The visionary banker, one of Southeast Asia’s most successful businessmen, helmed UOB Group for more than 60 years.
Wee Cho Yaw, former UOB chairman and one of Singapore’s richest men, dies aged 95
SINGAPORE — Mr Wee Cho Yaw, the former chairman and CEO of Singapore bank UOB, has died at the age of 95. Mr Wee is one of Southeast Asia's most successful businessmen, having helmed UOB Group for ...
UOB chairman emeritus & billionaire Wee Cho Yaw dies aged 95
Chairman emeritus of United Overseas Bank (UOB) Wee Cho Yaw passed away at the age 95. According to Lianhe Zaobao, he died at around 1 am on Saturday (Feb. 3). UOB was co-founded by his father, Wee ...
Who is Philip Chan, the ‘politically significant person’ against whom Singapore has invoked its foreign interference law?
Philip Chan Man Ping, a Hong Kong-born businessman active in local community organisations, believed in uniting overseas Chinese to tell China's story. "It is our duty as overseas Chinese to tell ...
Singapore banking titan Wee Cho Yaw dies at 95
UOB chairman emeritus Wee Cho Yaw, the billionaire businessman that is one of the most famous names in Singapore’s banking industry, has passed away at the age of 95. Read more at The Business Times.
Mr. Li Kaiyang, the former Chief Executive Officer of CMB International (Singapore), has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer at SGTOX.
During the period from 2000 to 2006, Mr. Li Kaiyang contributed to the field of wealth management and asset management at OUB and HSBC Bank (Singapore). His proven capabilities span different cultural ...
Electrolux to close Singapore regional office, relocate leadership team to Bangkok
SINGAPORE: Swedish home appliances maker Electrolux is closing its Singapore regional office at Rochester Road and laying off employees. The company said on Friday (Feb 2) that its Asia-Pacific (APAC ...
How Singapore transport minister’s corruption case has put focus on high pay of ministers and recalls imperial China, where paying officials to be honest failed
The corruption charges against Singapore's former transport minister S. Iswaran call into question how much high pay discourages officials from taking bribes A Qing dynasty emperor in China raised pay ...
Singapore’s MAS proposes financial institutions collect less client information for selected insurance policies
MAS is proposing to reduce the amount of information collected by financial institutions from clients for selected insurance policies. Find out more.
Helping persons with disabilities find work in Singapore: A personal testimony
It is a struggle for talented persons with disabilities to find a good job in Singapore. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore gears up to ride EV microchips boom
An ongoing chips glut that has gutted growth worldwide could have hurt the local industry much harder, if not for the steady demand for automotive chips.
Your next plane ride could be powered by used cooking oil. Here’s how a refinery in Singapore is already helping to make it happen.
Why Singapore is the right place for SAF The fact that Singapore ... And for Jauhaianen, the motivations go beyond just business reasons. "As a father of three young children, I strongly believe that ...
Singapore Institute of Advanced Medicine Holdings to IPO on Catalist Board at 23 cents per share
Singapore Institute of Advanced Medicine Holdings to list on Catalist Board of SGX. IPO price at 23 cents per share.
Maid spends S$15.5K that was wrongly deposited into her POSB account by insurance company
In early November, an Indonesian helper who withdrew S$88,600 from the bank account of the 95-year-old father of her employer received a 15-month jail sentence after she was found guilty of one count ...
CapitaLand Ascott Trust divests Citadines Mount Sophia Singapore for S$148 million
Transaction is part of CLAS’ active portfolio reconstitution strategy to drive sustainable returns to Stapled SecurityholdersSingapore - ...
Singapore Manufacturing Activity Expanded Further in January
Singapore's manufacturing sector stretched its run of growth to a fifth straight month, a key gauge showed, hitting ...