BlackRock Inc. and the hotel unit of Malaysian developer YTL Corp. are set to purchase a group of serviced apartments in a prime office building in Singapore’s Central Business District, according to ...
NSF caught up in S$3.1 million vape case, Singapore’s largest
While waiting for enlistment, Tan Teck Jin took up a part-time job which paid S$20 an hour to pack illegal vaporisers and components into parcels for customers.
Tenity Opens Applications for Singapore Fintech Accelerator
Tenity, an innovation ecosystem, is inviting applications from early stage fintech companies for its accelerator programme in.
XSGD, Singapore’s First Dollar-Backed Stablecoin, Launches on Bitstamp to Power Cross-Border Payments
StraitsX, the pioneering payments infrastructure for the digital assets space in Southeast Asia, has today announced the listing of XSGD, its Singapore dollar-pegged stablecoin, on Bitstamp, the world ...
National boxer and NSF caught up in S$3.1 million vape case, Singapore’s largest
While waiting for enlistment, Tan Teck Jin took up a part-time job which paid S$20 an hour to pack illegal vaporisers and components into parcels for customers.
I stayed in a glamping tent and a tiny house resort on a small island near Singapore. One was a better escape from city life.
During a three-day stay on Lazarus Island, the author spent one night in a glamping tent at Into the Woods and the other in a tiny house at Tiny Away.
Skip the VEP queue: Singapore services that help drivers apply for tags see high demand
Companies are charging up to $168 to help car owners apply for vehicle entry permits to enter Malaysia. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NCCS launches public consultation on Singapore’s decarbonisation
THE National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS) announced its launch of a public consultation to gather views on Singapore’s decarbonisation journey on Tuesday (Oct 8). Read more at The Business Times.
Rajasthan govt invites Singapore companies to invest in state
A Rajasthan government delegation led by Industry and Commerce Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore started the four-day Singapore visit by holding talks with Tan See Leng, Singapore’s Minister for Manpower ...
President Yoon says South Korea to form strategic partnership with Singapore next year
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said his country has agreed with Singapore to enter into a strategic partnership next year, the 50th anniversary of the two nations setting up diplomatic relations ...
$29k lost to DBS impersonation scams in under a month
SINGAPORE – At least 14 cases of scams involving the impersonation of DBS Bank have been reported since Sept 21, with losses amounting about $29,000. The numbers were announced in a joint advisory by ...
Singapore shares rose on Tuesday’s open—STI edged up 0.1%
SINGAPORE: Singapore shares rose on Tuesday’s open, Oct 8, following a dip in US stocks the previous night. The Straits Times Index (STI) edged up 0.1%, or 4.22 points, to reach 3,603.41 by 9:01 am, ...
XSGD, Singapore’s First Dollar-Backed Stablecoin, Launches on Bitstamp to Power Global Cross-Border Payments
StraitsX, the pioneering payments infrastructure for the digital assets space in Southeast Asia, has today announced the listing of XSGD, its Singapore dollar-pegged stablecoin, on Bitstamp, the world ...
Singapore PRs Get Visa-Free Entry to Indonesia’s Batam, Bintan
Indonesia will give visa-free entry to foreigners holding Singapore permanent residency to visit Batam, Bintan and the Karimun Islands, aiming to boost tourism and investment in the regional economic ...
Capital for Asia, rooted in Asia: How Singapore’s Jenny Lee wants to rethink venture capital
Granite Asia owes its start to geopolitics. In July 2023, a U.S. House of Representatives committee said it would probe investments by U.S. venture capital firms, including GGV Capital, into China’s ...
Moving to Singapore from Malaysia? Here’s how to make your banking a breeze
When it comes to finances, many Malaysians moving to Singapore tend to exchange a large sum of their Malaysian Ringgit (RM) for Singapore dollars (SGD) in cash to cover their move. But this doesn’t ...