SINGAPORE – Singtel postpaid mobile users who are eligible can get one year of free insurance coverage for their bills in the event of retrenchment or accidental death. The local telco and Etiqa ...
Technology enables conversion of mobile phone cameras into high-resolution microscopes
Researchers in Singapore have developed the world's smallest LED (light ... into microscopes via only modifications to the silicon chip and software. This technology also represents a significant step ...
Alibaba’s Global Online Commerce Arm Weighs a US IPO
Deliberations around an IPO are very preliminary and the situation may change ... It competes with Amazon and Sea Ltd.’s Shopee in Southeast Asian markets such as Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. In ...
Lawrence Wong: In Singapore, the Prime Minister has to be a real estate agent, so I’m learning and brushing up my skills
SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong tackled Singapore’s property prices in a speech earlier this week, saying, perhaps only partially in jest, that “in Singapore, the ...
Singapore girl, 14, asked to send nudes to repay scam ‘debt’ up to $11,000
Scammers posing as a job agent conned a 14-year-old girl of over $1,100, and even followed up with threats to her to send nudes to pay off her debts. Mandarin newspaper Shin Min Daily News reported ...
The Climate Conversations – S4E3: A Singapore scientist takes a 60-hour journey to Antarctica to see climate change up close
Losing his luggage and standing on an ice sheet in a t-shirt was not how Professor Benjamin Horton thought his trip to Antarctica would go. But he and PHD student Tan Fang Yi tell Julie Yoo why they ...
UOB to invest over $500 mil to build new global technology and innovation centre in Punggol
UOB, on April 18, announced that it will invest over $500 million to build its new global technology and innovation centre in JTC’s Punggol Digital District, becoming the first local bank to do so.
Fresh pork back on sale in Singapore’s wet markets, but prices have gone up
Some pork sellers said they have had to pay about 30 per cent more for the new stock from Sarawak, and the higher costs will be passed down to customers.
UOB deepens its regional roots
Wee Ee Cheong, talks about challenges in expanding its regional network and retail bank, investing in tech and talent, succession ...
Despite record earnings, generous dividends, analysts lukewarm towards DBS as outlook turns cautious
Despite reporting record net profit of $2.57 billion in 1QFY2023 ended March after setting aside $99 million in general provisions and adding $200 million to its management overlays, analysts are not ...
Exports did reasonably well, need services boost to hit $2 trillion: National University of Singapore’s Amitendu Palit
Outbound shipments may have to navigate difficult waters as the globe is headed towards a slowdown and the effects of de-globalisation and fragmentation of supply chains show up, says the Senior Resea ...
As office and shop rentals rise, storage space providers see brisk business. But for how long?
Storage providers are not immune from the very same rental pressures, since not all own the properties they are in.
Singapore seen as a prize target by terrorist groups, cannot let its guard down: PM Lee
SINGAPORE - The threat of terrorism and extremism still exists and continues to morph into new forms, hence Singapore cannot afford to let its guard down.Terror groups like the Islamic State in Iraq ...
Singapore man accused of suffocating 3-month-old baby girl to death with pillow
The incident happened last year at a flat where Mustaqim Rosli had frequent contact with the victim If found guilty, he could be jailed up to 20 years and fined or caned A man is accused of ...
Singapore is seen as a ‘prize target’ by terrorist groups: Prime Minister Lee
Singapore is seen as a “prize target” by terrorist groups and it continues to be mentioned in their propaganda, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said, emphasising that his nation cannot afford to ...
Singapore’s individual errors undo Philippe Aw’s savvy game plan and Aizil Yazid’s heroics in loss to Vietnam
Individual errors proved costly in what was an otherwise creditable showing by Singapore in Wednesday's loss to Vietnam at the 32nd SEA Games.