Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. is considering options including a potential stake sale in the fiber assets of its Australian subsidiary SingTel Optus Pty, people familiar with the matter said, a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore strengthens corporate governance regime with updates to company laws
SINGAPORE - Companies in Singapore will soon be required to keep registers of nominee shareholders and their nominators, and update their registers within seven days of being informed by the nominee, ... ( read original story ...)
57% of Singapore’s SMBs rely more on digital payments: PayPal
The digital payment platform surveyed 210 businesses. PayPal launched the report, Singapore's resilient SMBs survive and thrive during pandemic, on 10 January. It surveyed 210 business decision-makers ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Health Minister Ong Ye Kung says 30% of coronavirus deaths last year were fully vaccinated
Singapore's Health Minister Ong Ye Kung has said that 30 per cent of coronavirus deaths last year were fully vaccinated. Citing the Omicron's higher transmissibility, he also said that Singapore can ... ( read original story ...)
Job Report 2021: The Top 12 Industries That Are Growing in Singapore
Singapore industries continue to hire aggressively, showing signs that the local economy is recovering from the pandemic indeed. With more than 80% of the population vaccinated, people feel more ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based fintech firm Pine Labs to seek $678 million in US IPO
The listing could give it a valuation of US$5.5 billion to US$7 billion, say sources. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Says 30% Of Total Covid Deaths In 2021 Were Of Fully-Vaccinated
Fully vaccinated individuals accounted for 30 per cent of Singapore's total COVID-19 related deaths last year, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said in Parliament on Monday. ( read original story ...)
About 2,600 Omicron infections imported into Singapore so far: Iswaran
The bulk of the imported cases were citizens, permanent residents and long-term pass holders returning home. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
EMERGING MARKETS-Rupiah firms as Indonesia considers lifting coal export ban, Singapore shares jump
The rupiah led modest gains among emerging Asian peers on Monday as Indonesia, the world's top thermal coal exporter, considered lifting its export ban on the commodity, while financials drove ... ( read original story ...)
EMERGING MARKETS-Rupiah gains as Indonesia mulls lifting coal export ban, Singapore stocks jump
The rupiah led modest gains among emerging Asian peers on Monday as top thermal coal exporter Indonesia considered lifting its export ban on the commodity, while financials drove Singapore shares up ... ( read original story ...)
Gift Elements: How a fledgling business survived the pandemic by giving what busy professionals want
Their venture, which they had started almost as a hobby, morphed into a plan to transform it into an e-commerce business—creating and selling scaleable products globally. How's that for ambition? ( read original story ...)
Singapore says 30% Covid-19 deaths in 2021 were fully vaccinated
Most of the vaccinated individuals, who died from Covid-19 related complications, had received non-mRNA vaccines, according to crude incidence rates of deaths provided by Ong. ( read original story ...)
Singapore calms parents’ fears over child vaccinations, says Pfizer-BioNTech’s mRNA Covid-19 jab will help defend against Omicron
No serious adverse events have been reported among children aged five to 11 who got the Pfizer-BioNTech jab, authorities said ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore expects Omicron wave to be ‘several times larger’ than Delta: Minister
Singapore can expect an infection wave due to Omicron “several times larger” than the one caused by Delta, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said in Parliament on Monday as he cited the latest variant’s ... ( read original story ...)
Fintech Pine Labs confidentially files for US IPO; seeks to raise $500 mln at over $5.5 bln valuation
The company has filed confidentially with the U.S. SEC for an initial public offering in New York as soon as in the first half of this year, Bloomberg reported. ( read original story ...)
Fintech startup Pine Labs seeks to raise $500 million in IPO: Report
Labs Pvt, an Asian digital payments provider backed by Sequoia India and Mastercard Inc., is moving ahead with preparations for a US listing and seeks to raise about $500 million ... ( read original story ...)