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Singapore cross-border payments startup Instarem is seeking partners in the lending business as it prepares to apply for a digital banking license in the city state. The Monetary Authority of ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's central bank plans to issue up to five digital bank licences to suitable applicants, in a move that could deliver the biggest shake-up in two decades in a market dominated by local banks. ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore will spend around S$400 million ($296 million) to build what it calls a next-generation smart training facility for its armed forces. The new training area, dubbed the Singapore Armed Forced ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Thousands of people took part in Singapore’s annual gay pride rally on Saturday, with many calling for a law banning gay sex to be scrapped following similar measures elsewhere ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore will issue as many as five new digital bank licenses to non-bank firms as the island nation seeks to strengthen competition in financial services, according to one of its top regulators. “We ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s central bank plans to issue up to five digital bank licenses to suitable applicants, in a move that could deliver the biggest shake-up in two decades in a market ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE, June 28 (Reuters) - Singapore’s central bank said on Friday it would offer up to five digital bank licences to suitable applicants, in a move that could deliver the biggest shake-up in two ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore will focus on regional trade and digital economic agreements to counter the impact of the U.S.-China trade war that’s weighing on the nation’s growth prospects and prompting some economists ... ( read original story ...)

(Reuters) - Singapore Airlines (SIAL.SI) and Malaysia Airlines have signed a preliminary agreement to explore a wide-ranging strategic partnership that could include more codeshares as well as cargo ... ( read original story ...)

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has held discussions with Facebook Inc. about its plans for a new cryptocurrency, though the regulator still sees significant obstacles in the way of the social ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Singapore’s economic growth will probably be weaker than previously forecast as the U.S.-China trade war spreads to the technology sector, the central bank’s Managing Director Ravi ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Last year, Singaporean chemicals factory boss Erman Tan took his employees on a cruise to the Malaysian island of Penang. This year, Tan says the best he can offer is to watch a ... ( read original story ...)

Unauthorised drone flying has prompted disruptions at Singapore's Changi Airport for the second time in a week. The country's Civil Aviation Authority (CAAS) said 18 flights had been delayed, and ... ( read original story ...)

(CNN)Drone sightings, alongside weather conditions, delayed 18 flights and forced a further seven to be diverted at Singapore's Changi Airport Monday evening, according to the country's Civil Aviation ... ( read original story ...)

Shortly after news broke of the drone activity at the airport, Singapore's defence ministry posted a photograph of a soldier pointing a jammer gun at a "rouge drone" on Facebook. While the photo ... ( read original story ...)

Unauthorized drone flying caused the second spate of delays and flight diversions in less than a week at Singapore's Changi Airport on Monday night, the city-state's aviation authority said. ... ( read original story ...)