In a storyline seemingly straight out of a B-grade movie, Indonesian businessman Albert Njoo has been accused of financing a coup and assa ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered S’pore Marathon to welcome 4,000 runners in person, a first since 2019
The Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) will welcome in-person racing at The [email protected] Bay platform again, for the first time since 2019. Standard Chartered said in a Nov. 3 press ... ( read original story ...)
Cisco teams up with Singapore university in $40M research investment
National University of Singapore and Cisco have partnered to launch a "corporate laboratory" to drive research development in five key areas, including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and ... ( read original story ...)
Cisco and NUS launch S$54 million Corporate Laboratory to boost innovation and research and accelerate Singapore’s digital economy
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 5 November 2021 – Global technology leader Cisco and National University of Singapore (NUS) today launched a Corporate Laboratory to boost innovation and research in key ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore court orders re-arrest of youth charged over TikTok backflip stunt, frog abuse, consuming cannabis
A district court today issued a warrant of arrest for a 19-year-old man for the second time in two months, after his parents could not wake him up to attend scheduled court hearings this week. The ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore urged not to hang mentally disabled trafficker
Singapore faced calls Friday not to hang a mentally disabled Malaysian man for trafficking a small amount of heroin into the city-state, with campaigners criticising the planned execution as ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Zoo & Night Safari Have Up To 40% Off Tickets With Photo Spots, New Exhibits & X’mas Activities
End the year on a high with a visit to Night Safari and Singapore Zoo and enjoy light shows, new exhibits, photo spots and X'mas activities. ( read original story ...)
UOB exceeded earnings expectations the most this quarter amongst 3 Singapore banks: CreditSights
Pramod Shenoi of CreditSights discusses the Q3 results for Singapore banks and what to expect in terms of dividend yield for DBS, OCBC and UOB going forward. ( read original story ...)
UP Fintech Holding Limited’s Singapore Subsidiary Receives Official Approval Regarding Securities Trading and Clearing in Singapore
UP Fintech Holding Limited (Nasdaq: TIGR) (“UP Fintech” or the “Company”), a leading online brokerage firm focusing on global investors, today announced that its Singapore subsidiary, Tiger Brokers ... ( read original story ...)
UOB launches gig employment programme for retired employees to take up flexible work
SINGAPORE: Retired UOB employees can soon take up flexible work with the bank under a new programme announced on Friday (Nov 5). As part of a new gig employment model, the Singapore bank plans to brin ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s largest bank DBS posts 31% jump in third-quarter profit
Piyush Gupta, CEO of DBS Group Holdings, says interest rates could pick up in the coming months as central banks show a bias toward policy tightening. ( read original story ...)
DBS Reports 31% Rise in Q3 Net Profit as Singapore Banks Flag Recovery
The performance of Singapore banks is being powered by a strong showing in their wealth management businesses. ( read original story ...)
DBS posts Q3 profit jump, Singapore banks flag recovery
DBS Group expects to report higher profit before allowances next year after Southeast Asia’s largest bank beat estimates with a 31% rise in third quarter net profit, aided by growth in fee income and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore banks raise their China stakes amid Evergrande crisis
Singapore's largest banks are raising their stakes in the Chinese market, even as fears linger of a wider economic fallout from the woes of China Evergrande, the world's most indebted property ... ( read original story ...)
Zombie fungus ants and other wildlife sightings in Singapore
In our Wildlife Around Singapore series, we share interesting flora and fauna that have been sighted around the island. ( read original story ...)
Singapore retail sales rise 6.6% in September, partly due to new mobile phone launches
SINGAPORE: Retail sales in Singapore rose 6.6 per cent year-on-year in September, helped by higher sales of mobile phones due to new product launches. This is a ... ( read original story ...)