Singapore healthcare and biotech companies are making a bigger play in overseas markets like the United States, drawn by the country’s large market size and resources. Among them is Singapore biotech ...
Chinese Wealthy in Singapore: Spending lavishly, but not investing locally
Despite the surge in ultra-wealthy Chinese entrepreneurs moving to Singapore, money managers claim little investment is being made in local funds and private equity firms. Bloomberg reports that the ...
Singapore’s Q1 GDP likely slowed, complicating central bank’s task: Reuters poll
Singapore's economy is likely to have expanded at a slower pace in the first quarter, posing a challenge for the central bank as it seeks to balance containing persistent inflation with efforts to shore up weakening growth.
The World Admires Singapore’s Benevolent Autocracy. Should It?
Consider that in 1960, Singapore and Jamaica had roughly the same G.D.P. per capita — about $425, according to World Bank data. By 2021, Singapore’s G.D.P. had risen to $72,794, while Jamaica’s was just $5,
One Singapore: Man challenges Chinese friends to learn and sing Hari Raya songs in 10 minutes
With the fasting month of Ramadan entering its final week, preparations for Hari Raya Aidilfitri are just about to start.Whether it be housekeeping or baking kuehs, there's nothing like Hari Raya tunes to keep you
StanChart’s venture arm invests in Singapore-based fintech solution provider BetterTradeOff
Standard Chartered’s fintech, investment and ventures arm SC Ventures has invested in BetterTradeOff (BTO), a Singapore-headquartered fintech solution-as-a-service provider. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Hin Leong Trading founder O.K. Lim on trial accused of cheating HSBC out of $148m
SINGAPORE- The 81-year-old founder of collapsed oil trading firm Hin Leong Trading Pte Ltd went on trial in Singapore on Tuesday (April 11) accused of forgery and cheating HSBC out of $111.7 million ...
Another tightening or status quo? What to expect from MAS’ April MPC meeting
Some experts predict a further increase in the slope to 2.0%. Experts are divided on what to expect from the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of the central bank in April. Barnabas Gan, senior ...
Singapore GreenTech Challenge 2023 powered by Microsoft, IMDA and SGTech to accelerate nationwide innovation for a resilient and sustainable future.
Microsoft, together with Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and SGTech, have announced the launch of the Singapore GreenTech Challenge 2023. This nationwide challenge aims to ...
Singapore’s life insurance industry to be worth S$100.4b in 2027
Demand for whole life insurance has risen due to a pandemic-induced awareness. Singapore’s life insurance industry will grow to $77b (S$100.4b) in 2027 in terms of gross written premiums (GWP), ...
Newlyweds Lee Seung Gi and Lee Da In spotted in Singapore (Photos)
Popular South Korean actor-singer Lee Seung Gi and actress Lee Da In were spotted in Singapore recently days after getting married.
Rising COVID-19 cases in Singapore driven by XBB subvariants; MOH says infection waves expected ‘from time to time’
Recent weekly official figures showed the highest surge so far this year, with cases climbing since the beginning of last month.
Singapore teen arrested after caught humping cat in Bukit Panjang
The teen caught doing an obscene act in a viral surveillance footage that scarred the internet has been arrested.
Digital wallets on track to be Singapore’s top online payment method by 2026
BNPL is set to surpass US$1b in transaction value by 2026. Digital wallets are set to overtake credit cards as Singapore’s leading online payment method by 2026, according to a study by payments ...
Cards are king when it comes to making payment in Singapore: Report
In 2022, credit cards were used in 42 per cent of e-commerce transactions, although digital wallets came in a close second at 32 per cent. Read more at straitstimes.com.
‘No India, only Malay’: Why a Singapore supermarket denied a Muslim couple complimentary Ramzan snacks
Jahabar Shalih and his wife Farah Nadya said a male employee at the leading supermarket in Singapore ‘shooed’ them away from tasting its complimentary snacks provided during Ramzan by saying that thos ...