Singapore is tightening restrictions on intra-corporate transferees, one category of workers brought from overseas offices of multinational corporations, the Straits Times reported. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Bourse: Resistance Expected At 3,000 Points
The Singapore stock market has moved higher in five straight sessions, gathering more than 150 points or 5.3 percent along the way. The overbought Straits Times Index now sits just beneath the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore contact tracing – a let down for citizen data privacy
Singapore admits data from TraceTogether contact tracing programme can also be accessed by police, reversing earlier privacy assurances. ( read original story ...)
Singapore kept IPO flow steady last year despite pandemic-driven market volatility: PwC
In a year ravaged by a recession and wild swings in financial markets, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) managed to bring in as many new companies to list here as in 2019. The bourse attracted 11 initial ... ( read original story ...)
Steady IPO flow on SGX in 2020 despite global uncertainties
In a year ravaged by a recession and wild swings in financial markets, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) managed to bring in as many new companies to list here as in 2019.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
KingSwap’s $KING Token Listed on BitMart and HotBit Exchanges
BitMart is a premier global digital asset trading platform and the first centralized exchange to list $KING, while HotBit is a top 10 global exchange on Coingecko. KingSwap’s listing on BitMart will ... ( read original story ...)
This is what Asia’s stock investors are betting on in 2021
After narrowly beating their US peers for the first time in three years in 2020, Asian stocks could see another strong year, analysts say. ( read original story ...)
Fintech Firm Lightnet and Siam Commercial Bank to Support Cross-Border Payments from South Korea to Thailand
SCB will now be working with the Lightnet Group ... Lightnet is a Fintech firm based in Singapore. It aims to serve as a new payment center that’s focused on supporting financial mobility ... ( read original story ...)
Cabbage export to Singapore cheers Jessore farmers
According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), an export firm, ‘City Impex’, collected cabbage from the farmers recently and started exporting it to Singapore after processing ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore is trying to entice business travelers to return with a luxury ‘4-star’ bubble hotel to stay in for 14 days before entering the country
The upcoming Connect@Changi "test-stay-work-meet" facility is like a hotel with strict health protocols and barriers that separate visitors from locals. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Makes Housing Work. Can We Do The Same?
The government builds enough public housing for every Singaporean who wants it. And because most of Singapore’s public housing is sold, not rented, the homeownership rate is over 90%. Singapore’s ... ( read original story ...)
4 property trends to watch in 2021
The pandemic has accelerated some property trends and spawned new ones that may present attractive investment opportunities for buyers. We offer a preview of how the property market here may fare this ... ( read original story ...)
How Singapore Has Kept the Coronavirus Off Campus
Singapore’s three major universities have reported zero cases. Their secret: technology, tough penalties and students willing to comply. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to Legislate on Contact-Trace Data Use for Crimes
Singapore’s government plans to create urgent legislation to formalize the use of virus contact-tracing data in investigations of serious crimes. Legislation will be introduced in the next sitting of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore law to clarify police use of tracing data
The government of Singapore plans to issue urgent legislation to formalise the use of virus contact-tracing data in police investigations of serious crimes. ( read original story ...)
Best savings accounts for working adults in Singapore (2021 edition)
Let’s compare some of the best savings accounts in Singapore that you should be considering ... salary of $2,000 who spends $400 on his DBS/POSB credit card will earn an effective interest ... ( read original story ...)