The deliverables reflect the growing depth and breadth of bilateral cooperation. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Chinese Vice Premier kicks off visit to Singapore for key in-person meetings for 1st time in 3 years
Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng kicked off his two-day visit to Singapore on Tuesday and will co-chair with Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat several in-person meetings for the first ... ( read original story ...)
Consumers are driving inflation in Singapore. Here’s why
Singapore is an export-driven economy, where private consumption accounts for only a third of economic growth. The rest of the economy is driven by manufacturing and modern services such as finance, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stocks extend gains ahead of pivotal Fed meeting; STI up 1.2%
Singapore shares marched forward to extend gains for the sixth straight day on Tuesday, shrugging off overnight losses on Wall Street. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Marina Bay Capital Corp. Brings Asian Mid-Caps To IPO or Exit, And Now Lets Investors Participate
Marina Bay Capital Corp. offers investors a compelling opportunity to invest in mid-cap financial services for IPO-seeking Asian companies. Key are Marina Bay Capital's strategic collaborating partner ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore explores programmable digital currency use cases with industry trials
Central bank says it is testing various uses of "purpose-bound" digital money with industry players, including funds disbursement without requiring recipients to have a bank account. ( read original story ...)
DBS raises interest rates again for Multiplier savings account
SINGAPORE: DBS raised its interest rates again for its flagship Multiplier savings account on Tuesday (Nov 1), increasing the maximum interest rate to 4.1 per cent per year from 3.5 per cent. This ... ( read original story ...)
DBS raises maximum interest rate on its Multiplier account to 4.1 per cent, after similar move by OCBC
DBS raised the maximum interest rate on the Multiplier account to 4.1 per cent a year, up from 3.5 per cent previously. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
China’s Han Zheng in Singapore for bilateral forum, in sign of return of high-level interactions
Chinese vice-premier co-chairs 18th Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation with Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, is expected to meet top leaders Meeting is 'significant' and ... ( read original story ...)
S’pore’s first ants pet shop owner on running a business people don’t get
John Ye shares about his love for the oft-misunderstood critters: “To you, it’s a pest. To me, it’s everything." ... ( read original story ...)
Political contestation in Singapore here to stay, likely to become more intense: Lawrence Wong
The People's Action Party greatly values the professional inputs and objectivity of officers in the public service, said the Deputy Prime Minister. ( read original story ...)
Do Kwon Woes Continue To Pile Up; Terra Co-Founder Faces $57M Lawsuit In Singapore
Do Kwon's whereabouts are currently unknown Kwon is currently wanted by South Korean prosecutors Interpol has issued a red notice seeking his arrest Whereabouts of the Terraform Labs co-founder and ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC plans to restore mangroves at Pulau Ubin, but descendant urges to conserve natural and cultural heritage of island
Natural and cultural heritage can coexist – and it should – as Orang Pulau descendant Nor Syazwan Bin Abdul Majid (aka Wan) says. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s UOB completes deal for Citi’s Thailand, Malaysia retail banking ops
SINGAPORE: Citigroup said on Tuesday it had completed the sale of its Thailand and Malaysia retail banking businesses to Singapore's United Overseas Bank (UOB) in a transaction expected to result in a ... ( read original story ...)
DBS raises interest rates on its Multiplier account, after similar move by OCBC
DBS raised the maximum interest rate on the Multiplier account to 4.1 per cent a year, up from 3.5 per cent previously. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
M’sian in Singapore death row acquitted after providing new evidence
The Singapore Court of Appeal has acquitted a Malaysian G Punithan who was sentenced to death for trafficking 28.5g of diamorphine to the republic, after considering new evidence. Punithan had been ... ( read original story ...)