit of S$1.34 billion reported
SINGAPORE] Shares of UOB slipped by more than 2 per cent on Thursday (Aug 7) in early trade, on the back of the local bank’s second-quarter results. It saw a 6 per cent year-on-year decline in its net ...
PhillipCapital expects UOB’s FY2025 earnings to decline by 4%; downgrades to ‘neutral’
PhillipCapital analyst Glenn Thum has downgraded United Overseas Bank (UOB) to “neutral” from “accumulate” previously as the bank’s 2QFY2025 ended June 30 earnings came below his estimates. UOB’s ...
InterContinental hotel in world’s 2nd richest country introduces sound technology for better guest sleep
InterContinental Singapore has partnered with U.S.-based Solace LifeSciences to bring NuCalm’s DeepSleep program to all rooms, using neuroscience-backed sound technology to improve guest sleep.
This three-Michelin-starred chef opened a restaurant in a Singapore car factory
Cory Lee, the chef behind San Francisco’s three-Michelin-starred Benu, opened his latest restaurant, Na Oh, in an unusual location: the Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center in Singapore.
Singapore’s $100 Billion Club: DBS and SEA lead the market cap race — who deserves the lion’s share?
Just behind DBS is SEA Limited, with a market cap of $132.19 billion. Best known as the parent company of Shopee — the e-commerce platform that has become a staple in Southeast Asia and Garena —the ...
Hunt The Mouse DBS SG60 Edition from Aug. 14-Sep. 25, S$120,000 worth of coins hidden across S’pore
The Hunt The Mouse cash hunt game is back in Singapore for a 43-day period from Aug. 14 to Sep. 25, 2025. Sqkii, the gamification company behind the treasure hunt game, announced the start of the game ...
Drug trafficker on Singapore death row granted clemency
Although the capital sentence was "legally sound", the Cabinet recommended granting clemency to "reduce the disparity" with the sentence in another case.
Convicted Billionaire Ong Spared Jail in Singapore Scandal
Convicted billionaire Ong Beng Seng will avoid jail in Singapore despite his involvement in a scandal that stunned a city-state known for being one of the world’s least corrupt nations.The Malaysian ...
India-Singapore: A New Chapter in Economic Cooperation
The 4th India-Singapore Joint Working Group on Trade & Investment meeting in New Delhi aimed to enhance economic cooperation. Key topics included trade expansion, regulatory simplification, and ...
SGX Gears Up for IPO Revival With 30 Firms in Pipeline, Syn Says
Singapore Exchange Ltd. has a pipeline of about 30 companies looking to go public, according to one of the bourse’s top executives, signaling that the city-state’s moribund market for new equity ...
Simba-M1 deal is S’pore’s first telco merger after years of liberalisation
Here’s a recap of the changes in the telco landscape over the years. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
India-Singapore economic ties: 4th joint working group meet reviews trade, explores new sectors; milestone year for partnership
India and Singapore convened the Joint Working Group on Trade & Investment in New Delhi, aiming to strengthen economic ties and explore new collaborat ...
Mobile game publisher Felicity expands to Singapore
Felicity Labs will serve as the company's Southeast Asia headquarters, focusing on forthcoming acquisitions and operations in the region.
Singapore property tycoon linked to jailed minister fined S$30,000
Iswaran last year. Ong, the 79-year-old founder of Hotel Properties Ltd (HPPS.SI) and rights holder to the Singapore Grand Prix, was ...
Singapore Accelerates Growth In Tokenized Finance
Singapore has firmly established itself at the forefront of global digital finance innovation, particularly in the realm of tokenized assets. The ...