THE FORMER Citibank property on University Drive has been renamed in honour of the father of its new owner - Island Luck chief, Sebas Bastian. The building, which houses a Scotiabank branch ...
Secondhand clothes donated by people in Singapore for Türkiye-Syria quake victims disposed of, sent to NGO
SINGAPORE: Secondhand goods donated by people in Singapore for the victims of last month’s deadly Türkiye-Syria earthquake were either disposed of or handed over to a non-governmental organisat ...
Nearly four in 10 Singapore CEOs believe their companies not viable if they continue on current path: PwC survey
Nine in 10 Singapore CEOs surveyed believe global economic growth will decline over the next year versus seven in 10 globally.
Indonesia targets $66b in foreign investment for 2023, up 7.5% from 2022
Indonesia, South-east Asia’s largest economy, is targeting nearly US$49 billion (S$66.2 billion) in foreign direct investment (FDI) this year, about a 7.5 per cent increase over inflows for 2022, said ...
Singapore’s Keppel aims to invest in Vietnam amid ‘China plus one’ shift
The Keppel Corporation in Singapore is tapping emerging markets such as Vietnam for growth. Vietnam is emerging as a manufacturing hub for investors who are looking to diversify from China. Loh Chin ...
Asia markets spooked by troubled US start-up bank, Singapore stock index down 0.8%
Asia stocks fell after a US Silicon Valley start-up lender unleashed fears of broader banking-system stress. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Will Nifty top 17600 or bears to drag? Check US, Asia stocks, SGX Nifty, FII/DII data, more before market opens
Indian benchmark indices are likely to open decisively in the red, hinted SGX Nifty. Check nine key things to know before the market's opening bell on Friday.
Tata Technologies files for IPO: All you need to know
Tata Technologies, a unit of Tata Motors, filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, according to draft papers filed with the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi ...
Grab finance chief reduces stake through $1.5 million share sale
Grab shares have declined more than 70% since it merged with a US blank-cheque company in late 2021. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SG is 10th most crypto-ready market
The Lion City’s crypto adoption rate is 25%. Singapore ranked as the 10th most ready market for crypto adoption. Data from HedgewithCrypto showed that searches about crypto in Singapore have risen 234 ...
One person was saved from suicide every three days in the past 11 months: Samaritans of Singapore
A non-profit suicide prevention centre shared some worrying statistics recently that called on the need for more care and concern, especially for Singapore’s youths.
New cockroach species discovered in Singapore, named after an Ultra Beast from Pokemon
A new species of cockroach has been discovered in Singapore. The species, which bears the name Pheromosa is named after a Pokémon that resembles the cockroach and appears in the seventh generation of ...
Singapore offers substantial subsidies to entice TSMC to build 12-inch fab locally
TSMC is reportedly slowing down its new fab project in Germany, due to growing doubts about whether the pure-play foundry will receive adequate EU subsidies in light of the region's financial ...
Singapore’s Central Bank Boosted Gold Reserves 30% in January
Singapore boosted its gold reserves by about 30% in January, joining central banks from China to Turkey in building up holdings of the precious metal.Most Read from BloombergCompanies Are Telling Us ...
DBS CEO Piyush Gupta’s 2022 salary rises 13.2 per cent to $15.4 million, which includes club, car and driver benefits worth $80k
Mr Piyush Gupta, the chief executive of DBS Group, saw his annual earnings climb 13.2 per cent to $15.4 million in 2022 as South-east Asia’s biggest bank posted record profit and return on equity (ROE ...
Innovation through business the key to growth for society — if by-products are mitigated
Insead dean Ilian Mihov says that growth has “no limit” — a statement that he readily acknowledges can be “controversial”.