The volume of Indonesian gas supplied to Singapore from South Sumatra will fall under a new five-year contract that starts from 2023, said Indonesia’s Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stocks end week on a high amid bargain hunting; STI up 1.5% on Friday
Local shares ended a choppy week on an upbeat note on Friday, thanks in part to some buoyant corporate results. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
How family offices are playing a growing role in Singapore’s net zero future
Singapore has a new tool in its efforts to create a net zero economy: the family offices of ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWIs) that have set up in the city state in recent years. New research ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 5,301 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore reported 5,301 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the country's total tally to 2,091,889. Of the new cases, 521 were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and 4,780 ... ( read original story ...)
Two S’pore-based victims of staged kidnapping scam found in Cambodia
SINGAPORE- Two victims living in Singapore who were duped by scammers into staging separate kidnappings were found in Cambodia in October, thanks to joint investigations by police from both countries. ( read original story ...)
Singapore job market shows signs of ‘slowing momentum’ as retrenchment rises
Employment continued to rise in the third quarter but Singapore’s job market recovery showed signs of a “slowing momentum”, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on Friday (Oct 28), as retrenchments ... ( read original story ...)
UOB Q3 profit jumps 34% to record $1.4b, sending banks’ shares rallying
The number easily topped estimates of $1.19 billion by analysts polled by Bloomberg. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
UOB wins appeal against developer Lippo over inflated purchase prices of Sentosa Cove condo
UOB lost a large amount of money after it financed more than 100 per cent of the purchase prices of high-end apartments. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
UOB Reports Record Net Profit of S$1.4 Billion: 5 Highlights from the Bank’s Latest Earnings
The bank enjoyed a strong boost to its net interest income from higher interest rates. The post UOB Reports Record Net Profit of S$1.4 Billion: 5 Highlights from the Bank’s Latest Earnings appeared ... ( read original story ...)
DBS’ Piyush Gupta explains how the bank deals with digital trust in an era of deep fakes and misinformation
In an exclusive interview with CNA’s Asia First, Mr Gupta spoke about the challenges of tackling cybersecurity and privacy, and establishing trust in the digital world. ( read original story ...)
Inflation outlook remains stable despite pressures from global energy crisis, wage demands: DBS chief
In an exclusive interview with CNA’s Asia First, DBS CEO Piyush Gupta says there will be an impact on demand if the Fed raises rates to 5 per cent. ( read original story ...)
Dirty Russian oil tankers pile up near Singapore and Malaysia ahead of EU sanctions
Nearly 65 per cent of all Russian flows that have signalled Singapore as a destination have ended up in commercial floating storage tankers around Malaysia’s Tanjung Pelepas over the last three months ... ( read original story ...)
The Big Story: Singapore’s job market shows signs of ‘slowing momentum’ as retrenchment rises
Catch the latest news reports on The Big Story, The Straits Times’ weekday online news programme. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s total employment grows in Q3 but job market shows signs of slowing momentum: MOM
Unemployment rates inched up from a six-year low while retrenchments rose to 1,600 from the previous quarter’s all-time low of 830. ( read original story ...)
T-rex in Singapore as experts decry ‘harmful’ auctions
Dinosaur fans got a glimpse of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton as it went on display in Singapore Friday before an auction next month, as experts slammed the big-money bone trade as "harmful to science". ( read original story ...)
Blackpink to shut down Singapore’s National Stadium next year
World-renowned South Korean girl group Blackpink is returning to Singapore to close the Asian leg of their Born Pink world tour on May 13 at the National Stadium. The tour announcement followed the ... ( read original story ...)