Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, OCBC Bank (Hong Kong) is selling its entire 33.33% stake or 190 million shares in Hong Kong Life Insurance to Yue ...
Shell shuts down oil processing unit to investigate leak, Singapore’s port authority says
Shell has shut down an oil processing unit at its Pulau Bukom facility to investigate a suspected leak, Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) and National Environment Agency (NEA) said on ...
I Visited Singapore With My 3-year-old — Here’s Why It’s a Low-key Dream Destination for Kids
In Singapore, public cleanliness is paramount — spitting and chewing gum are illegal. And the City in Nature lives up to its name, with trees and gardens covering almost 50 percent of the small island ...
Singapore Institute of Advanced Medicine exploring new business areas, optimistic for 2025
SINGAPORE – Beleaguered cancer treatment firm Singapore Institute of Advanced Medicine has plans in place to make 2025 a better year than the troubled 12 months it has just endured. The firm, which ...
Singapore market unlikely to repeat 2024’s high; moderate returns expected for 2025
While the Singapore market is unlikely to see a similar performance in 2025, analysts said that it will remain stable going into the new year.
Director of household appliances company fined S$280,000 for evading GST, falsifying documents
SINGAPORE: A director of a firm that sells household appliances has been fined S$280,000 (US$206,000) for fraudulently evading Goods and Services Tax (GST) on imported goods and falsifying documents.
Singapore’s blue-chip gauge closes 0.3% higher
SINGAPORE shares rose on Friday (Dec 27), with the Straits Times Index (STI) closing marginally higher after Wall Street was little changed overnight, post-Christmas. Read more at The Business Times.
Singapore’s port handled record of over 40 million shipping containers in 2024
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s largest port operator PSA handled over 40 million shipping containers, or twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), in 2024, a record-breaking feat that it has called a “significant ...
Singapore’s container throughput hits over 40 million TEUs in 2024, breaks record
THE box throughput handled by the Singapore port in 2024 surpassed 40 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), exceeding its record of 39 million TEUs in 2023. Read more at The Business Times.
Study In Singapore: SINGA Offers Fully Funded PhD or EngD Scholarship For International Students
The Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) is now accepting applications for the January 2026 intake. In partnership with top Singaporean colleges and research institutions, this fellowship ...
Citing better portfolio mix, OCBC Investment Research raises fair value for Keppel DC REIT
A third data centre, dubbed KDC SGP 9, is slated for development on the same site as the other two data centres ...
Singapore fuel oil stocks rise to more than 8-year high
The following table details Singapore's onshore oil products inventory held by up to 14 major oil and oil storage companies as of Dec. 25, according to data released on Thursday by Enterprise ...
Record 1,000 HDB resale flats hit $1m in 2024: Market anomaly or new norm?
The number of flats sold on the resale market for a million dollars or more has reached a record high and is unlikely to slow down in 2025, according to property experts. Real estate agency ERA ... ( read original story ...)
DBS, SIA, Mapletree Logistics Trust appear in Syfe’s list of top-traded SGX stocks for the year
Syfe also released the top five most-traded stocks in the US and Hong Kong respectively; one stock on the latter exchange has surged 635% year to date.
Singapore Ranks First in Blockchain Innovation With Top Global Score
Singapore leads globally in blockchain with 1,600 patents and 81 crypto exchanges, scoring 85.4 in global rankings. Bahrain debuts crypto-friendly corporate banking services, bridging traditional and ...
This Singapore stock surged more than 370% this year
Singapore shares had a very good year, outperforming many of their regional peers. Read more at straitstimes.com.