With its debut on the Nasdaq on Thursday, Grab Holdings becomes the biggest listing by a Southeast Asian technology company and the largest transaction by a SPAC to date. ( read original story ...)
PropertyGuru Finance Dishes Out Brutally Honest Advice to Singaporeans
PropertyGuru, Singapore’s No.1 property marketplace with 75% market share**, today revealed that its mortgage marketplace, PropertyGuru Finance, is behind the mysterious “#SmartHonestAdvice” movement ... ( read original story ...)
Report: Singapore surpasses Hong Kong to become Asia’s most expensive city to live in
A new report has revealed that living in Singapore has just become even pricier than living in Hong Kong, making it the most expensive Asian city to reside in. A place for the wealthy: The “Worldwide ... ( read original story ...)
Union Bank named preferred bidder for Citibank’s Philippine assets
Union Bank of the Philippines has been named as preferred bidder by Citibank for the latter’s consumer banking division in the Philippines, Bloomberg News cited insiders in a December 1 report. The ne ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore detects two apparent omicron variant cases, its first
Singapore's health ministry said Thursday that preliminary tests detected the new omicron variant of the coronavirus in two passengers who arrived on a plane from Johannesburg, the country's first ... ( read original story ...)
Shops in Johor Bahru say business down nearly 80% | Video
Shops in Johor Bahru say business is down nearly 80 per cent because the bulk of their customers, who come from Singapore, cannot yet cross the Causeway. The newly launched land vaccinated travel lane ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Temasek working with portfolio firms in green transition
Singapore state investor Temasek is working with its portfolio companies to help them become more green as advancing sustainability goals becomes the new normal, the firm's chief sustainability ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore confirms 1,101 new COVID cases, 9 more deaths
The Ministry of Health on 2 December 2021 confirmed 1,101 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore as well as nine deaths due to the disease. ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 1,101 new COVID-19 cases and 9 deaths; ICU utilisation rate at 56.4%
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 1,101 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths linked to the coronavirus on Thursday (Dec 2). The fatalities were aged between 56 and 99. All of them had various underlying ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 1,101 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore reported 1,101 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said. Of the new cases, 1,050 were in the community, 41 were in migrant worker dormitories and 10 were imported ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s first wave SPACs to move ahead with filing plan: Sources
Three firms are working with advisers on the prospectuses, which could pave the way for their respective listings as soon as the end of this year.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s First Wave SPACs Said to Move Ahead With Filing Plan
Vertex Holdings Ltd., a unit of Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings Pte, and European asset manager Tikehau Capital are preparing to lodge preliminary prospectuses for blank-check company ... ( read original story ...)
HDB flat owners to pay higher property tax in 2022
Tax payable from 2022 will be as much as S$169.60 per flat, depending on size. Those living in public housing three-room flats and bigger will pay higher property tax in 2022. The Inland Revenue ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Singapore detects first 2 Omicron infections; imported cases arrived on SIA flight from Johannesburg
Two imported cases of Covid-19 in Singapore have tested preliminarily positive for the Omicron variant of concern, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said toda). They are the first Omicron infections ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore detects two apparent omicron cases, its first
Singapore’s health ministry says preliminary tests have detected the new omicron variant of the coronavirus in two passengers who arrived on a plane from Johannesburg, the country’s first apparent cas ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore manufacturing activity expands for 17th month but pace of growth dips
Analysts say new Covid-19 variant Omicron may have already started to hit business sentiment.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)