SINGAPORE: Unemployment rates in Singapore continued to decline in November 2021, Ministry of Manpower (MOM) statistics showed on Thursday (Dec 6). According to the data, resident unemployment fell to ... ( read original story ...)
Wirex Integrates World’s Largest Non-USD Fiat-Backed Stablecoin, XSGD on Platform
Wirex Integrates World's Largest Non-USD Fiat-Backed Stablecoin, XSGD on Platform. LONDON, Jan. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wirex, a leading digital payments platform, has added six n ... ( read original story ...)
Temasek-backed Vertex Technology is first Spac seeking S’pore IPO
Company reportedly looking to raise $170 million from sale of 34 million units at $5 each. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Anti-vaxx agitator denies being a brainless shill trying to hold Singapore hostage to her weak grasp of reality
Singapore’s self-appointed anti-vaccine crusader is back to once again deny that she orchestrated an assault on public health services, this time involving children. ( read original story ...)
Nearly 470 people lose at least $8.5m in phishing scams involving OCBC Bank
SINGAPORE - Since the start of December, at least 469 people have fallen prey to phishing scams involving OCBC Bank, with reported losses totalling at least $8.5 million. Most of the amount was lost ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore VC firm Vertex Holdings files prospectus for $150m SPAC listing
The SPAC has so far secured the backing of 13 cornerstone investors, who will subscribe to 22.2m cornerstone units at S$5 apiece. ( read original story ...)
Temasek Foundation to distribute new reusable masks to Singapore residents
Temasek Foundation is offering one MaskPureTM AIR+ reusable mask to each Singapore resident, in its latest mask distribution exercise. ( read original story ...)
Three Indian students jailed in Singapore for participating in transnational money mule syndicate
Three Indian nationals, who had initially come to Singapore to study, were sentenced to prison for participating in a transnational money mule syndicate that was perpetrating “tech support scams,” a ... ( read original story ...)
Brioche, Chiboust sweets using ‘Beniharuka’ sweet potato on sale in Singapore
The Chiba Prefectural Government sells Brioche and Chiboust, new confectionary products using ‘Beniharuka’ -- a variety of sweet potato grown in the Japanese prefecture -- to let Singapore people know ... ( read original story ...)
UAE – Amazon Singapore’s flagship Seller Summit returns to help small businesses “start local, go global”
The free virtual event will unveil new strategies and solutions for sellers in Singapore alongside a Meet-the-Sellers showcase ( read original story ...)
JGC establishes regional hub in Singapore
Japanese contractor JGC has established a Singapore company, JGC Asia Pacific, to act as its Southeast Asian regional headquarters. The Asia-Pacific region is expected to see high economic growth as ... ( read original story ...)
Cooley adds capital markets partner in Singapore from Goldman Sachs
Tim Pitrelli joins from role as executive director and senior counsel in Goldman’s investment banking division ... ( read original story ...)
Best Electricity Plans in Singapore – Solar & Carbon Neutral Options
So, it turns out that I picked an electricity retailer way too soon. It turns out that there are actually retailers offering green electricity plans, and I didn't do the research properly before ... ( read original story ...)
S’pore-licensed crypto firm Sygnum crosses $1 billion valuation with latest fundraising
Digital asset bank Sygnum, licensed in Singapore and Switzerland, has raised $120 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round led by Hong Kong-listed alternative investment company Sun Hung ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s richest man loses $US2b in two days
The man who once was Singapore’s richest person has had one of the world’s biggest wealth plunges. Forrest Li, the chairman and chief executive officer of Sea Ltd, has lost almost $US11 billion of his ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Next-Gen Tycoons Join NFT Craze With Launch Of Collaboration Platform For Entrepreneurs
Kiat Lim has teamed up with Elroy Cheo to join the craze for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with the launch of a private digital community for next generation entrepreneurs. ( read original story ...)