Thomson Medical Group Ltd. has agreed to buy FV Hospital for as much as $381.4 million, marking the biggest-ever health care deal in Vietnam.
Singapore: Indian-origin Recalcitrant Offender Gets 22-month Jail Term, Ordered 12 Cane Strokes
A 29-year-old Indian-origin recalcitrant offender, who handed his alleged accomplice a harpoon that was later used to stab a man, was on Tuesday sentenced to nearly 22 months in jail and ordered to ...
Singapore opens corruption probe into transport minister S. Iswaran
The city state's Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau said in a statement that it was unable to release further details about the investigation Iswaran has been ordered to go on a leave of absence ...
5 Takeaways From Temasek’s FY2023 Performance (And How To Apply It To Our Investments Amid High Interest Rates, Global Uncertainties)
What should you do with your investments while the world grapples with stubborn high inflation? Singapore investment company Temasek’s global direct investments saw a reversal of gains from the high ...
Singapore man jailed for stealing police jacket had ‘fetishistic interest’ in uniforms
Lam Seng Yip, 52, was previously convicted in 2019 of stealing operational items from police and Aetos traffic marshalls and given a mandatory treatment order.
Visit Singapore’s Brand-New Tropical Oasis In The Clouds
It’s a new and brighter era for luxury hotels, one that is more environmentally friendly and visibly leafier. Enter: Pan Pacific Orchard, Singapore.
S$8m malware scams: 5 people aged 16 to 28 to be charged with giving Singpass, bank accounts for proceeds laundering
Five people aged 16 to 28 will be charged on Wednesday (July 12) for their suspected involvement in money laundering activities linked to banking-related phishing scams involving malware where victims ...
UOB to close Myanmar Airways International bank accounts by Aug 15
The airline has been asked to stop using the bank for outward transactions by July 21. Read more at straitstimes.com.
10 Best Home Insurance Plans in Singapore for HDB & Private Property (2023)
Your home is probably the most expensive thing you own right now. (Not to be presumptuous, but I’m assuming you don’t have a $3 million supercar or yacht.) So it makes sense to protect it. And in this ... ( read original story ...)
Thief grabs $600 that elderly woman withdrew from Tampines ATM, durian vendor grabs his neck
A durian vendor went to the rescue of an elderly woman when she was robbed of $600. Read more at stomp.straitstimes.com ...
Singapore’s Temasek Seeks Talks With Ant on Buyback Valuation
Singapore state-owned investor Temasek Holdings Pte is set to hold talks with Ant Group Co. to understand why it slashed its valuation before it decides whether to take part in a planned share buyback ...
Singapore man’s obsession with Aussie worker uniforms goes viral; netizens find it ‘cute’ and ‘wholesome’
A viral TikTok post of a Singaporean man’s obsession with high-visibility uniforms typically worn by tradesmen in Australia has gotten an outpour of ...
Singapore-born Westports founder and executive chairman G. Gnanalingam passes away at 78
Westports announced in a filing with Bursa Malaysia that Tan Sri Gnanalingam passed away peacefully on Tuesday, at the age of 78. “Gnanalingam was the founder of the company and a source of ...
Tata Communications to buy balance stake in Singapore’s Oasis Smart Sim for Rs99.3 crore
Oasis develops and provides advanced technologies and personalised services to enable the deployment of eSIM and SIM technologies. It has delivered over 350 million operating systems worldwide, worked ...
Singapore’s Temasek says it’s not looking to invest in crypto firms amid current regulatory uncertainties
Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong called the loss "disappointing" and damaging for Singapore's reputation. In May, Temasek then announced it is cutting the salaries ...
Asian Development Bank, Singapore’s Energy Market Authority partner to promote clean energy
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Energy Market Authority (EMA) of Singapore have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that paves the way ...