following its business combination with Vertex Technology Acquisition Corp (VTAC), came with much fanfare. The listing – two years after the special purpose acquisition company (Spac) framework was ...
Telok Ayer emerges as one of the warmest spots in Singapore in study
Temperatures in some built-up areas can be up to 6 degrees Celsius higher than in the heartlands, a study found.
Coinbase adds USD transfers for users in Singapore
Coinbase has announced support for US dollar transfers for its customers in Singapore, with users able to move USD into or out of their accounts via SWIFT.
Singapore Considers New Artificial Islands to Counter Rising Seas
Long Island' project could see creation of three new artificial islands, all linked by tidal gates with water pumping stations ...
Singapore firms remitting money to China to use only bank or card channels from January for 3 months: MAS
The police in Singapore have received more than 670 reports that remittances totalling around S$13 million made to China have been frozen by the authorities there.
Singapore’s central bank suspends remittances to China via non-bank channels
The Singapore central bank directed remittance firms to use only bank and card channels when transferring money to China ...
Singapore acts to address cases of frozen remittances in China worth S$13 million | Video
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Monday (Dec 18) instructed remittance companies here to use only banking and card channels to transfer funds to China, after Singapore police received ...
Food caterers rush to meet better than expected demand in Singapore | Video
Catering firms in Singapore are seeing better than expected business for Christmas parties this year, with corporate orders up by 15 per cent. But with prices getting more expensive than last year, ...
Man charged with stealing about S$31,000 from passengers on Scoot flight from Vietnam to Singapore
The Chinese national allegedly filched cash from bags belonging to three people on board the Scoot flight from Ho Chi Minh City.
Singapore welcomes Japan’s efforts to help Asia become greener: PM Lee
Singapore is fully behind Japan’s efforts to include sustainability issues as part of its diplomacy, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Dec 18.
Monetary Association of Singapore: Singapore firms remitting money to China to use only bank or card channels from January for 3 months
The police in Singapore have received more than 670 reports that remittances totalling around S$13 million made to China have been frozen by the ...
Family offices in Singapore to face tougher screening measures
SINGAPORE - Wealthy families interested in setting up single family offices (SFOs) in Singapore and want to tap tax incentives offered by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will be facing ...
Is Singapore moving towards another LOCKDOWN? record 56,000 COVID-19 cases within a week
Singapore Health Ministry has announced the opening of a second COVID-19 treatment facility at Singapore Expo Hall 10 this weekend to increase the number of beds for COVID-19 patients. Their doctors ...
Vietnamese hotel receptionist in Singapore allegedly helped Thai sex workers get rooms, and earned a commission
According to a police statement, Do Thi Tuyet Nhung facilitated the sex workers’ provision of sexual services at the hotel, deducting a commission from their earnings.
Singapore-based multi-family office, Farro, establishes regional headquarters in DIFC to drive global expansion
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is one of the world’s most advanced financial centres, and the leading financial hub for the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA), which comprises 72 countries with an approximate population of 3 billion and an estimated GDP of USD 8 trillion.
Covid is on the rise as…: WHO alerts ‘virus still changing, evolving’ as JN.1 subvariant cases surges
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for strong surveillance and sequence sharing as the virus evolves and new COVID sub-variants emerge.