SINGAPORE’S banks are cautious about economic uncertainties that lie ahead, despite reporting resilient earnings for the third quarter ended September. Read more at The Business Times.
Singapore Squash Open: Nour Al Tayeb replaces injured Joelle King as women’s top seed
Top-seeded women’s player Joelle King has withdrawn from the upcoming VITAGEN Singapore Squash Open 2023 due to a back injury. She will be replaced by world number 57 Emilia Soini in the competition.
Singapore offers medical team as Gaza aid | Video
Singapore has offered to send a medical team to Egypt, amid a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. It is also preparing to send medical supplies that have been requested. Second Foreign Affairs ...
Singapore’s Sembcorp spends $160 million to acquire majority stakes in Gelex’s subsidiaries
On November 10, Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sembcorp Solar Vietnam Pte Ltd, has reached an agreement to acquire majority interests ranging from 73 per ...
Bank staff stop woman who tried to transfer over $50,000 to ‘husband’ overseas
SINGAPORE - Insisting her husband who lived abroad needed money, a woman in her 70s tried to transfer more than $50,000 at UOB's Tampines branch in September. But when bank staff asked her for the ...
Chemical found in some weight-loss drugs listed as poison, sale restricted in Singapore
In 2012, a 24-year-old woman in Singapore died of acute DNP poisoning after eating such pills. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong extends Diwali greetings in Tamil
"Hi everyone, I am here with Mr Karthik today and he is going to teach me how to play sitar." The Singapre deputy PM is then heard wishing people on Diwali in Tamil. "Iniya Deepavali Valthukkal," he ...
From selling laundry pods to body scrubs, young Singapore livestreamers are raking in the dough on TikTok
While many of his peers are sleeping, gaming or studying at 2am on a weekday night, 18-year-old Sachin Nagappan is doing a TikTok livestream. He is ...
Chemical in some weight-loss drugs listed as poison, sale restricted in Singapore
A chemical found in some weight-loss remedies has been listed as a poison, with the sale of any such products now restricted.
Vietnam’s manufacturing sector drawing many Singapore companies to set up shop
HANOI] When foreign investors look at opportunities in Vietnam, the data shows they are typically drawn to the country’s vibrant manufacturing sector. Read more at The Business Times.
Influencers play key role in driving demand for aesthetic treatments in Singapore
The rise of social media has seen influencers playing a key role in influencing consumers in their choices when it comes to aesthetics treatments.
2.4 tonnes of seafood found on landed property illegally used for processing and storage
Approximately 2.4 tonnes of seafood items, such as batang fish, red grouper fish and prawns, were seized from a landed residential property at 9 Toh Avenue. Read more at stomp.straitstimes.com ... ( read original story ...)
Bank staff stops woman who tried to transfer over $50,000 to ‘husband’ overseas
SINGAPORE - Insisting her husband who lived abroad needed money, a woman in her 70s tried to transfer more than $50,000 at UOB's Tampines branch in September. But when bank staff asked her for the ...
Me & My Money: Invest a little, often and early, says finance exec
Finance executive David Fergusson believes the strategy can help almost anyone improve their lot. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore: Fintech Startup BondbloX Raises $6 Million in Series B Funding
BonEvalue Pte Ltd (BondbloX), a Singapore-based fintech startup that provides easy access to bonds for investors, has secured $6 million in a Series B round.
WeWork bankruptcy: Is there still demand for co-working spaces in Singapore?
New tenants may opt for other co-working space providers in Singapore until there is more clarity about WeWork's future, one analyst says.