Singapore eCommerce brand aggregator Rainforest raised $36 million in a seed funding round that included $6.5 million in equity financing. ( read original story ...)
Elon Musk to attend Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Singapore were caught in an online spat over electric vehicles. Today not only has Singapore welcomed his electric cars to our shores, we’re also welcoming the controversial ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore VC firm Vickers Venture caught up in suspected nickel scam
Technology startup investor Vickers Venture Partners has been caught up in the allegedly fraudulent nickel trading scheme of a Singaporean businessman and his Envy Global Trading, prompting a review ... ( read original story ...)
US$953 mil Singaporean fund ensnared by alleged nickel fraud
Technology startup investor Vickers Venture Partners has been caught up in the allegedly fraudulent nickel trading scheme of a Singaporean businessman and his Envy Global Trading, prompting a review ... ( read original story ...)
Despite lower net imports, Singapore fuel oil stocks surge to over 4-year high
Singapore residual fuel oil inventories jumped 11% to a more than four-year high in the week to May 5 despite lower net import volumes which sank to a five-week low, official data showed on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Straits Times publisher to hive off media business
Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH), which publishes the city-state's main newspaper, said on Thursday it would transfer its media business to a not-for-profit company as the unit struggles with ... ( read original story ...)
US$953mil Singaporean fund ensnared by alleged nickel fraud
Technology startup investor Vickers Venture Partners has been caught up in the allegedly fraudulent nickel trading scheme of a Singaporean businessman and his Envy Global Trading, prompting a review ... ( read original story ...)
UOB’s Q1 profit rises 18% on lower impairment charges
SINGAPORE: United Overseas Bank, reported an 18% rise in first-quarter net profit on Thursday (May 6), boosted by strong fee income growth, a ... ( read original story ...)
UOB Q1 profit rises 18% to $1 billion, beating expectations
UOB, like DBS Group last week, posted a strong start to 2021 with broad-based growth driven by record fee income.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Adrian Pang and Nathan Hartono on banking, fondling mangoes and acting in DBS miniseries Sparks
The duo will act against each other in an episode in the second season Sparks, which premieres online next Tuesday.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Malaysian woman admits performing invasive nose treatment illegally in Singapore hotel
SINGAPORE: A Malaysian beauty consultant came to Singapore to perform illegal invasive beauty procedures on customers, administering a local ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysian woman performed illegal cosmetic procedures in Singapore
A Malaysian woman who entered Singapore to carry out illegal cosmetic procedures pleaded guilty to her charges on Thursday (6 May). ( read original story ...)
TABLE-Singapore fuel oil stocks soar to more than four-year high
The following is Singapore's onshore inventory of oil products, held by up to 13 major oil and oil storage companies as of May 5, according to data released on Thursday by Enterprise Singapore. For ... ( read original story ...)
2 community cases among 18 new COVID infections in Singapore
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday (6 May) confirmed 18 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, taking the country's total case count to 61,286. ( read original story ...)
Cinemas Cut Capacity as Singapore Increases COVID Restrictions
Cinemas in Singapore are once again cutting the capacity of their venues following a government order that raises the national anti-coronavirus restrictions. So far there are no plans to halt film ... ( read original story ...)
In the race for planet-friendly milk, Singapore startup substitutes dairy with algae
“There are some challenges being based here [in Asia], but we’re still very optimistic that we can close the current round of funding,” said Wang, who has said he wants to help “transform Singapore ... ( read original story ...)