Singapore ramped up crypto exchange regulations on June 30 in a bid to curb money laundering and boost market confidence after a series of high-profile scandals had rattled the sector.
Singapore-Registered Company Charged Over Suspected Money Laundering Offence
The Company received over S$571,000, of which a portion was subsequently transferred to foreign bank accounts.
Singapore telecom group Singtel pays CEO $6.4M as company performance spikes
Telco giant Singtel’s CEO, Yuen Kuan Moon, earned remuneration of SGD8.2 million (US$6.4 million) for the financial year ending March 31, 2025, up 16% from the year before.
Binance Keeps Remote Staff in Singapore Despite Crypto Licensing Crackdown: Report
Binance will keep remote staff in Singapore as MAS orders local crypto firms serving overseas to get licensed or shut down by June 30.
Singapore hits record high in renewable energy consumption
Singapore recorded a historic high in the share of renewable energy in its power generation mix in May, according to the latest market data analysis.
Binance to keep hundreds of staff in Singapore despite crackdown
SINGAPORE] The world’s largest digital assets exchange Binance, plans to keep hundreds of remote workers in Singapore, despite a crackdown on unlicensed crypto outfits in the city-state. Read more at ...
Singapore AI chip court case adjourned until August — trio accused of illegally smuggling Nvidia chips to China for use by AI firm DeepSeek
A Singapore court has moved the hearings for the three people accused of smuggling Nvidia chips for DeepSeek to August 22, with the prosecution saying it needed more time to review documents and wait ...
FATF’s crypto checklist hints at the next regulatory crackdown
The FATF’s Travel Rule was extended to cover cryptocurrencies and exchanges in 2019 as part of the organization’s standards on AML/CFT. It was added to Recommendation 15 (R.15) — one of FATF’s 40 ...
Singapore industrial business park take-up breaches 2024 levels
Apart from some new take-up in the East and West Region, the rise could be due to the partial pre-commitment of the recent completions – Geneo and Punggol Digital District (PDD) Phase 1,” the report ...
Singapore shares move in tandem with Wall Street rally
SINGAPORE] Buoyed by the overnight Wall Street rally, Singapore shares rose on Tuesday (Jul 1), with about the top one-third counters by weighting among the blue-chip-gauge Straits Times Index (STI) ...
Credibility of SAF has given investors confidence in Singapore: Chan Chun Sing
People have a quiet confidence in the city-state, not just in its security but also that it will not change its rules overnight, he says. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Dollar Feeble as Trump’s Tax Bill and Tariffs Weigh
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar languished at its weakest against the euro since September 2021 on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump's spending bill stoked fiscal worries and uncertainty around ...
Singapore small businesses and charities to get access to financial dispute resolution from July 1
Fidrec will also cover more claims, including medical insurance, loans and banking issues. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Why Singapore’s fresh grads are struggling to get hired
SINGAPORE] It is the year 2017, and the tech sector is booming. With Industry 4.0 in full swing and FAANG stocks on the rise, pursuing data science and analytics seemed a safe bet for career security.
Longer leases for renewable energy will boost Singapore’s energy transition: EDP Renewables
SINGAPORE] Having longer land leases for renewable energy in Singapore is one policy shift that could accelerate the city-state’s transition into a low-carbon economy, said an executive at renewable ...
Singapore court lets Netflix star David Yong travel to Malaysia, South Korea in July as bail hits S$1.5m
David Yong, the Singaporean entrepreneur who gained fame on Netflix’s Super Rich in South Korea, has been granted court approval to travel to Malaysia ...