The month-on-month increase to Singapore came amid a 19.9% month on month fall in outflows to all origins to 808,000 mt in November as oil companies slashed exports in order to ensure domestic ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore vaccinated travel lane (VTL): Stop on quarantine-free travel lane ticket sales
Singapore froze the sale of tickets for arriving flights and buses under its quarantine-free travel programme for four weeks from Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Central Bank $60 Billion Swap Facility With Fed to Expire on Dec. 31
Singapore central bank said on Friday its $60 billion swap arrangement with the U.S. Federal Reserve will expire on Dec. 31, as U.S. dollar funding conditions in Singapore and the region have ... ( read original story ...)
Didi’s Early Investors Get Window to Exit After IPO Disaster
The end of a lock-up period after a new listing is often a triumphant time when pre-IPO investors can cash out and book profits. For Didi Global Inc., whose shares have lost more than half of their ... ( read original story ...)
Man charged over online transfers of nearly $900 to finance terrorist group
A man appeared in a district court yesterday after he allegedly transferred nearly $900 in total through online platforms to finance terrorist group Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). . Read more at ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Is No Place to Spend Quarantine
Find yourself with a positive Covid-19 test? You’d better have your toothbrush packed, along with more patience than you’d ever expect. ( read original story ...)
Thank you notes, flowers, smiles: What drives Singapore’s young buskers to play their hearts out
CNA Lifestyle met up with with three musicians and a circus artist to find out why they chose performing on streets instead of stages, and what they look forward to once restrictions are lifted. ( read original story ...)
Property trends here still bear watching
During the five years after the global financial crisis of 2008, Singapore's property prices surged more than 60 per cent. With interest rates at close to zero, it took 10 rounds of periodic property ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s VTL freeze hits Johor business owners hard
JOHOR BARU • Business owners in Johor are dismayed by the suspension - from yesterday to Jan 20 - of the sale of bus and air tickets to Singapore under the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) scheme. . Read ... ( read original story ...)
53 of Singapore’s 65 imported Omicron cases arrived via VTL
Fifty-three of the 65 confirmed imported Omicron cases detected in Singapore as at Monday had arrived via the vaccinated travel lane (VTL), said the Ministry of Health (MOH). . Read more at ... ( read original story ...)
Didi’s Early Investors Get Window to Exit After Disastrous IPO
The end of a lock-up period after a new listing is often a triumphant time when pre-IPO investors can cash out and book profits. For Didi Global Inc., whose shares have lost more than half of their ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore central bank studies options to enhance VCC framework
Singapore’s central bank is studying possible options to enhance the Variable Capital Companies (VCC) framework, including conversion of existing fund structures, to bolster the city state’s position ... ( read original story ...)
UnionBank to buy Citi’s retail unit
UNIONBANK of the Philippines, Inc. will buy the local consumer unit of Citigroup, Inc. for P55 billion, in a deal that could boost the local lender’s retail banking segment. ( read original story ...)
OCBC cautions public about SMS scams after customers lose $140,000 in 10 days
Scammers send SMSes purportedly from the bank claiming there are issues with customers' bank accounts or credit cards. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Phunware Announces Partnership with PrimusTech to Integrate Mobile Smart Solutions in Asia
Phunware Announces Partnership with PrimusTech to Integrate Mobile Smart Solutions in Asia. AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ: PHUN) (the “ ... ( read original story ...)
Record 89 of 322 new COVID cases in Singapore imported; 2 deaths
The figure is the highest reported in a day since the start of the pandemic here, overtaking the previous high of 76 such cases a day before.. ( read original story ...)