Lawyers for a man facing a slew of cheating, forgery and criminal breach of trust charges involving a massive sum of nearly US$76 million have applied for him to be granted bail, arguing that he has ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Joins Calls for Emergency ASEAN Summit on Myanmar
The growing weight of outside expectation suggests that a special ASEAN meeting is likely to go ahead in the coming weeks. ( read original story ...)
Complete results of the ONE Esports Singapore Major Wild Card Day 1
The ONE Esports Singapore Major has finally begun. The six qualified teams to the tournament’s wild card are AS Monaco Gambit, PSG.LGD, T1, Team Liquid, Team Nigma, and Vici Gaming. The top three ... ( read original story ...)
Property Investment in Singapore: How to Get Started, Calculate Rental Yield and More
Want to invest in property in Singapore? From maximizing profit to picking the right investment property to buy and calculating rental yield, learn about all about Singapore property investments here. ( read original story ...)
It’s our lifestyle: Sheng Siong’s Lim Hock Leng on why Singapore’s mighty supermarket has Covid-19 and e-commerce beat
It would be natural to assume that when a Chinese businessman approached the family behind Singapore supermarket chain Sheng Siong with a proposal for a joint venture in Yunnan province, China, it was ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s M1 Launches Fully Flexible Mobile Plans
M1 said the new Bespoke mobile plans aim to meet customers' desire for greater personalisation. Whether looking for a mobile device or a suitable plan, these three made-to-measure offerings – Bespoke ... ( read original story ...)
Company Briefs : OCBC Bank
OCBC Bank's outgoing group chief executive Samuel Tsien (left) will be appointed adviser to the board upon his retirement as director and CEO, the lender said in a regulatory filing on Thursday.. Read ... ( read original story ...)
Rating.sg Launches Its Singapore Business for Local Business
Gipnetix PTE. LTD., the brand development company announced launching Rating.sg to help connect both locals and tourists with a spectacular variety of businesses in Singapore. Starting today, business ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore fuel oil inventories dip on higher exports
Singapore residual fuel oil inventories were 2% lower in the week ended March 24 to a three-week low amid rising export volumes, official data showed on Thursday. Corrects milestone in lead to ... ( read original story ...)
Samsung wins $604m Singapore rail contract
Samsung’s construction and trade arm has been awarded a $604m contract by Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) for work on the Hougang interchange and the Cross Island Line. Samsung C&T’s scope ... ( read original story ...)
‘SQ117 owes me a glass of fresh milk’: The Singapore Airlines hijacking, 30 years on | Video
Past 9pm on Mar 26, 1991 – 30 years ago to the day – three men were in various stages of winding down their evening. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s Traveloka to expand fintech business into Thailand
Traveloka, Indonesia's answer to travel booking website Expedia and one of the country's unicorns -- startups valued at more than $1 billion -- has agreed to partner with a bank in Thailand to expand ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore shares end week in the black, STI up 0.5%
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES ... OCBC advanced 1.6 per cent to $11.80 while DBS added 0.3 per cent to $28.59. UOB, meanwhile, finished the day in the red, falling 0.7 per cent to $25.68. On the other ... ( read original story ...)
PH, Singapore must promote new tech: DOF chief
“We will not recover alone. The best way forward for the region is to resume integration and cooperation in earnest,” Dominguez said in his keynote speech at the virtual Philippines-Singapore Business ... ( read original story ...)
One of the biggest exhibitions on Sikhs opens in Singapore
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): An exhibition with more than 450 artefacts from Sikhs in Singapore was launched on Friday (March 26), one of the biggest showcases of the community in the country's ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore and Indonesia should have ‘same level of control’ over COVID-19 cases before travel resumes: Vivian Balakrishnan
JAKARTA: Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan said on Friday (Mar 26) that Singapore and Indonesia should ideally have the "same level of control" over COVID-19 transmissions before travel ... ( read original story ...)