SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - UOB chief executive officer Wee Ee Cheong earned a total salary of S$9.805 million in 2020, down 8.8 per cent from S$10.75 million in 2019, according to the bank's ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore and China foreign ministers discuss travel resumption
Singapore and China have since last June created a fast lane for essential business and official travel between both countries. Since last November, Singapore has also lifted border restrictions for ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Best Mobile Legends Teams Will Clash in Inaugural MPL Singapore Season
While the last few seasons of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League have had Malaysia and Singapore under one league, it’s time for the latter country to step out on its own and show the ... ( read original story ...)
NTU Singapore scientists design ‘smart’ device to harvest sunlight (image)
Researchers behind the 'smart' device to harvest daylight are Assistant Professor Yoo Seongwoo (left) from the School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Dr Charu Goel (right), Principal Res ... ( read original story ...)
The World’s Weirdest Aircraft Carrier Just Reappeared Near Singapore
Chakri Naruebet' sails alongside USS 'Kitty Hawk' in 2001. An Indonesian navy patrol boat steamed into the narrow Singapore Strait on Sunday to intercept and shadow a Thai navy task force sailing west ... ( read original story ...)
Team Secret start fast in One Esports Singapore Major
Team Secret, PSG.LGD and Evil Geniuses each recorded a sweep on Wednesday to advance to the second round of the upper bracket at the One Esports Singapore Major. Team Secret dispatched Thunder ... ( read original story ...)
STI falls alongside regional peers but caps strongest first quarter since 2012
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES ... gave the STI a strong lift for the three-month period to Mar 31. DBS, OCBC and UOB saw $1 billion of net institutional inflow in the first quarter and averaged 15.4 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Exchange may allow listing of SPACs but with restrictions
SINGAPORE: Singapore Exchange (SGX ... and that only those investors who vote against a business combination be allowed to redeem shares. This would help prevent what is known as free-riding, Tan said ... ( read original story ...)
MyRepublic restores mobile connectivity after network disruption
SINGAPORE: Singapore telco MyRepublic said mobile network connectivity has been fully restored for affected customers after a disruption on ... ( read original story ...)
New version of myENV mobile app providing information for environment, water and food launched
(Images: National Environment Agency, PUB, Singapore Food Agency) SINGAPORE: A new version of the myENV mobile app, which provides integrated information on Singapore's environment, water services and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore blockchain firm imToken secures $30m Series B led by Qiming Venture Partners
Token, a blockchain technology company and crypto wallet headquartered in Singapore, announced on Wednesday the completion of a $30 million Series B financing led by Qiming Venture Partners. Other ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Explores Getting in on SPACs
The Singapore Exchange started a public consultation on the publicly listed shell companies with ready pools of cash that seek to invest in—and merge with—private companies. ( read original story ...)
Bank customer satisfaction in Singapore dipped 1.7% in 2020: SMU study
Bank customers have become more price-sensitive given the economic environment.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore PM and religious leader exchange letters on headscarf issue, emphasise the need to move with care
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The Muslim community here welcomes the likely change in stance on nurses wearing the tudung at work, Singapore's Mufti, the highest Islamic authority, has said. In a ... ( read original story ...)
A tech founder’s wife just paid $96 million for a house in Singapore’s most exclusive neighborhood, marking the priciest home sale of the year
The house, which was built in 1964, will likely require millions in renovations, one local real-estate agent told Insider. ( read original story ...)
OCBC debuts ‘Eco-Care home and renovation loans
OCBC Bank launches Singapore’s first eco-friendly retail loans for residential property purchases and renovation. Eligible home-owners are required to pass the Building and Construction Authority’s ... ( read original story ...)