Category: NEWS

A day after Singapore’s central bank urged cryptocurrency firms not to advertise their services in public spaces, at least one company in the sector said that it will be pulling back on its marketing ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s equity benchmark has erased losses accrued during the pandemic thanks to the nation’s policy of living with the virus and a global rotation toward value stocks. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Thirteen critically endangered turtles belonging to a species not seen in its natural habitat since 2009 have been "successfully" sent from Singapore to their native country of Indonesia, ... ( read original story ...)

The long-awaited sales figures of new cars in Singapore for 2021 are finally, finally out. We know that the official rankings have been making their rounds recently and in them - surprise of surprises ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore-based boutique firm Breakpoint has added KC Lye as an independent counsel and arbitrator from Norton Rose Fullbright (NRF), where he was the Singapore disputes head. This marks the second ... ( read original story ...)

The pandemic has added to workplace stress and burnout for many employees in Singapore, with more than half (55%) citing everyday stress, compared to 51% in Asia. ( read original story ...)

School heads have stepped in after a pair of girls savagely beat a third in a car park, gut-wrenching footage of which spread online. ( read original story ...)

Singapore has been named the most Instagrammable place in the world in 2022, travel publication Big 7 Travel said on Tuesday (Jan 18).In its article on its annual hashtag tally, which is in its fourth ... ( read original story ...)

Cryptocurrency ATMs, one visible reminder of Singaporeans’ rising appetite for digital tokens, are being closed down as the city-state moves to dramatically limit consumer marketing of crypto. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - Local start-ups could enjoy a record funding year in 2022, thanks to the positive economic outlook and the continued acceleration in demand for digital services amid the pandemic. . Read ... ( read original story ...)

Of the additional 589 Omicron cases confirmed among past reported infections, some 86% – or 504 – were local while 85 were imported. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 1,448 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Tuesday (Jan 18), comprising 990 local infections and 458 imported ones.  There were no fatalities, according to the latest infecti ... ( read original story ...)

"Monetary Authority Singapore (MAS) takes a serious view of the recent phishing scams involving OCBC Bank. They have significantly impacted several customers. OCBC has acknowledged that its incident ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: The Singapore Red Cross has pledged S$50,000 in humanitarian aid towards the emergency response in Tonga, after the country was hit by a massive volcanic ... ( read original story ...)

Despite having one of the most established crypto regulatory frameworks, Singapore is still big on investor protection. The country recently barred firms operating in the cryptocurrency sector ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) has pledged $50,000 towards the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement's emergency response to the volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga. . Read more at ... ( read original story ...)