Singapore and Vietnam will hold their first high-level strategic dialogue on Aug 25.The first Singapore-Vietnam Strategic Dialogue (SVSD) will be co-chaired by Coordinating Minister for Public ...
From poor village boy to billionaire: Meet Sim Wong Hoo, the ‘grandfather of Singapore tech’
Sim Wong Hoo rose from a poor Singapore village to revolutionize PC audio, become the country's youngest billionaire and take on Apple with his homegrown Creative Technology.
Bengal investment features in Goyal-Singapore biz org meet
Kolkata: Investment in Bengal featured in discussions as Union minister of commerce and industry Piyush Goyal held a meeting with Singapore Business Federation (SBF) on Friday in Singapore. The ...
Singapore’s carrots for fund managers set to sharpen competition with Hong Kong
Apart from a tax exemption for investment profits, Singapore plans to relax a visa rule for fund management professionals Singapore's latest package of tax breaks and visa incentives for fund managers ...
DBS, POSB digital payment services restored after short disruption
SINGAPORE – Some DBS and POSB customers reported facing issues with digital payment services late on Aug 21, before the situation was resolved before midnight.
Singapore is the world’s noisiest country, finds new global travel ranking
The survey looked at factors including population density, tourist numbers, rural land, protected areas and railway networks.
GXS Bank Posts Heaviest Loss, Even As Loan Book Grew Three Times
Singapore digital bank profit stayed rare in FY2025: only Green Link Digital Bank ended in the black, as four rivals lost money ...
DBS expects tokenised finance investment to catch up with traditional payments, custody in 2-3 years
Lender sees digital assets moving beyond experimentation, even as cryptocurrency prices remain under pressure Read more at The Business Times.
Singapore’s DBS deploys specialist AI agents for 1,500 employees
DBS will roll out agentic AI services for roughly 1,500 bankers globally to support with corporate credit assessments.
Passive Income Boost: Singapore Banks Prepare to Pay Shareholders Next Week
DBS, OCBC and UOB are paying dividends next week, but investors should look beyond payout amounts to understand each bank’s income strength. The post Passive Income Boost: Singapore Banks Prepare to ...
DBS working on succession plan for long-serving chairman Peter Seah, Bloomberg News reports
Aug 19 (Reuters) - DBS Group, Singapore's biggest bank, is working on a succession plan for its long-time Chairman Peter Seah, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the ...
Singapore Institute of Technology and IBM Aim to Establish Quantum-Safe Centre that Addresses Post-Quantum Risks and Advances Singapore’s Quantum-Safe Resilience
The Centre will serve as a central hub for enterprise, technology, academic and research stakeholders to collaborate in staying ahead of future quantum risk. SINGAPORE, Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ...
Singapore awards 200MW of data centre capacity across four existing operators
Digital Realty, Equinix, and Keppel Data Centres will each receive a provisional 50MW allocation for facilities on Jurong Island.
Singapore’s plan to clear forest for housing faces a backlash
By Jun Yuan Yong SINGAPORE, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Plans to clear part of Singapore's dwindling secondary forests for high-density housing have sparked a rare public backlash in the city-state, prompting ...
India, Singapore sign key pacts on telecom, food security; hold discussions on nuclear technology, space
India and Singapore signed agreements on telecom and food safety while exploring cooperation in nuclear technology, semiconductors, space and cybersecurity ...
Singapore’s CapitaLand, Malaysian billionaire brothers’ IOI Properties reportedly near $1.9B deal to buy one of city-state’s tallest towers
IOI Properties, controlled by Malaysian billionaire Lee brothers, and CapitaLand Investment are reportedly close to reaching a deal to buy One Raffles Place, one of Singapore’s tallest buildings, for ... ( read original story ...)