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.
Man allegedly shared Singpass details with scammers in exchange for $1k
A 26-year-old man who allegedly shared his Singpass details with scammers in exchange for S$1,000 in cash will be charged in court on Friday (Dec 9).
Hunted by liquidators, ex-bosses of Singapore-based bankrupt crypto firm point fingers at FTX
The liquidators are urging the founders of the SG-based bankrupt crypto hedge fund to practise what it preached to the former CEO of FTX, that he make transparent disclosure on the collapse of his ...
Crypto Firm Amber Cuts Staff, Pauses Fundraising in FTX Fallout
Amber Group has continued to lay off staff and put a funding round on hold amid turmoil in the digital-asset sector.
Money spent on lotteries, sports bets in Singapore surged by 40 per cent 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 ...
Singapore investors take a ‘risk-off approach’ to investing in November: TD Ameritrade
Despite the low investment exposure, Singapore clients have been net buyers of equities, in contrast to the global client base.