Numbers beginning with "+65" in particular are the most obvious, as domestic calls will not show the '+' prefix with Singapore's country code. Should you fall victim, or suspect yourself to be a ... ( read original story ...)
Can Singapore’s office rents outprice Hong Kong as Alibaba, ByteDance, Tencent set up shop in rival financial hub?
Singapore’s office rents have a long way to go before matching ... Not to be outdone, Tencent Holdings has taken up 200 seats at JustCo’s co-working space at the OCBC Centre East at Raffles Place. The ... ( read original story ...)
UOB Lady’s Savings Account: Free medical coverage for all women
With the aim of helping women protect not just their wealth but also their health, UOB has partnered with Prudential Singapore to offer women a savings account that has their well-being at heart. In ... ( read original story ...)
UOB’s anti-fraud team thwarts scam, recovers funds in 30 mins
An elderly man almost lost his entire life savings in a high-tech scam last year.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Third-party security breach compromises data of Singapore job-matching service
Personal details of 30,000 individuals in Singapore may have been illegally accessed, following a security breach that targeted a third-party vendor of job-matching organisation, Employment and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Warns Public Against Crypto as World Warms to Bitcoin
(Bloomberg) -- Singapore once again warned the public about the risks of trading cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, a market that while relatively small in the city-state has surged in significance over ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based career platform Glints gets $22.5M in Series C funding
Glints, the Singapore-based career platform, announced today it has raised $22.5 million in Series C funding led by Japanese human resources management firm PERSOL Holdings. The new capital will ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore has a ‘constructive relationship’ with Big Tech, minister says
Singapore's multi-faceted relationship with Big Tech straddles areas like 5G, digital economy and capacity building, and focuses on the impact of disinformation, S Iswaran, Singapore's minister for ... ( read original story ...)
Civil contracts worth $526m awarded to build 4 MRT stations serving NTU, Jurong industrial area
went to a joint venture between local firm SCB Building Construction and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (Singapore Branch) (CCECC). LTA said SCB was previously involved in the ... ( read original story ...)
Construction on 4 Jurong Region Line stations to start in Q2
SINGAPORE: Construction works on four MRT stations on the ... was awarded to a joint venture between China Civil Engineering Construction and local company SCB. The S$263 million contract also ... ( read original story ...)
Woman in S’pore left with S$7 in POSB account after fraudulent transactions to unknown PayPal user
A woman in Singapore, Xin Yu recently shared how she ... PayPal withdrawals reduced balance to S$7 The woman only realised her POSB account had insufficient funds when she was denied a S$50 ... ( read original story ...)
UOB’s anti-fraud team thwarts scam and recovers funds in 30 mins
SINGAPORE - An elderly man almost lost his entire life savings in a high-tech scam last year.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore ratifies ASEAN Trade in Services agreement
In 2019, Singapore’s services exports to the ASEAN region grew by 11.3% to $27.3b. This represents 10.7% of Singapore’s services exports, with the ASEAN region becoming Singapore’s third largest ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to accept Covid-19 digital travel pass from May
SINGAPORE - Singapore will next month accept visitors who use a mobile travel pass containing digital certificates for Covid-19 tests and vaccines, its aviation regulator said on Monday (April 5), ... ( read original story ...)
Travellers Visiting Singapore Can Use an IATA Travel Pass From May 2021
Last month, Singapore Airlines began testing the IATA travel pass, which comes in the form of a mobile app, on passengers that were travelling from Singapore to London. The app was able to share ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Minister Warns Home Buyers About Rising Rates
“The risk of rising interest rates is a reminder that everyone should continue to exercise caution in their property purchase decisions,” Monetary Authority of Singapore Chairman and Senior ... ( read original story ...)