A 22-year-old man was arrested at a mall in Kallang for voyeurism on April 7, after he allegedly took videos of women at a weekly thrift market on the first storey.
IPO activity ‘lukewarm’ in Southeast Asia with 38 deals raising US$1.0 bil in 1Q2024: EY
The Americas, on the other hand, saw strong IPO activity with 52 deals raising US$8.4 billion in proceeds in 1Q2024, up 21% and 178% y-o-y. Each of the top seven deals during the period raised over ...
Asia-Pacific lags global peers in Q1 IPO activity: EY
ASIA-PACIFIC was the worst-performing region in terms of initial public offering (IPO) activity compared with its peers, based on findings from ...
HSBC’s Quinn targets lifting wealth business in China, India
HSBC Holdings’s top boss said he’s pushing to improve his firm’s wealth management capabilities in China and India to be on ...
Are Singapore’s prime office buildings overpriced in offering 3 per cent yield?
OCBC confirmed it is exploring redeveloping its Chulia Street and Church Street property in the Central Business District (CBD).
Sea Green CEO departs to start sustainability consultancy in Singapore
The firm launches to fill a perceived gap in the market for sustainability consultancies that offer strategic business advisory as well as comms.
Loanshark harassment: Teen, 16, arrested for allegedly splashing property with red paint and scribbling graffiti
A 16-year-old teenager was arrested for alleged loanshark harassment in Tampines, with the property being defaced with red paint and graffiti. Read on. ( read original story ...)
BNP Paribas appoints Aymar de Liedekerke Beaufort as Asia Pacific global banking head
BNP Paribas , the euro zone's largest bank, has appointed Aymar de Liedekerke Beaufort as its global banking head of Asia Pacific with immediate effect, it said on Monday.
Crypto Trading Firm GSR Granted Full License in Singapore
GSR has been granted a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license by MAS to provide digital payment token services.
Singapore may face rice shortage on row between its aggregator and NCEL
NCEL-Singapore rice dispute leads to potential shortage, as Customs tighten procedures, impacting exports and global prices.
How Singapore’s ‘big picture brilliance’ is powering innovation
The government, through the MPA and investments made in the technology sector and infrastructure, has pumped millions of dollars into maritime innovation. “This is the brilliance of Singapore — it’s ...
Singapore shares are relatively unchanged on Monday—STI ticked up by 0.03%
SINGAPORE: Singapore shares are relatively unchanged on Monday morning, April 8, following mixed results in... The post Singapore shares are relatively unchanged on Monday—STI ticked up by 0.03% appea ...
Credit Suisse Takes Fight Over $743 Million Awarded to Billionaire to Singapore’s Top Court
A unit of defunct lender Credit Suisse will seek to overturn an order to pay $743 million to a billionaire client over the actions of a notorious rogue banker at Singapore’s top court on Monday.
Singapore retail sales increase 8.4% in February
SINGAPORE: Retail sales were well up in February to record their second straight month of gains. Takings at the till rose 8.4% over February 2023 and came after a 1.6% rise year-on-year in January, ...
SIA flight to Singapore delayed 5 hours due to technical issue, U-turn required
SINGAPORE - A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight bound for Singapore turned back to its departure airport in Sydney about an hour after take-off on April 7. Flight SQ232 returned to Sydney after a ...
Accused persons receiving legal aid barred from casinos, Singapore Pools online gambling
The Ministry of Law said the exclusion is meant to “safeguard the financial situation of aid recipients”. Read more at straitstimes.com.