A sex maniac was sentenced to 31 years in jail and 24 strokes of the cane today for catfishing at least 20 young girls into a “sextortion” scheme.
Singapore’s weekly dengue numbers ‘still high’ at 200 to 300 cases: NEA
SINGAPORE: There are between 200 to 300 weekly cases of dengue in Singapore currently - figures that are "still high" for this time of the year, said the National Environment Agency (NEA) on Monday ...
Lalu Prasad’s kidney transplant surgery in Singapore successful, says Tejashwi Yadav
Lalu Yadav, who has been by his ailing father's side for the past few days, expressed delight that both Prasad and Rohini Acharya, his elder sister who has donated one of her kidneys to the ...
Tata’s 1st IPO In 18 Years Is Launching: Tata Sky IPO (Tata Play) Will Use ‘Pre-Filing’ Route
Existing investors are Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, Tata Opportunities Fund and Walt Disney. They collectively hold 37.8% of the Tata Group company and will sell their stakes as part of the proposed ...
Assortment of firms take on IPO dreams
Besides ample private funding, some major Vietnamese businesses are trying to gain scale as listed companies to strategically accelerate growth.
Indonesian startup GoTo is world’s worst large size tech IPO this year
GoTo Group’s post-IPO stock selloff makes it the worst performer among 11 tech and internet companies that raised more than US$500 million in inaugural share sales this year. Shares of the Indonesian ...
NoonTalk debuts on Singapore Exchange at 22.5 cents, above IPO price
MEDIA entertainment company NoonTalk has debuted on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) Catalist board at $0.225, 2.3 per cent above its initial public offering (IPO) price of $0.22. This gives the stock a ...
Tech start-ups shun Singapore and Hong Kong for US Spacs
Singapore and Hong Kong start-ups are sidestepping their home stock exchanges to merge with s (Spacs) in the US, as fundraising vehicles in the Asian financial hubs have yielded little on their exit ...
Q3 corporate profits rise on strong banking, commodity sector performance
THE banking and commodity sectors led Singapore-listed companies to a stronger set of earnings for the quarter ended September. Read more at The Business Times.
Singapore Property Prices: How much does a house cost in Singapore? (2022)
In extreme cases, there have been ‘million dollar flats’ resulting from sky high COVs. The breakthrough was 5-room HDB flat at Pinnacle@Duxton, which sold for an unprecedented $1.23 million in March ...
‘Singapore to see new wave of Covid infections’
Singaporeans should expect a new wave of Covid-19 infections with more people travelling and due to the upcoming year-end festivities, the Straits Times website quoted Health Minister Ong Ye Kung as ...
So you wanna be a K-pop idol? SM Entertainment to set up headquarters in Singapore
A top South Korean entertainment company responsible for some of the biggest K-pop acts is reportedly setting up a base in Singapore. SM Entertainment, the company handling K-pop groups like Girls’ ...
Citi announces leadership appointments in Asia Pacific Markets business
The new heads will be based in Singapore and Hong Kong. Citi has announced a series of leadership appointments in its equity derivatives, financial institution sales and solutions, and markets ...
Visa Appoints Adeline Kim as Country Manager for Singapore and Brunei
Payments giant Visa announced the appointment of Adeline Kim as its new Country Manager for Singapore and Brunei.
New York, Singapore are the World’s most expensive cities right now
Tel Aviv, which topped the rankings last year, was bumped into third position, Hong Kong and Los Angeles rounded out top five priciest places.
Rice exports likely to reach US$3.5 billion this year
VOV.VN - Vietnam is anticipated to rake in roughly US$3.5 billion from exporting more than seven million tonnes of rice this year, according to industry insiders.