Sam Lain has received numerous safety and business accolades, especially in recent years, from the SHARP Awards from WSH Council to LTA SHA - Certificate of Excellence to SME 100 and Enterprise 50 ...
Coinbase Expands in Singapore: Launches USD Transfers via SWIFT – Crypto Adoption on the Rise?
The major US-based crypto exchange Coinbase has announced the availability of USD transfers for its retail customers in Singapore.
Singapore to step up enforcement against vapes at Changi Airport and other checkpoints
"We are ... taking measures to protect our population and prevent vapes from taking hold in our society," say Singapore's health authorities.
MAS to tighten checks for single family offices’ tax incentives to deter abuse
THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will broaden the scope of due diligence checks to a wider group of individuals and entities associated with the single family offices which are applying for ...
Squid Game crypto token collapses in apparent scam
A digital token inspired by the popular South Korean Netflix series Squid Game has lost almost all of its value as it was revealed to be an apparent scam. Squid, which marketed itself as a ...
Expat Moving to Singapore: Tips for Getting a Job Offer and Setting Up Finances
I moved from San Francisco to Singapore as a tech professional. I was seeking out a new adventure in Asia. Yet when I arrived, I realised I felt totally overwhelmed when setting up my finances.
Singapore Suspends Some Remittance Routes to China to Curb Frozen Funds
Singapore’s regulator ordered remittance companies in the city-state to halt the use of non-bank and non-card channels when transmitting money to China, following a fund-freeze scare. Most Read from B ...
Singapore hotel industry making room for more ‘bleisure’ travellers in 2024
Bleisure visitors, who come here on a business and leisure trip – helped buoy Singapore’s hotel industry in 2023. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Coinbase adds USD transfers for users in Singapore
Coinbase has announced support for US dollar transfers for its customers in Singapore, with users able to move USD into or out of their accounts via SWIFT.
Food caterers rush to meet better than expected demand in Singapore | Video
Catering firms in Singapore are seeing better than expected business for Christmas parties this year, with corporate orders up by 15 per cent. But with prices getting more expensive than last year, ...
Family offices in Singapore to face tougher screening measures
SINGAPORE - Wealthy families interested in setting up single family offices (SFOs) in Singapore and want to tap tax incentives offered by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will be facing ...
Singapore exports up 1% in November after 13 months in the red
SINGAPORE’S key exports grew for the first time in November after 13 straight months of contractions. This was following a surge in the shipping of pharmaceutical products, data from Enterprise ...
Singapore exports swing to growth first time in 14 months
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s exports returned to growth for the first time in more than a year, although it was hardly a sign of recovery in external demand.
Hong Kong’s tycoon-owned property giants could take a leaf from Singapore groups
THE Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing is valued at several times that of the Singapore Exchange, which perhaps reflects the greater vibrancy of the territory’s public equities market versus the ...
Singapore’s key exports resume growth after 13 months decline
SINGAPORE, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- The non-oil domestic exports (NODX) in Singapore rose by 1 percent year-on-year in November after contraction for 13 straight months, according to a report by government ...
Singapore key exports snap 13-month slump to grow 1% in November
Electronic exports, however, continued to decline, falling 12.7 per cent year on year in November. Read more at straitstimes.com.