Temasek Holdings reported that the net value of its portfolio grew to $286.48 billion at the end of March — surpassing last year's record high. ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based shipowner to spend $1.4 billion to hit 2025 net-zero target
Berge Bulk had already cut emissions by 45 per cent, compared with 2008 levels, by 2020. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Temasek portfolio surges to record high, driven by Singapore investments
Counted as one of the world's top investors, Temasek said in its annual review on Tuesday (July 12) that it had invested $61 billion and divested $37 billion in the year ended March 31, 2022. That ... ( read original story ...)
Massive crowd at JB customs as travellers return to Singapore at end of long holiday weekend
Travellers thronged the Johor Bahru Checkpoint on Monday (July 11) as thousands return to Singapore from Malaysia at the end of the Hari Raya Haji long weekend. Read more at stomp.straitstimes.com ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stock preview: SGX, Nio, Singtel
For the first half of 2022 – a period when participants were challenged by severe market conditions ... the New York Stock Exchange, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the Singapore Exchange ... ( read original story ...)
Factbox – Singapore’s rise, and falter, as Asia cryptocurrency hub
HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's burgeoning cryptocurrency sector has been shaken by the recent collapse of Three Arrows Capital, a cryptocurrency hedge fund, and signs of tighter ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Crypto Aspirations Shaken by Three Arrows Collapse
HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's ambitious cryptocurrency sector, by some measures Asia-Pacific's largest, faces an uncertain future after the recent collapse of crypto fund Three Arrows ... ( read original story ...)
Jail for Singapore Armed Forces regular who filmed some 28 upskirt videos of at least 13 schoolgirls
SINGAPORE: A Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) regular stalked schoolgirls in uniforms and recorded at least 28 upskirt videos between September and October 2020. On Tuesday (July 12), Poh Yu Jian, 30, ... ( read original story ...)
Grab Singapore cutting wait time grace period from 5 to 3 mins, SG$3 per 5 mins after
Grab users in Singapore will need to watch the clock more carefully starting July 18 as the company has announced that it will be cutting the current 5-minute grace period between a driver arriving at ... ( read original story ...)
BYD launches the Atto 3 EV in Singapore
SINGAPORE - The electric car scene here is continuing to gain momentum as BYD launches its strongest mainstream EV to date here with the Atto 3.With a maximum power output of 150kW, or 201 horsepower, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore doubles down on OT security
Singapore is shoring up its defences against a growing number of cyber security threats aimed at operational technology (OT) systems used in critical sectors such as healthcare and utilities. Speaking ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Mental Health Startup Intellect Raises $10 Million In Funding Round Led By Tiger Global
Singapore-based Intellect has raised an additional $10 million in a Series A extension led by Tiger Global, doubling the total for the investment round to $20 million, which will be used to support ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reported 28 workplace fatalities in first 6 months of 2022; MOM working on new safety code of practice
Companies’ compliance with the code of practice, or lack thereof, can be used by the Courts to take action against company leaders and its board of directors in the event of a WSH Act offence. ( read original story ...)
First shipment of chicken products from Indonesia to Singapore to depart on Wednesday: Agriculture ministry
JAKARTA: Indonesia will begin exporting chicken products to Singapore on Wednesday (Jul 13), said a senior official at the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture. Mdm Tri Mela Sari, a director at the ... ( read original story ...)
VISPARK and Marshall Cavendish Education Collaborate to Internationalise Singapore’s Popular Chinese Language Learning Series ‘Huan Le Huo Ban’
VISPARK, a global online learning service, partners global education solutions provider Marshall Cavendish Education (MCE) to internationalise Singapore's well-known Chinese learning Series Huan Le ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s policy quirk lures bank funding rush
Global banks are rushing to sell bonds in Singapore, where unique monetary settings have opened a favourable borrowing window that puts the city-state's debt markets on course for the biggest year of ... ( read original story ...)