The “High Competitive Intensity in Singapore’s Data Center Colocation Services Market” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.coms ... ( read original story ...)
Home First Finance to soon launch Rs 1,200-crore IPO: Report
Mortgage lender Home First Finance Company (HFFC) is set to launch its initial public offering (IPO) to raise up to Rs 1,200 crore, Economic Times reported. ( read original story ...)
WHO Team Can’t Get in China; Singapore Data Use: Virus Update
The World Health Organization’s director-general complained about China’s delay in granting visas to an incoming WHO team seeking to investigate Covid-19’s origins. Singapore began an additional seven ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore police had used COVID-19 contact tracing data in murder probe
Government defends need to allow police access to the country's contact tracing data to aid in "very serious offences", revealing that the TraceTogether data already has been used at least once in a ... ( read original story ...)
Gojek and Tokopedia poised for $18bn blockbuster merger
Ride-hailing firm Gojek and e-commerce giant Tokopedia are in advanced talks for an $18bn merger, say sources. ( read original story ...)
Vaccines to hasten rebound of small and mid caps: DBS
Small- and mid-cap (SMC) stocks in Singapore are expected to catch up with the larger caps on attractive valuations against the backdrop of positive Covid-19 vaccine developments this year, says DBS ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore financial services firm GoBear folds business
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - Financial services firm GoBear on Tuesday (Jan 5) announced that it will close the business due to its inability to "raise more funds to continue operations" amid the ... ( read original story ...)
BMO Financial Group sells private banking business in Hong Kong and Singapore
BMO Financial Group says it has signed a deal to sell its private banking business in Hong Kong and Singapore to J. Safra Sarasin Group. ( read original story ...)
BMO selling private banking business in Hong Kong and Singapore
BMO Financial Group says it has signed a deal to sell its private banking business in Hong Kong and Singapore to J. Safra Sarasin Group ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: TraceTogether data used in murder case, Singapore minister says as he defends police access to contact-tracing programme
Police access to the programme has stirred controversy, as the Singapore government has previously stressed it would be used only for coronavirus contact tracing. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s Gojek in merger talks with Tokopedia to battle Sea
Two of Indonesia's largest tech companies, Gojek and Tokopedia, are in discussions over a merger, with a view to an initial public offering, as they gear up to confront the region's biggest tech ... ( read original story ...)
New bank-related phishing scam involves impersonation of Singapore government officials
SINGAPORE - Scammers have been impersonating Singapore government officials since December in what police on Tuesday (Jan 5) described as a new variant of bank-related phishing scams. Victims in such ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Economy seen expanding 5.0% in 2021 – UOB
Economist at UOB Group Barnabas Gan assessed the advanced data for Singapore’s GDP. “Based on advance estimates by the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore’s 4Q20 GDP contracted 3.8% y/y, ... ( read original story ...)
This is the cheapest 4G LTE tablet right now
What is it? The Blackview Tab8 is the most affordable Android tablet that offers LTE connectivity. What makes it special and why should I buy it? The combination of Android 10, two 4G SIM slots ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore retail sales fall 1.9% in November as events like Black Friday boost recovery
Retail sales in Singapore dipped 1.9 per cent year-on-year in November, an improvement from the revised 8.5 per cent fall in October, ... ( read original story ...)
Dito urged to take 30% mobile Internet market share
A lawmaker has challenged the country’s third telco player, Dito Telecommunity Corp., to capture some 30 percent of the market for mobile internet services ... ( read original story ...)