MANILA, Philippines — Temasek Holdings Ltd., the nearly five-decade-old sovereign wealth fund of Singapore, has reportedly expressed interest in investing in the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund ...
Woman accuses Singapore Airlines of discriminating against her for being amputee
A woman has accused Singapore Airlines of discriminating against her for being an amputee, alleging that the airline humiliated her by ushering her out of the emergency exit row. Isabella Beale, 23, ...
Another predictable bank failure
The news about the second-biggest bank failure in US history came just days after Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell assured Congress that the financial condition of America’s banks was sound.
Man arrested for alleged involvement in import of 20 replica guns, 54 magazines
SINGAPORE – A 42-year-old man was arrested on Monday for his suspected involvement in importing 20 replica guns and 54 magazines. Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officers discovered a shipment ...
Man fined $17,500 for illegally importing more than 1,000kg of meat
The meat was seized and the case was later referred to the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) for investigation. In a joint release on Wednesday, SFA and ICA said Sengkang Trading Enterprise is licensed to ...
Visa reports on contactless and mobile payments adoption in Singapore
The latest edition of the card network’s Consumer Payment Attitudes Study also shows that contact and contactless card payments (97%) have now overtaken cash (82%) as the most-used payment method in ...
AI is revolutionising the evolving Singapore Dream
AI is here to stay. It is not a case of “if” but “how” these remarkable technologies are implemented and that journey could have major implications for the accessibility of an evolving Singapore Dream ...
Jokowi hopes for Singapore investments in education, healthcare in new capital
Indonesia plans to build first-class hospitals and universities in its new capital city that is being developed on Borneo, and President Joko Widodo hopes Singapore investors will partner his country ...
Vedanta pays back $100 million to Standard Chartered Bank
Vedanta Ltd on Wednesday said that it has repaid USD 100 million to Standard Chartered Bank through release of encumbrance on ... (as original guarantors), and Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) ...
Vedanta repays $100 million to Standard Chartered Bank via encumbrance
Vedanta Resources Ltd on Wednesday said that they repaid $100 million to Standard Chartered Bank via release of encumbrance on March 10. In a regulatory filing, the company led by billionaire Anil ...
President Jokowi hopes for Singapore investments in education, healthcare in Indonesia’s new capital
“The relationship between Singapore and Indonesia is very good and must be continued and improved in the future. “We hope investments in Nusantara can become the focus.” The 2,561 sq km project, about ...
Vedanta Repays $100 Million To Standard Chartered Bank
Vedanta Resources had said it has pre-paid all of its debt that was due for repayment till March 2023, deleveraging by $2 billion in the past 11 months.
Singapore businesses stumbling over what security culture entails
customs, and social behaviours that influence an organisation's security", she added that having a standard definition better enabled discussions around it. "We all know that if you do not measure ...
Government remains most trusted institution in Singapore, amid global trend of societal polarisation: Survey
SINGAPORE: The Government remains the institution most trusted by people in Singapore with trust levels at a high, even as business leaders in many other countries command more trust than their ...
The best doughnuts shops in Singapore
What started out as a mobile van selling doughnuts and coffee in Tokyo has since grown to a popular chain with stores in Taiwan and Singapore. Many flock to Haritts for its Japanese-style doughnut ...
Crypto exchange Coinbase ties up with StanChart in Singapore for free fund transfers
US-listed crypto exchange Coinbase Global is partnering Standard Chartered in Singapore to provide its users with an option to move funds between any lender and the cryptocurrency exchange at a time ...