SINGAPORE’S total employment growth slowed in 2023 after 2022’s sharp post-pandemic rebound, amid weaker economic conditions, advance figures from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) showed on Wednesday ...
Retrenchments in Singapore doubled in 2023 even as unemployment dipped slightly
SINGAPORE - Retrenchments in Singapore doubled in 2023 from the previous year to 14,320, even as overall unemployment rates fell slightly. Total employment growth here for the full year of 2023 slowed ...
Singapore International Arbitration Centre to hold emergency hearing on Zee-Sony merger fallout
The development came on a day the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) accepted a petition filed by a Zee shareholder, which sought implementation of the merger of the Indian entit ...
Singapore stocks flat at Wednesday’s open; STI down 0.01%
SINGAPORE stocks remained relatively unchanged at the opening bell on Wednesday (Jan 31), after a muted performance of global equities. Read more at The Business Times.
‘Out of his depth’: Nishigaya failed to convince as Singapore football head coach, say observers
"Everybody knew that he was way out of his depth, it was quite clear from the word go," says former Singapore international R Sasikumar.
From customer reviews to risk alerts, Singapore brokerages take caution with US-listed Bitcoin ETFs
Requirements to trade include passing a review that determines whether investors have the know-how to trade in more complex and higher-risk products.
Singapore Investment Pledges Almost Halved to $9.5 Billion
Singapore said investment commitments last year slowed to S$12.7 billion ($9.5 billion) from a record S$22.5 billion in 2022, with authorities viewing the performance as a show of confidence in the ...
Singapore Alternative Lending Business Report 2023
DUBLIN, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Singapore Alternative Lending Market Business and Investment Opportunities Databook - 75+ KPIs on Alternative Lending Market Size, By End User, By Finance ...
AG&P LNG aims to start developing 6 import terminals within 2 years
SINGAPORE, Jan 31 (Reuters ... The company broke ground on the import facility at Karaikal port in the southern city of Puducherry in February 2020, before COVID-related curbs slowed the terminal's ...
Man jailed after stealing bag on Cambodia Airways flight while being watched by Singapore police officers
When confronted by the police officer, Yi Huaichun, a Chinese national, claimed that he was searching for his bag, but managed to locate his bag immediately when asked to produce his passport. The ...
Singapore’s Genetic Design and Manufacturing reels in $21M in series A funding
Genetic Design and Manufacturing, a Singapore-based genetic therapy manufacturer, reeled in $21 million in series A funding that will be used to advance its technology and processes.
Zepto Joins Reverse Flip Parade; Eyes India IPO In 2026
Zepto is looking to join the likes of Eruditus, RazorPay, Pine Labs, Groww and other Indian unicorns in the reverse flipping queue ...
Singapore ranked 5th least corrupt country in 2023, only Asian nation in top 10, as Denmark finishes first
Singapore maintained its position as the fifth least corrupt country in the world, according to the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index. Singapore remains the only Asian country to ...
Malaysian Tycoon Francis Yeoh’s YTL Power To Build $597 Million Hydrogen Power Plant In Singapore
YTL Power International—controlled by Malaysian tycoon Francis Yeoh—is spending S$800 million ($597 million) to build a hydrogen-ready power plant in Singapore.
Singapore health authority: Over 1.12m units of illegal health products seized, more than 12,000 online listings removed in 2023
The number of illegal health products seized by Singapore authorities surged from 737,000 units in 2022 to over 1.12 million units in 2023, an increase ...
Singapore’s Temasek to issue $141.5m 5-year offshore Chinese yuan bond
SINGAPORE - Singapore state investment firm Temasek Holdings’ unit Temasek Financial (I) is planning to issue 750 million Chinese yuan (S$141.5 million) of 3.2 per cent guaranteed offshore bonds due ...