Singapore-based ride-hailing and payments firm Grab on Monday named Alex Hungate, the CEO of in-flight catering services firm and airport ground handler SATS , as its new chief operating officer, with ... ( read original story ...)
Grab appoints UOB board member as COO ahead of IPO
Alex Hungate will leave food solutions company SATS in December and replace Grab’s Tan Hooi Ling, Bloomberg reported. ( read original story ...)
Oyo’s IPO Prospectus: All you must know about company financials, future plans
As part of the IPO, Oyo will have Rs 7,000 crore worth of fresh issue. In addition, its existing investors will offload their stakes worth Rs 1,430 crore in the company ... ( read original story ...)
DBS, NTU in tie-up to offer programme to help SMEs in Singapore expand overseas
It aims to help SME leaders in developing business growth capabilities, entrepreneurship skills. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Supply chain disruptions drag on Singapore’s factory activity growth
SINGAPORE - Manufacturing activity in Singapore suffered a second month of decline but maintained its expansionary course for the 15th month in a row, thanks to the electronics sector's continued ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s factory activity expands for 15th month in September but at slower pace
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s factory activity in September expanded for the 15th consecutive month, but at a slower rate than the previous month. The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) in September fell to 50 ... ( read original story ...)
1 in 3 people in Singapore actively uses online platform services
SINGAPORE - Singapore still has some way to go in getting people and businesses to be more active in tapping online platform services, according to a study released on Monday (Oct 4) by a new ... ( read original story ...)
The Station: Inside the Rivian R1T and its IPO filing
Welp, it was an EV heavy week, starting with the Polestar SPAC and ending with the Rivian IPO filing (curses to the late Friday regulatory filing). There are plenty of other insights tucked in here, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s racial mix ‘easily exploitable’ by different countries: Shanmugam
Singapore is facing one of the “most serious threats” from foreign parties seeking to undermine the country, said Law and Home Affairs Minister Minister K Shanmugam on Monday (4 October). ( read original story ...)
Singapore law minister defends foreign interference bill as ‘best balance’ to face risks, check against abuse
Law and home affairs minister K. Shanmugam did not identify Fica’s targets, saying there would be implications in naming countries, but mentioned expulsion of Chinese-American academic Huang Jing. ( read original story ...)
Monetary Authority of Singapore launches data and information-sharing platform
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced that it will launch a data and information-sharing platform, Cosmic, to prevent money laundering, terrorism funding, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore police probing Workers’ Party MP’s claim that officers made insensitive remarks to rape victim, says minister
The police will be interviewing Workers’ Party Member of Parliament (MP) Raeesah Khan to gather more information over an alleged incident that she raised in Parliament two months ago about a rape ... ( read original story ...)
Longer waiting times as Singapore’s healthcare capacity impacted by recent ‘exponential rise’ in Covid-19 cases: Janil
It now takes between 48 and 72 hours to convey patients above 70 who test positive for Covid-19 in a PCR test to hospital.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Business owners in Singapore are struggling to stay afloat due to the pandemic
Six in 10 business owners in Singapore say they are barely surviving the Covid-19 pandemic but are cautiously optimistic about the future. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Singapore aims for more vaccinated traveller lanes, New Zealand drops zero-Covid strategy
Elsewhere, New Zealand is shifting to living with the virus after dropping its zero-Covid strategy, and Australian cases continue to rise. ( read original story ...)
Singapore steps up focus on green finance
Singapore's ministry of finance has set up a Green Bond Programme Office (GBPO), minister of finance Lawrence Wong said last week at Temasek's Singapore Sustainable Investment & Financing Conference ... ( read original story ...)