2023 was a testing time for many of Asia's stock markets through a combination of weak performance and a lack of IPOs. FA looks at what went wrong ... others including China, Hong Kong, Singapore and ...
Lured by ‘profits’ from crypto investment, 63-year-old gives scammers over $250,000
SINGAPORE – Tempted by the promise of easy money from a cryptocurrency investment scheme, a 63-year-old man was convinced by a woman who added him on Facebook to part with more than $250,000. He made ...
Taylor Swift-Singapore Envy Steals Show at Southeast Asia Political Summit
Taylor Swift stole the show at an Asian summit Tuesday when Singapore’s leader defended his tiny country’s lucrative concert deal that could cause bad blood with neighboring nations.Read More: Look ...
OCBC Cycle returns in May with new category for foldable bikes
THIS year’s OCBC Cycle – the largest cycling event in Singapore – will take place over the weekend of May 11-12 with a new 40 km category for foldable bikes. Read more at The Business Times.
Singapore’s Temasek in talks to invest in OpenAI, FT reports
Senior executives at Singapore's state investment firm have met ChatGPT maker's CEO, Sam Altman, multiple times in recent months, the report added. OpenAI did not immediately respond to Reuters ...
Taylor Swift steals the show at an Asian summit as Singapore defends exclusive Eras Tour stop
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong defended an exclusive deal his city-state struck with Taylor Swift that prevents the pop star taking her current Eras Tour to anywhere else in Southeast Asia ...
Singapore stocks track Wall Street losses on Tuesday; STI down 0.5%
SINGAPORE shares ended lower on Tuesday (Mar 5), tracking losses on Wall Street. Read more at The Business Times. ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered Bank names Sanjay Gurjar as co-head of client coverage
Standard Chartered Bank India appoints Sanjay Gurjar as Co-Head of Client Coverage for Corporate, Commercial, and Institutional Banking.
OCBC Cycle 2024: SEA Championship returns for first time since COVID pandemic, while The Foldie Ride makes debut
This year's OCBC Cycle will see the Speedway SEA Championship return for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, with nine teams from Southeast Asia competing at the annual mass cycling event on ...
OCBC Cycle back for 16th edition with new 40km Foldie Ride
Nearly 24 hours before the launch of the OCBC Cycle 2024, cycling enthusiasts Jeffrey Chung, Jimmy Cheng and Phillip Ong were in the queu Feb ...
“Through 2024, we will start to see public markets staging a comeback” – UOB’s Edmund Leong
In an exclusive interaction, UOB’s head of group investment banking, Edmund Leong provides deeper insights into the bank’s approaches on M&A, trends in fixed income, sustainability, and the Singapore ...
Singapore stocks end lower, tracking Wall Street losses
SINGAPORE - Shares in Singapore ended lower on March 5, tracking losses on Wall Street. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) was down 0.5 per cent or 15.11 points to 3,107.1. Across the broader ...
Singapore will work with whoever becomes US President: PM Lee
MELBOURNE - Singapore is watching and following closely the United ... We must act together, and we must act now,” Mr Albanese said at a meeting of business leaders at the summit. While two-way trade ...
Singapore ‘open to’ idea of one-off rise in vehicle population, with higher usage-based charges: Chee
SINGAPORE is open to reviewing the idea of a one-off increase in its vehicle population, spread over a few years and accompanied by higher vehicle usage charges to prevent congestion, said Transport ...
Singapore’s competition watchdog grants conditional approval to Air India-Vistara merger
Singapore's competition watchdog said on Tuesday it has granted conditional approval for the merger between Tata Group's Air India and Vistara, a joint venture between Tata and Singapore Airlines .
Singapore defends exclusivity contract for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour
Singapore’s prime minister is defending the exclusivity deal signed with Taylor Swift, saying it was not an “unfriedly” act towards neighboring countries.