Beginning Monday, around 400 outlets — or two-thirds of all supermarkets in Singapore — are required to charge shoppers at least S$0.05 ($0.04) for each disposable bag. The fee applies to bags of any ...
IBM Study: Technology Modernization Jumps to the Top of their Agendas as Singapore and Global CEOs Look to Embrace Generative AI
Institute for Business Value found that over half of Singapore CEOs surveyed identify technology modernization as their highest business priority. Customer experience remains key to achieving their ...
Singapore’s bank OCBC to deliver $2.2 bln extra revenue by 2025
Singapore's second-biggest lender Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) said on Monday it expects to deliver an additional revenue of S$3 billion ($2.22 billion) by 2025, after it posted a record ...
Singapore’s bank OCBC to deliver $2.2 billion extra revenue by 2025
Singapore's second-biggest lender Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) said on Monday it expects to deliver an additional revenue of S$3 billion ($2.22 billion) by 2025, after it posted a record first-quarter profit in May.
Singapore sees highest number of suicide deaths since 2000, with 478 cases in 2022
Singapore reported 476 suicides in 2022, a 25.9 per cent rise from 2021 and the highest recorded suicide deaths since 2000, said the Samaritans of Singapore.
Long work hours and poor work-life balance threaten health of Singapore’s young professionals
Long work hours among young adults hinder healthy behaviors, impacting population health. Understanding these barriers is crucial for targeted health promotion efforts.
Singapore’s monetary authority appoints new chairman
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on Monday that Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong will be appointed chairman of the MAS Board of Directors effective Saturday.
Singapore names Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong as chairman of the central bank
The Monetary Authority of Singapore named Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong as Chairman of its Board of Directors effective July 8. ( read original story ...)
Singapore home prices ease slightly for first time since pandemic began – as public housing posts more gains
Private property values slid 0.4 per cent in the second quarter of this year – the first decline since the outbreak of the pandemic. Resale prices for public housing, meanwhile, recorded their 13th ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore names Lawrence Wong as chairman of the central bank
The Monetary Authority of Singapore named the country's deputy prime minister and finance minister Lawrence Wong as chairman of its board of directors until 2026. Singapore's Minister for Trade and ...
Citi ULTIMA Partners the MICHELIN Guide Singapore for a Second Year Running to Offer Premium Dining Experiences to its Cardmembers
Citi ULT/MA is the MICHELIN Guide Singapore's official bank partner; Cardmembers can look forward to a series of exclusive chef-curated dinners by local MICHELIN ...
Singapore’s star banker Piyush Gupta creates succession dilemma for DBS
Singapore’s gross domestic product per capita ... One early decision was to beef up transaction banking, a combination of cash management and trade finance that Gupta knew well from his time at Citi.
The new Michelin list for Singapore just dropped, so now there are more places we’ll never be able to eat at again
"Frankly, they should just stick to what they're good at. Let Singaporeans judge our own food," famed Singaporean food critic KF Seetoh, told Insider.
Singapore private home prices fall for first time in three years: URA flash estimates
SINGAPORE: Private home prices in Singapore fell for the first time in three years, dropping by 0.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2023, according to flash estimates released by the Urban ...
Singapore’s Star Banker Creates a Succession Dilemma for DBS
Piyush Gupta has led one of Singapore’s most iconic institutions, the bank that helped turn the Southeast Asian city-state into one of the richest countries in the world.
WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Sports happenings in Singapore (26 Jun-2 Jul)
Here is a round-up of sports events and developments in Singapore in the past week (26 June to 2 July): Singapore Premier League (SPL) club Lion City Sailors have appointed Aleksandar Ranković as ...