SINGAPORE blue chips failed to sustain the momentum at market open on Tuesday (Feb 4) with the benchmark index Straits Times Index (STI) down 3.46 points or 0.09 per cent lower at 3,823.01 at the ...
Majority of Singapore SMEs plan to invest in GenAI solutions: DBS survey
MORE than seven in 10 Singapore small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are investing in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) solutions to stay competitive amid macroeconomic uncertainty, DBS’ ...
Singapore to spend S$150 million on drainage projects in 2025 to improve flood resilience
Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu says it's “neither practical nor prudent” to continuously expand Singapore’s drainage infrastructure due to the lack of land.
Man accused of killing cat allegedly stabbed four more in Toa Payoh, Singapore
SINGAPORE: A man who allegedly killed a cat in October 2024 is now accused of stabbing and injuring four more cats in Toa Payoh.
India among top three countries on Singapore’s tourist list in 2024
India has emerged as one of the top three markets for visitor arrivals in Singapore with 1.2 million Indians visiting the city-state in 2024, the tourism board here said on Tuesday.
Singapore unlikely to be hit by direct US tariffs, but may still be impacted: Vivian Balakrishnan
SINGAPORE - Singapore is not expected to be hit by trade tariffs from the United States, but still stands to be indirectly impacted as it is a small and open economy, said Foreign Minister Vivian ...
Singaporean golfer Shannon Tan gets sponsor invite to play at HSBC Women’s World Championship
Chen Xingtong is also competing, making it the first time that S'pore has 2 players in the LPGA event. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Tokenized RWA markets return to ATH levels as tokens lead crypto recovery
Real-world asset tokenization markets have returned to their all-time high in terms of value tokenized onchain as related RWA tokens led crypto market recovery on Feb. 3. The total value locked ...
‘Very volatile’: Beijing retaliates with tariffs on US imports, Google probe
Singapore: China has launched an investigation into Google and will slap additional tariffs of 10 to 15 per cent on certain US imports including coal and natural gas within days, as it retaliated in ...
Singapore Does Not Expect to Be on Trump’s Hit List for Tariffs
Singapore’s top diplomat said he doesn’t expect to the wealthy island nation to be in the firing line for US tariffs even as President Donald Trump shows he’s willing to target other friendly nations ...
Singapore’s GIC appoints Bryan Yeo as group chief investment officer
Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC said on Tuesday that it has appointed Bryan Yeo, currently deputy group chief investment officer, as group CIO, taking over from Jeffrey Jaensubhakij who will ...
Singapore teenagers spend nearly 8.5 hours a day on screens: CNA-IPS survey
The survey found that teens spent the most time on screens daily – almost 3 hours – for education purposes, followed by entertainment for 2 hours.
Lim Tze Peng, Singapore’s oldest living artist and national treasure, dies at 103
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s oldest living artist Lim Tze Peng, best known for his Chinese ink scenes of old Chinatown and the Singapore River, as well as his distinct calligraphic idiom termed “muddled ...
AI and more: These tech firms top the list of Singapore’s 100 fastest-growing companies
A good variety of sectors are in a list of 100 fastest-growing companies based in in Singapore, going by a study done by The Straits Times and Germany-based global research firm Statista. Read more at ...
Eyeing success of Singapore’s Temasek, Indonesia approves investment arm of its own
The agency, dubbed Danantara, is set to receive trillions of rupiah in initial capital as it aims to improve returns from state investments.
Asia’s capital market needs a ‘Taylor Swift’ of IPOs to catalyze listings, venture capitalist says
Asia's "nascent capital market" needs a catalyst — but investors shouldn't be deterred from investing in the region's private markets, experts say.