United Overseas Bank sold Singapore’s first sustainability bond and the first ESG bank capital offering from South-East Asia in a dual-tranche US$1.5bn offering that broadened its appeal to ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Singapore confirms 32 new cases including 1 in community
SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed 32 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore as of noon on Saturday (10 April), taking the country's total case count to 60,633. One of the new cases is in the ... ( read original story ...)
Woman Left With $7 In POSB Account After PayPal Scam, Asks People To Keep Track Of Bank Statements
The minimum withdrawal amount for POSB ATMs is $20. Startled ... According to the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) of Singapore, a local number with a ‘+’ prefix is typically a good ... ( read original story ...)
$9.3 million lost in 534 cases of scams in Singapore
SINGAPORE - Alleged scammers involved in 534 cases which led to more than $9.3 million lost by the victims are under investigation by the police. A total of 329 suspects - 207 men and 122 women - are ... ( read original story ...)
Otter family invades apartment block to go swimming in pool in Singapore
Singapore has a thriving population of otters, which swam across the Johor Straits from Malaysia in the 1990s. They now live all over the island. ( read original story ...)
Singapore gov’t investment unit joins $8.1m round in telemedicine startup
WhiteCoat, a telemedicine startup based in Singapore, has raised S$10.8 million (US$8.1 million) in its series A round led by the GEC-KIP Technology and Innovation Fund. Investors including SGInnovate ... ( read original story ...)
Ryde stays focus on Singapore, eyes IPO for service expansion
Carpooling app platform Ryde is focusing its attention on Singapore, which it says is critical to ensure the startup remains a viable business. It also is hoping a targeted IPO (initial public ... ( read original story ...)
With Heng Swee Keat out of the running, who will be Singapore’s next prime minister?
There had been murmurs for a while about whether Singapore's deputy prime minister Heng Swee Keat would be the country's next leader after a poor showing in last year's general election. Yet ... ( read original story ...)
Fitch Revises Outlook on OCBC’s IDR to Stable; Affirms ‘AA-‘
Fitch Ratings - Singapore - 08 Apr 2021: Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited's (OCBC) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to Stable from Negative, ... ( read original story ...)
Former chief justice Yong Pung How sought to give back to Singapore, says daughter
SINGAPORE - His daughter's education was one of the main reasons that former chief justice Yong Pung How migrated to Singapore from Malaysia with his family in the early 1970s. This was revealed by ... ( read original story ...)
Keppel gets licence for subsea cable business in Singapore
"Securing the licence is an important milestone for Keppel as it marks the start of our subsea cable business in Singapore," said Keppel T&T chief executive Thomas Pang. He added that the Bifrost ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Econ Healthcare launches IPO with 50m offering shares at 28 cents apiece
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Singapore’s biggest bank to reduce office space in home market
DBS Group Holdings Ltd is poised to trim office space in Singapore, the latest bank to pare its footprint in the city-state during the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
UOB appoints Eric Lim as its first Chief Sustainability Officer
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Struggling with English language? An initiative has 1000+ volunteers to teach you
In particular, some of the roles at LTE are volunteer management and engagement ... Canada, UK, Dubai, Singapore). “We have about 45 volunteer coordinators managing and engaging on WhatsApp ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based B2B platform sign MOU with five Chongqing food suppliers
The partnership aims to provide food and beverage companies in China and Singapore with better access to import and export markets, so that they are able to internationalize and grow their businesses, ... ( read original story ...)