FINANCE and technology professionals are generally better paid in Hong Kong than in Singapore, with investment-banking analysts earning 46 per cent more than in the South-east Asian city-state, ...
Bitcoin Liquidity Shifts to the US as Spot ETFs Reshape Crypto Markets
Bitcoin has become easier to trade on US crypto exchanges compared with platforms overseas, a shift in liquidity attributed to the impact of the nation’s new exchange-traded funds for the largest ...
Bangkok Loses Out to Singapore as Airlines Redraw Global Network
Cities around the world from Bangkok to Detroit are fading from international flight networks as the post-Covid travel boom funnels traffic into more traditional hubs.
SIC raps A&G, DBS for whitewash bungle, but it was Mapletree sponsor that gave sweeter terms
FOR many investors, the most significant aspect of the merger of Mapletree Commercial Trust (MCT) and Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (MNACT) nearly two years ago was the intervention of their ...
Accused in $3 billion money laundering case handed six new charges related to forgery
As for the new forgery charges, court documents showed that Chen had in or around July 2021, allegedly instigated a person named Yin Hang Liu Shui Dian Hua, to make two false income certificates with ...
Chinese jet C919 makes its debut at Singapore Airshow
Chinese manufacturers hope the C919 jet, which made its debut at the Singapore Airshow on Tuesday, could help the country catch up to producers like Boeing and Airbus.
Singapore struggles with scams as cybercrime cases keep climbing
Scam and cybercrime cases increased by 49.6% last year, even as the country rolls out industry-wide measures to stem such incidents.
HSBC to roll out new bonus scheme for junior staff: reports
HSBC Holdings appears to be taking a more transparent approach ... The programme has so far been implemented externally in Hong Kong and Singapore, but it is already available internally in already ...
ST School Pocket Money Fund among causes to benefit from over $2.2m raised at UOB’s CNY fund-raiser
SINGAPORE – UOB and its commercial banking clients raised more than $2.2 million for art, children’s and educational causes as part of the bank’s annual Chinese New Year festive celebrations. The ...
Singapore Market closes 0.56% higher
At closing bell, the Straits Times Index (STI) index was up 18.15 points, or 0.56%, to 3,244.06 after trading between 3,244.06 and 3,219.52. Volume of 1.93 billion shares worth S$978.65 million ...
Singapore-based VC Firm Farquhar Venture Capital Partners With TZ APAC
Singapore-based Farquhar VC has partnered with TZ APAC, Asia's leading Tezos blockchain Incubator, with plans to invest in games.
Singapore lures Taylor Swift with grant for sold-out March concerts
Singapore has awarded Taylor Swift a grant to perform in the city-state, government authorities said on Tuesday, acknowledging efforts to persuade the pop superstar to perform on the island - her only ...
OCBC to give 4,600 junior staff in Singapore S$1,000 each to cope with rising cost of living
OCBC will give a one-off payout of S$1,000 each to about 4,600 junior employees in Singapore to help them “better cope with rising cost-of-living concerns”, the bank announced on Tuesday (Feb 20).
OCBC to give 4,600 junior employees in Singapore one-off payment to cope with cost of living concerns
SINGAPORE: OCBC bank is giving 4,600 junior employees in Singapore S$1,000 (US$743) each to help them better cope with rising cost-of-living concerns. The payout is part of a one-off support for close ...
4,600 junior OCBC staff getting $1,000 as help to cope with rising living costs
A total of 4,600 junior OCBC Group employees in Singapore are getting a $1,000 payout aimed at cushioning the rise in living costs. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore stocks rise after China cuts mortgage reference rate, STI up 0.6%
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index appeared to be buoyed by the news, rising 0.6 per cent. However, South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.8 per cent, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 was down by 0.3 per cent. On the STI, ...