The upcoming Budget 2023 on Feb 14 - Singapore's first post-pandemic Budget - will bring longer-term challenges into sharper focus. Recent moves like the GST hike will help close the funding gap, but ...
How will Singapore’s Budget 2023 address rising costs?
Given that Budget 2023 falls on Valentine’s Day, Singaporeans can be forgiven for hoping for some love from the government as they wrestle with the impact of rising prices, increasing healthcare needs,
Singapore banks could see upcoming moderation in growth momentum in 2023: IG Asia
Singapore’s three banks, DBS Group Holdings, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) and United Overseas Bank (UOB) may see yet another quarter of expansion in their net interest margins (NIMs) in ...
Singapore scam victims lost S$660.7 million in 2022
Scam victims in Singapore lost S$660.7 million in 2022, up 4.5 per cent from S$632 million a year before, according to Singapore Police Force (SPF) data released on Wednesday (8 February). Scams and ...
Singapore relaxes COVID travel curbs, mask rules further
Singapore will drop a requirement for travellers who are not fully vaccinated to show COVID test results or purchase coronavirus travel insurance from Feb 13, the government's virus taskforce said on ...
Spotlight on Indonesian tycoon Susilo Wonowidjojo after OCBC unit files police report
SINGAPORE – Over the weekend of Feb 4-5, news broke that OCBC Bank’s Indonesian branch had filed a police report against one of Indonesia’s top billionaires. The case: A wig-making company owned by ...
Here’s Why UOB One Customers Can Still Live Life to the Fullest, Amid High Inflation
High inflation in Singapore has been the talk of the town, and MAS has forecasted that core inflation for 2023 is likely to be 3.5% to 4.5%. What this means is that goods and services will cost more, ...
Britain says it paid $2.8 billion to EU to settle Chinese import fraud case
British Chief Secretary to the Treasury John Glen, walks outside Number 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain 7, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo ...
SPTel launches Singapore’s first LoRaWAN network
The LoRaWAN network and its solar-powered gateways will alleviate the need for businesses and IoT service providers to build their own network to hook up sensor devices ...
U.S. sanctions 6 more Iranian companies, 3 from Singapore and Malaysia
The U.S. Treasury Department Thursday sanctioned six Iranian entities and three firms in Malaysia and Singapore for allegedly helping in production and sale of hundreds of millions of dollars in ...
Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui to end corporate finance exposure to coal mining by 2040
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) will not have any corporate and project finance exposure to coal mining by 2040 but does not have a concrete timeline for reducing support to trade finance, a ...
‘Frozen’ musical debuts in Singapore
STORY: Disney’s ‘Frozen’ the musical receives a warm reception in Singapore The hit Broadway musical is making its first and only stop in Southeast Asia Disney says bringing the show to Singapore was an enormous logistical feat 26 shipping containers ...
World Aquatics Championships head to Singapore in 2025, replacing Russia
Singapore will hold the world aquatics championships in 2025, bringing the event to Southeast Asia for the first time.
Singapore to lift all Covid-19 border measures from Feb 13
From Feb 13, travellers who are not fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will no longer need to show proof of a negative pre-departure test before entering Singapore.
Singapore gets nod to host 2025 World Aquatics Championships
The world's top swimmers, divers and water polo teams will be coming to Singapore in 2025, after it was awarded the hosting rights for the World Aquatics Championships.
Golf: Singapore’s Amanda Tan qualifies for HSBC Women’s World C’ship for the fifth time
She finished last in the 60-plus player field in her previous attempts but believes she is better prepared this time. Read more at straitstimes.com.