Singapore in 2016. Mr Roach allegedly made off with S$30,000 from the bank before fleeing to Bangkok where he was arrested three days later in a backpacker’s hostel. He was sentenced to 14 months in j... ( read original story ...)
Otters spotted swimming in Singapore’s Central Business District
SINGAPORE: Three otters were spotted in the heart of Singapore's Central Business District on Sunday (Oct 28), swimming in a water feature outside office building One George Street in the Raffles Plac... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Pools to take over horse betting operations from next year
SINGAPORE - Singapore Pools will take over all horse betting operations from the Singapore Turf Club (STC) from Jan 7 next year. The Tote Board Group, which comprises the Tote Board and its wholly-own... ( read original story ...)
UOB asset manager offering customised digital investment portfolios to corporate investors
SINGAPORE - UOB Asset Management (UOBAM) on Tuesday (Oct 30) announced its first-in-market initiative to enable corporate investors to receive customised digital investment portfolios to meet their co... ( read original story ...)
DBS officially launches business-matching programme for startups
Singapore’s multinational bank DBS has officially launched its business-matching programme for startups, called Startup Xchange, in two of its biggest markets, Singapore and Hong Kong. The programme i... ( read original story ...)
Oil prices fall on rising supply, global market woes
SINGAPORE (Reuters ... “A Saudi pledge to produce as much oil as possible, and the stock market rout, have sharply reduced concerns about the Nov. 4 implementation of U.S. sanctions against ... ( read original story ...)
Are Southeast Asia and India already in a bear market?
Year-to-date, Singapore is the second worst performing market in Asia. The worse performing market in Southeast Asia, however, is the Philippines with stock market falling 23.5 per cent from the begin... ( read original story ...)
Oil stable as Asia stock markets rebound, but sentiment cautious on trade concerns
The tight market in Asia is visible in the low amount of unsold crude oil stored on tankers on waters around Singapore and southern Malaysia, the region’s main oil trading and storage hub. Just four s... ( read original story ...)
4 Banks in Asia Pacific That Are Winning Open Banking Adoption
it is no wonder that Finastra named Singapore as the nation that is most ready to embrace open banking in the Asia Pacific region. Singapore ranks at 8.1/10 on the open banking readiness index, runnin... ( read original story ...)
Property management and leasing of black-and-white bungalows outsourced to Colliers
Colliers International announced on October 29 that it has been appointed by the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) to lead the leasing and property management of 183 heritage black-and-white bungalows in ... ( read original story ...)
Company director fined $48,000 for false declarations in steel export documents
SINGAPORE - A director of a wholesale trade company was on ... Singaporean Chetan Rasiklal Sheth, 63, made the false statements while applying for certificates of origin for the export of 22 shipments ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s going all out to get its UNESCO bid for local hawker culture, with a new website and traveling exhibition
Back in August, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong revealed in his National Day Rally speech that Singapore would be nominating our precious hawker culture to be included in the UNESCO Representative List ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Pools to take over horse-betting operations
Hot on the heels of recent cost-cutting measures, Singapore Pools will take over all horse-betting operations from the Singapore Turf Club from Jan 7. The Straits Times understands that the move will ... ( read original story ...)
River Ryan man facing extradition to Singapore
RIVER RYAN — A River Ryan man — accused of robbing a bank in Singapore — will not be heading home anytime soon. A spokesperson with the United Kingdom Home Office, said Minister of State Nick Hurd has ... ( read original story ...)
UK orders StanChart robber suspect to be extradited to Singapore
SINGAPORE - The man suspected of robbing the Holland Village branch of Standard Chartered Bank in 2016 is set to be extradited to face charges here, following orders from Britain's Secretary of State. ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Sovereign Wealth Fund Boss Cites China ‘Bubble’ Risk
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund boss named credit excesses and the property market as two of the biggest challenges facing China. The “credit excesses built up since the global financial crisis need ... ( read original story ...)