Comprising Visakan Swaminathan, Lai Pengchong, Gan Xin Xiang and Jillian Ashleigh Loh, the “FinGeeks” embarked on a journey to spread financial literacy amongst youth in 2020 with the help of the ...
Singapore-Johor special economic zone: Smoother border crossing and tax incentives high on companies’ wish list
Owner of Singapore cargo and freight company IndoBox Asia Iman Yusoff finds his warehouse in Skudai, Johor strategically located between the two Singapore-Johor land links and about 20 minutes' drive ...
Singapore shares rise on Monday as investors turn risk-on
SINGAPORE shares edged up on Monday (Jan 15) along with most regional key bourses, as investors turned risk-on despite higher-than-expected inflation data from the United States last week. Read more ... ( read original story ...)
World No. 1 Lilia Vu to compete at the HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore
She is joined by the rest of the top four in Yin Ruoning of China, France’s Celine Boutier and Australian Minjee Lee. Read more at straitstimes.com.
‘Banks do not send SMS with links’: $446k already lost to scams in 2024
Banks do not send their customers clickable links on SMS, said the Singapore Police Force (SPF) and DBS Bank in a reminder to the public on Jan 14.Since December 2023, there have been more cases of ...
Pre-book CNY bank notes from Jan. 17, collection at DBS/POSB, OCBC, UOB branches: MAS
Selected pop-up and branch ATMs of DBS, OCBC and UOB: Notes can be withdrawn without any pre-booking from Jan. 24. Customers of all other banks may refer to the respective banks’ websites for details ...
Singapore Police and DBS report 219 phishing victims and SGD446,000 in losses in January 2024
Singapore has been seeing regular headlines on various types of digital scams, including banking scams. Now, the Singapore Police Force and DBS Bank have issued a joint statement to alert the public ...
Singapore new home sales hit 15-year low as high prices, interest rates cool market
The annual figure is the lowest since 2008, and is another sign of a cooling market that has so far avoided the worst of a global housing downturn ...
From livestreaming to ‘shoppertainment,’ Gen Zers lead the way in Singapore’s online shopping space
Gen Zers are an increasingly important consumer segment as their spending power has steadily increased over the past decade.
‘You cannot wait ah?’ Driver of Singapore-registered car challenges man to fight at JB petrol station
No one enjoys waiting in line - even more so if the guy in front of you appears to be taking his own sweet time. A man challenged a driver to a fight after the latter accused him of taking too long to ...
Equatorial, TFG and Sinopec are Singapore’s top three marine bunker suppliers in 2023
Equatorial Marine Fuel Management Services maintained its top spot among marine bunker suppliers in Singapore, the world's largest bunker hub, while Sinopec Fuel Oil Singapore propelled into No.3 in ...
Singapore now has S$3.2b in funds ‘locked’ to prevent scams: ABS
Singapore now has S$3.2b in funds using local banks’ “money lock” feature, involving 38,000 accounts, according to the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS). First launched in November by three ...
Schroders launches new multi-asset income fund, arranges exclusive distribution with HSBC
The Schroder ISF Dynamic Income fund was designed in response to the new era of high inflation and interest rates.
Banks don’t send SMS clickable links, SG police and DBS warn after RM1.55mil lost to scams in two weeks
Banks do not send their customers clickable links on SMS, said the Singapore Police Force (SPF) and DBS Bank in a reminder to the public on Jan 14.
Over 200 DBS Customers Lose S$446K This Year to Sophisticated Phishing Scams
No less than 219 customers of DBS bank have reportedly been duped by sophisticated phishing scams in the first two weeks of 2024.
Bitcoin’s ETF hangover saddles crypto token with worst streak in a month
Fanfare has ebbed over new US exchange-traded funds (ETF) for the largest digital asset. Read more at straitstimes.com.