Asian markets were trading mixed in Thursday's trade tracking overnight trading in US stocks. Japans Nikkei advanced 0.23 per cent, Hong Kongs Hang Seng fell 0.47 per cent; Koreas Kospi added 0.3 per ... ( read original story ...)
5 key takeaways from Grab’s IPO plan
SINGAPORE: Grab’s plan for a US listing has revealed some of the Singapore tech unicorn’s key information, from its ownership structure to financials to valuations. It also has some implications for ... ( read original story ...)
Markets Live: SGX Nifty Indicates Losses; Infosys, HDFC Bank, Aditya Birla Capital In Focus
Catch all live updates on share prices, index moves, corporate announcements and more from Indian stock markets today. ( read original story ...)
Temasek’s green push taps into Singapore’s sustainability focus, China’s carbon-neutral drive
Of a similar view was Vinod Thomas, a visiting professor at Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, who said Temasek’s involvement in the new venture was aligned with recent moves such as ... ( read original story ...)
Ascendas India Trust secures maiden S$100 million sustainability-linked loan from UOB, Singapore
Ascendas India Trust (a-iTrust) has successfully obtained a five-year S$100 million unsecured sustainability-linked loan facility from UOB, Singapore. The facility is a-iTrust’s first ... ( read original story ...)
EPS Launches Scholarship Fund for Maritime Studies in Singapore
The EPS Cares Initiative is a corporate social responsibility programme created by EPS to support people and communities through donations, fundraising, and volunteer work. In 2013, 'The Sammy Ofer ... ( read original story ...)
Trading Wunderkind’s Alleged $740 Million Fraud Jolts Singapore
At 33, Ng Yu Zhi had all the trappings of a wildly successful trader: a Rolodex full of rich clients, a three-story villa in a posh Singapore neighborhood and a Pagani Huayra supercar reportedly worth ... ( read original story ...)
Free Fire World Series 2021 Singapore: Qualified teams, prize pool, and more details
Free Fire by Garena is one of the most popular mobile games in the world ... of the Free Fire World Series 2021 is scheduled to take place between 22 and 29 May in Singapore. Free Fire World Series ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 27 new cases of COVID-19
SINGAPORE, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Singapore reported 27 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing its total tally to 60,719. The Ministry of Health (MOH) said that 26 of the new cases were imported ... ( read original story ...)
Fresh $18m fund injection for Singapore biotech firm doing Covid-19 research
SINGAPORE - Local biotech firm ImmunoScape has received a capital injection of US$14 million (S$18.7 million) to bring its total funding in the past year to US$25 million. Singapore's EDBI, the ... ( read original story ...)
Why Green Singapore Wants to Go Even Greener
Singapore won't settle for being just a garden city anymore. It wants to be a green city. Sustainability will be a prime reason for tourists to visit and Singapore Green Plan 2030 positions tourism at ... ( read original story ...)
Electric Cars in Singapore: 8 HDB Towns That Will Be EV-Ready By 2025
Singapore has committed to fighting the climate crisis in ... These flats can be converted into smart homes controlled through a mobile application. Browse HDB resale flats for sale in Punggol. ( read original story ...)
Singapore stocks end Wednesday lower, STI down 0.3%
Local shares finished Wednesday in the red, as investors remained cautious despite the Singapore economy booking a 0.2 per cent year-on-year growth in the first quarter of 2021 for the first time ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Singapore Health Ministry official charged under OSA with leaking Covid-19 numbers 22 times
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A former deputy lead at the Ministry of Health (MOH) was charged on Wednesday (April 14) with allegedly leaking Singapore's daily Covid-19 case numbers 22 times last ... ( read original story ...)
Report: Bukalapak nets $234m in a round co-led by Microsoft, Singapore’s GIC
Investors including SC Ventures, the investment arm of Standard Chartered, and South Korean web portal Naver Corp also participated in the financing round. The company has also reportedly hired Bank ... ( read original story ...)
Six arrested, 8,580 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes seized in joint Customs-ICA operation
SINGAPORE - Authorities seized a truck and 8,580 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes hidden in 12 concrete blocks last Thursday (April 8).. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)