With its beautiful beaches and lush rice terraces, a trip to Bali is generally seen as an escape from work.Strangely enough, the island has also been gathering a reputation for being an ideal work ...
Ohmyhome Aims For $15 Million U.S. IPO
Ohmyhome has filed proposed terms for a $14.6 million U.S. IPO. The firm provides online real estate brokerage and related services in Singapore.
Money spent on lotteries, sports bets in Singapore surged by 40% to $9.2 billion in 2021/22
According to the Tote Board's annual report, this is a 40 per cent jump from the $6.6 billion that was wagered on lotteries - which comprise 4D, Toto and Singapore Sweep - and sports bets in the ...
Homeowners worried by soaring interest rates but analysts say strong job market, strict lending rules will reduce impact
SINGAPORE – When banks announced that home loan interest rates were going up, Mdm Siti (not her real name) was worried about whether the rates would continue to rise and significantly affect her ... ( read original story ...)
Foxconn’s Singapore unit invests $500 million in India affiliate
Foxconn plans to boost the workforce at its plant in southern India to 70,000 by adding 53,000 more workers over the next two years ...
Singapore Branches Out Into Internet Of Trees
Five years ago, a 38-year-old woman was enjoying an outdoor concert with her family with one of her twin infants in her arms. In the week prior, it had been windy and rainy, but today, the weather ...
Singapore Market trades stronger
At closing bell, the Straits Times Index (STI) index was up 10.63 points or 0.33% to 3,236.08 after trading between 3,225.95 and 3,246.18. Volume was 1.37 billion shares worth S$928.75 million changed ...
Jail for duo who received over $900k in crime proceeds using foreign workers’ bank accounts
SINGAPORE - A man and his brother-in-law conspired to launder large sums of cash, receiving crime proceeds totalling more than $900,000 in bank accounts belonging to foreign workers who had left ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stocks close higher despite regional weakness
Local shares defied a region-wide decline on Thursday after a lacklustre session on Wall Street overnight. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Xen Capital’s imperative: Making financial investments accessible with technology
To Cokeng, it is very important that Xen Capital uses technology as a way to really disrupt how things are being done today.
Singapore Film Festival: 4 Takeaways
In a year of expanded ambitions for the Southeast Asian event, Indonesian director Makbul Mubarak's debut feature 'Autobiography' won the festival's best Asian film award.
Convicted ex-UOB, OCBC banker slapped with 15-year prohibition orders by MAS
Han, a former senior personal banker at UOB (August 2014 to December 2015) and OCBC (March 2016 to January 2017), was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment after being convicted by the State Courts ...
China’s long-awaited reopening will be a double-edged sword for Singapore economy
Chinese consumers on a shopping spree could reignite global inflation, which has only begun to show signs of peaking. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore fuel oil stocks rise for second straight week
Onshore fuel oil stocks added 2% to 20.31 million barrels (3.20 million tonnes) during the week ended Dec. 7, rising to a three-week high, Enterprise Singapore data showed. The build in weekly ...
RM3.968 billion investments from Singapore among key successes of Johor’s JETCO
Investments from Singapore amounting to RM3.968 billion is one of the highlights of the Johor Economic Trade and Cultural Office’s (JETCO) achievements.
Man to be charged over allegedly sharing Singpass details with scammers in exchange for $1k
SINGAPORE - A 26-year-old man will be charged in court on Friday over allegedly sharing his Singpass details with scammers in exchange for $1,000 in cash. Read more at straitstimes.com.