The Singapore-headquartered firm will shut down the business after it failed to get a licence to offer its services here. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Caution, greenwashing concerns slow South-east Asia’s sustainable finance in Q1 2025
SINGAPORE] Proceeds from environmental, social and governance (ESG)-labelled debt instruments in South-east Asia fell sharply in the first quarter of 2025, as companies and investors grew more ...
Tech giants in the gun as ATO investigates data centre tax payments
Australian officials are concerned that profits from lucrative local data centres are being underreported in Australia and funnelled offshore instead ...
Singapore working to list etomidate as illegal drug; one-third of vapes seized found to contain it
Vapes, or e-vaporisers, are banned in Singapore. They are controlled and enforced under the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sales) Act. Etomidate is a controlled substance under the Poisons Act ...
Knife dispute between neighbours in Singapore’s Yishun flats leaves one dead, another wounded
A 44-year-old man died and a 53-year-old man was injured following a dispute between neighbours at a Housing and Development Board (HDB) block in ...
1MDB saga: Standard Chartered Bank disputes $3.4 billion claim by …
SINGAPORE – More than US$2.7 billion (S$3.4 billion) in alleged misappropriated funds is being sought from Standard Chartered Singapore (StanChart) in a High Court lawsuit filed by liquidators ...
Singapore fines Standard Chartered entities $4.9 mln for money … – Yahoo
Singapore's central bank imposed penalties of S$5.2 million ($3.95 million) on Standard Chartered Bank (SCBC) and S$1.2 million on Standard Chartered Trust (Singapore) (SCTS) for breaching money ...
After her business failed, she followed in her mum’s footsteps and became a bus captain
When her once-thriving mobile phone business collapsed, Chow Pei Guan moved from Malaysia to Singapore to follow in her mother’s footsteps – becoming a bus captain, a job she once thought was only for ...
Singapore-Led Consortium Launches Mindful Business Movement To Encourage Sustainable Work Practices Across Legal Industry
The movement aims to support the industry in “reducing unnecessary stress, promoting work-life balance and fostering a healthier and supportive workplace culture”.
Canadian Aphrodite Deng hangs on to win the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship, 2 and 1, over Singapore’s Xingtong Chen
Canadian Aphrodite Deng reinforced her standing as one of the two best juniors in the world on Saturday, winning the 76th U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship, defeating Xingtong Chen of Singapore, 2 and 1 ...
Canada’s Aphrodite Deng hangs on to win the U.S. Girls’ Junior, 2 and 1, over Singapore’s Xingtong Chen
Canada's Aphrodite Deng reinforced her standing as one of the two best juniors in the world on Saturday, winning the 76th U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship, defeating Xingtong Chen of Singapore, 2 and 1 ...
Singapore Court Approves New Vote on WazirX Rescue Plan
Singapore court clears new creditor vote for WazirX rescue plan, enabling relaunch, repayments, and hopeful recovery of user funds soon.
AI system developed in Singapore could help predict liver cancer recurrence
The system can predict the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence with 82 per cent accuracy. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore Faces “Serious” China-Linked Cyberattack
Singapore announced it was battling a "serious" cyberattack against its critical infrastructure, attributing the hack to an espionage group that experts have linked to China.
Singapore military helps battle cyberattack: minister
Units in Singapore's military have been called in to help combat a cyberattack against critical infrastructure, the country's defence minister said Saturday -- a hack attempt attributed to an ...
Singapore Responds To ‘Highly Sophisticated’ Cyberattack As China Denies Involvement
Singapore’s defence and cyber agencies are actively countering a major cyber threat that has targeted its critical infrastructure, a situation which authorities say involves a China-linked espionage ...