CIMB Singapore will lay off staff and shut its branch in Orchard Road as part of a restructuring exercise, following a review of its business, The Business Times reported.. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)
Business meeting capacity to scale up with more pre-event testing
"Currently, business-to-business events being piloted and approved by Singapore Tourism Board (STB) may have up to 250 attendees, in zones of no more than 50 attendees each. If pre-event testing is ... ( read original story ...)
Mobile Crypto Bank Mineplex has Launched Its Marketplace with the Function of Commodity Staking
SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE / ACCESSWIRE / March 25, 2021 / Mobile crypto bank MinePlex announced the launch of its own marketplace MinePlex Market. The new marketplace will not only become a place of ... ( read original story ...)
Blogger ordered to pay Singapore PM $99,000 in defamation case
Singapore’s high court has ordered a blogger to pay Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong 133,000 Singapore dollars ($98,825) in damages in a defamation case filed by the island’s leader, according to a ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon’s Clean Energy Provider in Singapore Weighing IPO
Sunseap Group Pte, a Singapore renewable energy firm, is weighing an initial public offering in the city-state that could raise as much as S$600 million ($445 million), according to people with ... ( read original story ...)
DBS offers free Covid-19 vaccine insurance to customers
DBS/POSB customers can get free coverage for unexpected complications from the vaccine.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Hony Capital-backed SPAC looks to raise $300 mln in U.S. IPO
A blank-check firm backed by Hony Capital, which has investments in TikTok owner ByteDance and WeWork's China unit, is aiming to raise $300 million in an U.S. initial public offering, according to a ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 3-TikTok owner ByteDance hires CFO in a step towards IPO
TikTok owner ByteDance has hired Xiaomi executive Shou Zi Chew for a newly created role as chief finance officer, in a sign that the tech company is moving towards a much-anticipated initial public ... ( read original story ...)
Southeast Asia’s first lithium battery recycling plant opens in Singapore
A facility for recycling lithium-ion batteries has opened in Southeast Asia, the world’s dumping ground for discarded consumer electronics. Located in the industrial district of Jurong in Singapore, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore blogger ordered to pay nearly US$100,000 damages to PM for Facebook post
Blogger argued he had ‘merely shared’ an article without changing content or adding comments ... ( read original story ...)
DBS surrenders Hong Kong office space
DBS Group Holdings Ltd is set to join UBS Group AG and other global banks giving up office space in pricey Hong Kong with so many employees still working from home. ( read original story ...)
Brazil Tops 300,000 Deaths; Singapore Eases Rules: Virus Update
The European Union and the U.K. signaled a thawing of relations over vaccine sharing, just hours after the bloc escalated their long-running public battle with tougher restrictions on exports of shots ... ( read original story ...)
Experts urge caution even as more in Singapore can return to workplace
With more employees back in the office, employers are encouraged to stagger the start times for them.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore, the AI capital of the world?
A Singapore-founded company, PatSnap, last week joined the ranks of global technology unicorns when it raised US$300 million (S$404 million) in its latest funding round. A unicorn is a term used in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Eases Work-From-Home Rules as Local Virus Cases Ebb
Singapore will relax workplace measures to allow more people to return to offices and permit larger gatherings for various activities, as the city-state gets its virus situation under control. ( read original story ...)
MTF heads explain Singapore’s order of 200,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine
During a Multi-Ministry Taskforce press conference on Wednesday (24 March), members of the panel explained how Singapore came to purchase 200,000 doses of the Sinovace Biotech vaccine, which is ... ( read original story ...)