The Monetary Authority of Singapore is currently assessing its approach to the regulation of stablecoins following May's collapse of algorithmic stablecoin TerraUST (UST-USD). As ... ( read original story ...)
Gerald Giam on Singapore Armed Forces and Other Matters Bill
The Singapore Armed Forces’ new Digital and Intelligence Service cannot operate in a silo; all the armed services must continually digitalise to keep their edge on the battlefield. MP Gerald Giam made ... ( read original story ...)
Tiesto and Zedd to headline ZoukOut Singapore in December
Award-winning DJs Tiesto and Zedd will be spinning at ZoukOut Singapore on 2 and 3 Dec, respectively, on Sentosa’s Siloso Beach. Both are currently resident DJs of Zouk Las Vegas. The festival will be ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore manufacturing growth slows in July as electronics cools
After 25 straight months of growth, it signals that the second half of the year is starting on a dour outlook. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s manufacturing PMI declines to 50.1 in July
The Singapore purchasing managers' index (PMI), an early indicator of manufacturing activity, edged down 0.2 points from the previous month to post a slower rate of expansion at 50.1 this July, the ... ( read original story ...)
Singtel adds $100M to startup investment arm
Singapore telco pumps another $100 million into its VC arm Innov8 to expand its investment portfolio across Southeast Asia, China, Australia, Israel, and the US. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Central Bank to Consult Public for Stablecoin Regulations
The MAS is reviewing a regulatory regime targeting risks involving stablecoins, the minister in charge of the bank said. ( read original story ...)
No change to ‘generous’ CPF interest rates amid inflation, with floor rates still higher than bank rates: Tan See Leng
SINGAPORE — The interest rates for the Central Provident Fund (CPF) will remain unchanged for now because interest rates at banks continue to be below the effective CPF floor rates. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s watchdog urges financial firms to ‘discourage’ retail crypto trading
Despite the cryptocurrency sector's exponential growth, Singapore's central bank is warning against crypto trading. ( read original story ...)
Singapore insists it has given fleeing Sri Lanka leader Rajapaksa no ‘privileges, immunity or hospitality’
Singapore has insisted that it has not provided any priviliges or immunity to Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the former president of Sri Lanka who fled the cash-strapped nation amid anti-government protests last ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Tighter Covid-19 curbs at hospitals and care homes extended till Aug 31
Safe management measures for visitors to hospital wards and residential care homes will be extended for another four weeks, till Aug 31. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Central Bank to Consult Public on Stablecoin Regulations
T (MAS), the country's central bank, is "actively reviewing" its approach to regulating stablecoins, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, the minister in charge of the bank, said. The bank is "assessing the merits ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore takes bronze in badminton mixed team event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
SINGAPORE: Singapore took home the bronze medal in the badminton mixed team event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games after beating England 3-0 on Tuesday (Aug 2). Terry Hee Yong Kai and Jessica Tan Wei ... ( read original story ...)
12th monkeypox case detected in Singapore
SINGAPORE - A 12th monkeypox case was detected in Singapore on Monday (Aug 1). The man, 59, is a local unlinked case with no recent travel history, said the Ministry of Health on its website on ... ( read original story ...)
Getting used to lab-grown food options might be necessary for Singapore’s food security: SMU president
The use of alternative food sources such as laboratory-grown products might be necessary so that Singapore may not be vulnerable to supply chain disruptions that have been happening during the ... ( read original story ...)
Vikram Nair on Singapore Armed Forces and Other Matters Bill
With Singapore’s military setting up a new branch to face growing threats in the digital domain, MP Vikram Nair wanted to know when the Digital and Intelligence Service (DIS) will be operationally ... ( read original story ...)