Suntec REIT—which counts tycoon Gordon Tang among its biggest shareholders—has agreed to buy an office building in London for $489 million as the Singapore-based office landlord moves to diversify its ... ( read original story ...)
Fine for teen who met friends to play Mobile Legends in Phase 1
A 19-year-old teen who met three others during Phase 1 of Singapore's COVID-19 reopening to play the online game Mobile Legends at a multi-storey carpark was fined $2,000 on Wednesday (30 May). ( read original story ...)
The key contenders in Singapore’s competitive digital telco race
Singapore welcomed yet another digital telco earlier this month with the soft launch of Gorilla Mobile. The firm joins over a dozen mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in Singapore including ... ( read original story ...)
A legacy of landmark buildings in Malaysia and Singapore
Lim Chong Keat, MArch ’57, has created a towering legacy in Southeast Asia, in more ways than one. He’s responsible for modernist landmarks such as the Komtar Tower in Penang (once Malaysia’s tallest ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore wants to stop counting Covid cases. Its roadmap could be a model for other countries
As countries around the Asia-Pacific region tighten restrictions once again to curb potential breakouts of the Delta coronavirus variant, Singapore has laid out a new vision for life to return to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore central bank chief says 2021 economic growth could exceed forecast
Singapore's economic growth could exceed the upper end of the official 4% to 6% forecast range this year, barring a setback to the global economy, central bank chief Ravi Menon reiterated on Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore financial sector grew 5.1% in 2020, faster than before Covid-19: MAS annual report
SINGAPORE - Singapore's financial sector outperformed the overall economy in 2020 by growing at a pace that was even faster than the year before, the central bank's annual report showed. Tharman ... ( read original story ...)
Stock Market Today: SGX Nifty rises 30 points; Asian markets off to cautious start; Japan May factory output records biggest drop in a year
Nifty futures on Singapore Exchange traded 30.50 points, or 0.19 per cent, higher at 15,818.00, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for a positive start on Wednesday. Nifty50 on Tuesday formed a ... ( read original story ...)
What Does Singapore’s Open Banking Landscape Look Like in 2021?
Amid a rapidly changing financial landscape, incumbent banks must be open to innovation and explore opportunities to partner with non-banking partners for the benefit of their customers. One such way ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Covid Strategy Shift Reflected in Data Report Change
Singapore is changing the way it reports on progress against Covid-19 in the country, focusing on key trends and the number of severe virus cases while dropping detailed information about individual ... ( read original story ...)
Monetary Authority of Singapore Grants Brokerage License to LiquidX, Paving Way for Further Expansion in Asia
LiquidX, the global fintech solutions provider for working capital, trade finance, and insurance today announced that its Singapore entity, LiquidX Insurance Services (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (LISS), has ... ( read original story ...)
CBDCs: Monetary Authority of Singapore Introduces International Challenge for Developing CBDC Solutions
CBDCs: Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) introduces international challenge for developing CBDC solutions. ( read original story ...)
How banks can help finance a greener tomorrow
Financial intermediaries play an integral role in the transition to a better future by helping businesses advance responsibly and steering capital to sustainable investments. ( read original story ...)
Insurer Ping An to acquire stakes in six Raffles City properties from Singapore’s CapitaLand in deal worth up to US$5.1 billion
China’s largest insurer by market capitalisation, plans to acquire stakes in six Raffles City retail and office developments in China from Singapore’s CapitaLand for up to 33 billion yuan (US$5.1 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Aging Street Food Hawkers Get Help From Instagram
Seah Hui Li rises before dawn every morning to make 400 traditional steamed buns filled with creamy red bean paste to sell in one of Singapore’s famed hawker markets. But as Covid-19 restrictions kept ... ( read original story ...)
SEA Digest: mobilityX, app Zipster shut down; Thunes partners Thai SCB
Thunes has entered a partnership with Thai SCB while mobilityX and transport app Zipster are said to have shut down operations. ( read original story ...)