Oil stored in ships has been stacking up off key Asian ports as a crackdown in China on private crude oil processors has blunted purchases and disrupted flows, including some U.S.-sanctioned barrels ... ( read original story ...)
Flash floods reported again amid heavy rainfall in Singapore
Flash floods were reported again, four days after road users had to be rescued from partially-submerged vehicles. ( read original story ...)
Singapore property prices on uptrend
This is expected to continue fuelling demand and pushing property prices up, experts said. About 88% of developers recently polled by the National University of Singapore (NUS) indicated they were ... ( read original story ...)
United Overseas Bank Limited – Update
United Overseas Bank Limited’s Long-Term Issuer Default Rating is driven by its Viability Rating, which reflects the bank's strong domestic franchise, consiste ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba Taps Payments Firm WorldFirst To Boost Singapore SMEs’ Overseas Expansion
Alibaba.com has partnered with WorldFirst to help Singapore’s SMEs bolster their digital presence and expand their sales internationally. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Exchange Eyes First U.S. Dollar Bond Amid Acquisition Push
Singapore Exchange Ltd., the city-state’s sole equities bourse, has hired banks for its first dollar bond offering as it looks to diversify away from stocks business through acquisitions. ( read original story ...)
Singapore encourages Asean countries to leverage digital connectivity with western China
International Dedicated Connectivity (IDC) launched in 2019 has enabled companies in Asean to better provide digital services for Western China via the connection through Singapore and vice versa, a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore leader questions US reliability in wake of Afghan withdrawal
Singapore’s prime minister warned Vice President Harris that the rest of the world will be watching closely to see what the US does next following its chaotic retreat from Afghanistan. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Exchange readies maiden dollar bond
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has mandated banks for its debut dollar bond. Lead managers Citi, DBS and Standard Chartered are hosting investor calls for the proposed Reg S transaction on. The bonds ... ( read original story ...)
Flash floods across various parts of Singapore due to heavy rain: PUB
SINGAPORE: Flash floods were reported across parts of Singapore on Tuesday morning (Aug 24) as heavy rain fell across the island. National water agency PUB said in a Facebook post that flash floods ... ( read original story ...)
US laser focused on evacuation in Afghanistan, grateful to partners like Singapore: US V-P Kamala Harris
She expressed how grateful the US is to its international partners for working with it to evacuate people from Afghanistan.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Harris rebukes China in Singapore speech
US Vice-President Kamala Harris has accused Beijing of "coercion" in the South China Sea and pledged Washington will support its allies in the region. ( read original story ...)
SGX Nifty up 80 points; here’s what changed for market while you were sleeping
Asian markets opened higher on Tuesday as investors took heart from rallies on Wall Street partly fuelled by vaccine hopes. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up by 1.19 ... ( read original story ...)
Digital banking in Philippines sees new contender, GOtyme
The digital banking scene in the Philippines is steadily growing as yet another bank secures a digital banking license from the central bank, Bangko ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Cases Rise; New Zealand Extends Lockdown: Virus Update
Vaccination requirements were set in the U.S. by a wide swath of groups -- from companies such as Chevron Corp. to New York City schools to the Pentagon -- after regulators gave full approval to the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Bourse Tipped To Remain Rangebound
The Singapore stock has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last four trading days since the end of the three-day slide in which it had fallen almost 60 points or 1.9 percent ... ( read original story ...)