Nine Britons have been banned from working in Singapore after breaking coronavirus rules by partying on a yacht in swimwear and Santa hats, reports said Thursday. ( read original story ...)
New global carbon exchange to launch in Singapore by year-end
Singapore bank DBS, Standard Chartered, Singapore Exchange, and state investor Temasek Holdings said on Thursday they are teaming up to develop a global exchange and marketplace for high-quality ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Brunei suspends reciprocal green lane arrangement with Singapore
SINGAPORE: Brunei is temporarily suspending a reciprocal green lane arrangement with Singapore until further notice. Travellers who have already ... ( read original story ...)
dnata Singapore implements new cloud cargo ecosystem by Hermes at Changi Airport
Ground handler dnata Singapore has begun implementation of Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT)’s New Generation (NG) Ecosystem (Hermes NG) at Changi Airport. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s DBS, StanChart team up for global carbon credit exchange
Singapore bank DBS, Standard Chartered, Singapore Exchange, and state investor Temasek Holdings said on Thursday they are teaming up to develop a global exchange and marketplace for high-quality ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore security forum cancelled due to Covid
A top security conference in Singapore that was to be attended by US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga was cancelled Thursday due to the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Brunei to suspend reciprocal green lane with Singapore from 7pm on May 20
After cut-off time, all travellers from Singapore have to undergo self-isolation in hotel.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Plans Test Bed For Trading Voluntary Carbon Offsets
Singapore is trying to demonstrate a proof of concept that it is possible to trade carbon offsets, which are certificates companies can buy to cancel out their emissions of planet-warming carbon ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore is a ‘key favorite market’ for UBS, gold its least preferred commodity
Adrian Zuercher from UBS Global Wealth Management lays out his sector picks in Singapore, and why he's not a big fan of gold right now. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Singapore Airlines cuts cash burn to as little as $75 mln a month -CFO
Singapore Airlines Ltd has reduced its cash burn to about S$100 million ($75 million) to S$150 million a month, from as much as S$350 million last year, as it weathers a plunge in travel demand, its ... ( read original story ...)
Deutsche Bank sets up ESG centre of excellence in Singapore
Deutsche Bank has established a centre for environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in Singapore, focusing on innovating at the nexus of ESG and fintech to develop new products addressing ... ( read original story ...)
UOB prints its longest tenor euro covered bond
Singapore lender United Overseas Bank (UOB) on May 18 priced a 750 million euro (US$914.60 million) covered bond, representing the first covered bond transaction out of Singapore in 2021.The ... ( read original story ...)
DBS can fund S$2.7b bid for Citi India unit, says Bernstein
DBS Group Holdings has sufficient capital to bid for Citigroup's consumer assets in India valued at S$2.7 billion without needing to raise additional funds, Sanford C Bernstein & Co analysts said.. ( read original story ...)
DBS can fund $2 billion for Citi India’s assets, Bernstein analysts say
DBS CEO Piyush Gupta had said that he is interested in the U.S. bank's assets that are for sale in India, as well as in China, Taiwan and Indonesia. ( read original story ...)
Singapore orders Facebook, Twitter to correct false claims on a ‘new’ Covid variant
The move from Singapore came after unsubstantiated comments from an Indian politician this week sparked a diplomatic incident between the two countries. ( read original story ...)
‘New variant’ concern? Singapore invokes misinformation law to swat COVID strain claim
Facebook confirmed it had received the request and was legally compelled to comply. Twitter did not immediately respond to requests for comment. ( read original story ...)