The Singapore stock market has finished lower in three straight sessions, dropping almost 25 points or 0.8 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,185-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Biggest Bank to Cut Office Space in Home Market
(Bloomberg) -- DBS Group Holdings Ltd. is poised to trim office space in Singapore, the latest bank to pare its footprint in the city-state during the coronavirus pandemic. Southeast Asia’s largest ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore deputy PM unexpectedly steps aside as future premier, in succession setback
an economist at CIMB Private Banking. "I always saw Heng as a bridge between the older and newer group of leaders." The Singapore dollar was steady following the announcement on Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Finance Chief Bows Out as Prime Minister Successor
There has been a blow to Singapore's long-telegraphed power transition with the man expected to take over the reins from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong stepping aside. Juliette Saly reports on ... ( read original story ...)
Stamp Duty: A Summary For Property Buyers & Sellers In Singapore
Buying and selling residential property in Singapore (especially if we’re talking about owning multiple properties) means having to deal with paying tax — buyer’s stamp duty (BSD), seller’s stamp duty ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s designated future leader steps aside, citing age
SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore’s designated future leader, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, has taken himself out of the running in a surprise decision, saying in a letter released Thursday that a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore NGO aims to bring space technology to earth
SINGAPORE - The race to space started in the 1960s, led by the United States and the Soviet Union. Over the years, China, India and others have joined the field. Unbeknown to many Singaporeans, the ... ( read original story ...)
Mubadala Said to Plan GlobalFoundries IPO at $20 Billion Value
Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Co. has started preparations for a U.S. initial public offering of chipmaker GlobalFoundries, people with knowledge of the matter said.The sovereign wealth fund has ... ( read original story ...)
British multinational merges Currency Fair in strategic investment
Standard Chartered said the merger will increase employee numbers from 85 to 160 immediately with job numbers reaching 450 over the next four years. ( read original story ...)
Work on 4 MRT stations serving NTU, Jurong industrial area to start by June, contracts worth $526m awarded
went to a joint venture between local firm SCB Building Construction and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (Singapore Branch) (CCECC). LTA said SCB was previously involved in the ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered helps Irish and Australian payments duo to merge
Ireland’s CurrencyFair and Australia’s Assembly Payments are to merge with the help of existing investor and banking giant Standard Chartered. Last year Standard Chartered made a strategic investment ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Looks to Tech to Bolster Its Role in Shipping
The city-state is offering incentives to draw $15 billion in investment across all aspects of the marine freight business, with an eye on tech. ( read original story ...)
Yong Pung How’s daughter reveals reason for family’s move to Singapore
He also led the Monetary Authority of Singapore before returning to OCBC Bank as chairman. Ms Yong, a Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Communication and Information, said: "We were happy to take ... ( read original story ...)
TPG Chooses Banks for $594 Million Asian Pathology IPO
TPG Capital Asia has picked banks to help prepare an initial public offering of its pathology business in the region that could raise as much as S$800 million ($594 million) in Singapore, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Roy Ngerng starts fundraising to pay PM Lee for his outstanding defamation damages; Over S$12,000 raised in a day
If you would like to support Mr Ngerng’s fundraising, you can donate to: POSB Savings Account Number (Singapore) – 130-23068-7 (Ngerng Yi Ling) PayNow (Singapore): S8113784F PayPal – ... ( read original story ...)
Upcoming trade show at MBS to see 2,500 participants, Singapore’s biggest since start of COVID-19
SINGAPORE: An upcoming trade show at the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) is set to welcome 2,500 participants, making it the biggest of such large-scale ... ( read original story ...)