For six hours, a 74-year-old man chatted online with a friendly roast duck seller he met on Facebook, only to find his life savings almost wiped out after. Mr Loh lost about $70,000 to scammers who ...
Singapore’s electricity tariffs to increase by 3.7pc from October to December; U-Save rebates to help defray costs
Electricity tariffs are set to increase by an average of 3.7 per cent, or about 0.98 cents per kWh before goods and services tax (GST), for the period ...
Singapore household electricity, gas bills to rise as tariffs go up in Q4
HOUSEHOLD electricity and gas bills are set to rise in the fourth quarter of 2023, following an increase in tariffs announced by state energy suppliers on Friday (Sep 29). Read more at The Business ...
Household gas tariff in Singapore to go up by 0.51 cents per kWh in last quarter
Household gas tariff will increase by 0.51 cents per kWh for the period of 1 October to 31 December 2023. How much more will you pay?
Singapore will be holding next two National Day Parades at Padang
The next two editions of Singapore's National Day Parade in 2024 and 2025 will continue to be held at the Padang, similar to this year's event.
Singapore’s fintech to contribute 3.6% in 2027
In 2022, the country also had the largest investment attractiveness at 41.1%. Singapore’s financial technology investment is projected to contribute about 3.56% (+2.45%) to the region’s gross domestic ...
Girls’ Generation’s Yoon-ah wishes she had more time to explore Singapore
In a question posed by Yahoo Life Singapore, Yoon-ah said that if she were given 24 hours to do anything, she'd want to explore Singapore.
12 suspects who allegedly siphoned cash from victims’ bank accounts using malware arrested in Singapore
Twelve men allegedly linked to a money-laundering syndicate believed to be behind a recent spate of banking-related malware cases have been arrested.
PUMA runs with GOVT SG for Standard Chartered Marathon activation
Athletics brand PUMA has appointed commissions creative agency GOVT Singapore as the creative and activation agency for the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2023.
Standard Chartered’s innovation arm launches audax, enable banks and FIs to modernise and scale at speed
SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation fintech investment and ventures arm, has launched a digital banking technology solutions provider called audax. It will help banks and financial ...
74-year-old man loses $70k after downloading third-party app to buy roast duck
The scammer transferred about $70,000 out of his DBS and POSB accounts in seven transactions. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore’s GIC ditched Vista stake after founder’s tax scandal
Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC, one of the world’s most influential investors, sold its stake in a Vista Equity Partners fund after the buyout firm’s founder was embroiled in a tax scandal, ...
Woman charged with forging letters from Prime Minister’s Office to get money from HDB, Customs
SINGAPORE: A 55-year-old woman was charged on Friday (Sep 29) with two counts of forging documents purportedly from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), in order to get money from government agencies.
Singapore fuel exports to Mexico hit record in Q3 on limited US supply
Record volumes of refined products were shipped from Singapore to Mexico in the third quarter on lower U.S. exports to the Latin American country caused by peak summer demand and slow shipping through ...
Oscars: Singapore Selects Anthony Chen’s ‘The Breaking Ice’ for International Feature Category
The youth drama — starring Zhou Dongyu, Liu Haoran and Qu Chuxiao — premiered at Cannes and was named by 'The Hollywood Reporter' as one of the festival's 20 finest films screened this year.
Singapore authority arrests 5 young drug offenders
SINGAPORE, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) arrested five suspected drug offenders aged between 17 and 21 in a recent operation, according to a statement it released ...