If you’re looking for stability and dividend income, blue chip REITs might just be what you’re looking for. Blue chip REITs are REITs that form part of the Straits Times Index (STI). The STI is ... ( read original story ...)
StanChart targets buy now, pay later services through fintech tie-up
Standard Chartered Plc announced a 10-year fintech partnership with Singapore-based Atome Financial on Wednesday to help it grab a piece of the booming buy now, pay later market in Asia that has ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Storms Back Toward Pre-Virus Levels of Air Traffic
Singapore opened so-called vaccinated travel lanes after its Covid inoculation rate hit 80% in late August. From early September, visitors from Germany and Brunei were allowed to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore home prices climb in third quarter despite virus restrictions
Singapore home prices rose in the third quarter, showing resilience despite persistent coronavirus restrictions that have disrupted the market. Private property values climbed 1.1 per cent from the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore says repatriation of dead Covid-19 victims from republic now possible
On Thursday, a Malaysian man was among the 16 more people who died from complications due to Covid-19 infection in Singapore. With Malaysia-Singapore cross border travel restricted except for the ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Repatriation of deceased from Singapore possible
It is possible to repatriate the remains of Covid-19 victims from Singapore, says the republic's National Environment Agency (NEA) ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Flights Rise; Adobe Orders Unpaid Leave: Virus Update
Singapore is leading a revival in air travel in Asia as more nations in the region abandon zero-Covid policies. Thailand will soon allow inoculated travelers from the U.S., U.K. and most of Europe to ... ( read original story ...)
In Singapore, ‘Mr POSB’ Bertie Cheng dies from Covid-19; son urges seniors to get vaccinated
Known by some as “Mr POSB”, the former chief executive officer (CEO) of the bank Bertie Cheng Shao Shiong died yesterday morning (October 22) from Covid-19 at the age of 84. He was not vaccinated ... ( read original story ...)
DBS, OCBC expect boost from wealth product sales under new Chinese cross-border scheme
SINGAPORE - New growth opportunities have emerged in China for Singapore banks, after the Hong Kong subsidiaries of DBS and OCBC banks said they received approval on Tuesday (Oct 19) to sell ... ( read original story ...)
In Singapore, 257 people, some as young as 14, face police probe for alleged involvement in scams reaping S$10.9m
The police are investigating 257 people suspected of involvement in a total of 849 scams of various types which cost the victims more than S$10.9 million (RM33.5 million). In a statement yesterday ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: 3,637 new cases in Singapore; 14 more deaths bring tally to 294
Singapore yesterday (October 22) registered 3,637 new cases of Covid-19 and 14 more deaths due to complications from the disease. The Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its nightly update on the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bride-to-be tests positive for Covid-19 five days before her wedding
With the surge in Covid-19 cases in the past two months, solemnisers interviewed say they are seeing couples having to postpone their nuptials.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Micron to hire more staff in Singapore as part of growth plans, amid growing demand for memory chips
SINGAPORE - Chipmaker Micron Technology aims to hire hundreds of research and development (R&D) and manufacturing engineers here in the coming years to bolster its growth plans. These hires are in ... ( read original story ...)
Otters return to big-city life in a greener, cleaner Singapore
Otters fled Singapore's pollution in the 1970s but after its environmental cleanup, a few families have been returning. They're now snacking from goldfish ponds and competing with one another for ... ( read original story ...)
Former POSB chief executive Bertie Cheng dies of Covid-19 at 84
SINGAPORE - Mr Bertie Cheng Shao Siong, who was the chief executive officer of POSB for 23 years, died on Friday (Oct 22) morning from Covid-19. He was 84. He was unvaccinated against the coronavirus, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 3,637 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore reported 3,637 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total tally in the country to 165,663. Of the new cases, 3,039 were in the community, 592 were in migrant worker dormitories and ... ( read original story ...)