Singapore: An Indian Muslim couple was shooed away at a supermarket chain in Singapore from one of its booths which was offering free refreshments to those breaking fast during Ramzan. As per a PTI ...
‘You cannot be an activist and not put yourself at risk’: Singapore climate campaigner Kate Yeo
The 21-year-old climate activist tells Eco-Business how she walks the line of acceptability in a conservative country where activism is taboo.
Mirxes applies for Singapore IPO, but may be lured by Hong Kong
HOMEGROWN cancer diagnostics company Mirxes has made its first submission of documents to the Singapore Exchange (SGX) for an initial public offering (IPO) that could raise between US$100 million and ...
Singapore will update housing, planning strategies to reflect current concerns: Desmond Lee
Singapore will update its housing and planning strategies to reflect the concerns and aspirations of the times, and translate these into detailed plans in the upcoming master plan, said National ... ( read original story ...)
5 Singapore Stocks Warren Buffett Will Feel Comfortable Buying
United Overseas Bank, or UOB, is Singapore’s third-largest bank by market capitalisation. The bank provides a comprehensive range of banking services to individuals and corporations. UOB reported a ...
Limited charging points, rules over sales hamper electric vehicle adoption in Singapore
Parallel importers fear being left behind in Singapore’s road to electrification, as many customers would rather pay a bit more to get the support that authorised dealers offer.
Singapore-flagged tanker boarded by pirates near Ivory Coast
A Singapore-flagged tanker was boarded by pirates around 570km from the Ivory Coast at about 10pm on Monday. The incident was first flagged by the Maritime Domain Awareness for Trade-Gulf of Guinea, a ...
Singapore stocks see muted trading as caution reigns ahead of key data; STI up 0.1%
In the wider Singapore market, gainers outnumbered losers 305 to 256 ... Genting Singapore was the most actively traded constituent stock. The integrated resort operator fell 0.9 per cent or S$0.01 to ...
Transforming Singapore towards sustainable tourism and urban living
Sustainable tourism is becoming a bigger concept in Singapore, where they are prepared to address traveller needs and reconsider their carbon output ...
Singaporeans likely to invest in crypto, even if they can’t explain it: Survey
Singapore to grant in-principle approval to three crypto companies Only 25 per cent or one-quarter of those surveyed said they could "very confidently" explain cryptocurrencies. The survey also found ...
Hin Leong founder and former oil tycoon OK Lim on trial for instigating forgery, cheating HSBC in US$111.7 million case
At the time of the alleged offences, Lim was the managing director and 75 per cent shareholder of Hin Leong Trading, an oil trading company incorporated in Singapore. The prosecution's case is that ...
Crypto hearings in Singapore throw up quirks, legal novelties
SHOULD crypto be recognised as money under Singapore law? If it is, does it mean that any obscure form of currency – even seashells – would have to be recognised? These are some of the tricky and ...
Filipina beauty queen claims Singapore ‘beggar’ approached her with QR code during her Holy Week trip
Michele Gumabao said she was shocked when she was shown the QR code — but are there even beggars in Singapore?
High-profile trial of Singapore’s former oil tycoon OK Lim begins
According to prosecutors, the offences committed between Mar 19 and Mar 23, 2020 had allegedly “induced” HSBC to disburse nearly US$112 million to Hin Leong Trading. The offences carry a maximum ...
Singapore Oil Trader OK Lim on Trial in $3.5 Billion Case
Hin Leong’s fallout was the biggest among a string of failures in Singapore’s commodities sector in recent years. HSBC and DBS Group Holdings Ltd. are among the bank creditors which provided trade ...
HSBC Revolution Card’s 10x points with $0 minimum spend: Is there a catch?
HSBC Revolution, by contrast, lets you earn bonus points more easily-almost anything can be paid for online these days, and contactless payment is very widely accepted in Singapore and many other ...