Amazon.com Inc. plans to spend $9 billion expanding its cloud computing infrastructure in Singapore, the latest global tech company to boost investment in Southeast Asia.
Singapore’s Public Toilets Taskforce kicks off discussions to clean up dirty loos
A government taskforce to battle dirty public toilets is now in full force. The goal is to improve cleanliness at common toilets, especially those found at coffee shops and hawker centres. The ...
Singapore Stock Market May Find Additional Support On Tuesday
The Singapore stock market rebounded on Monday, one session after ending the three-day winning streak in which it had risen more than ...
Jollibee founder Tony Tan backs hotel SPAC deal despite lull in IPOs
SINGAPORE -- The founder of the Philippine fast-food giant Jollibee, Tony Tan, is throwing his full weight behind the initial public offering of a hotel brand on New York's Nasdaq via a merger with a ...
Singapore shares rise at Tuesday’s open tracking global rally; STI up 0.2%
SINGAPORE stocks entered Tuesday (May 7) morning slightly stronger following overnight gains on Wall Street and Europe brought about by optimism over potential rate cuts by central banks. Read more at ...
2 men convicted in $3b money laundering case deported to Cambodia, barred from re-entering Singapore
SINGAPORE - Two men convicted in Singapore's largest money laundering case were deported to Cambodia on Monday (May 6). Su Wenqiang and Wang Baosen, both 32, will be barred from re-entering Singapore, ...
Singapore Airlines signs historic deal to buy 1,000 tonnes of sustainable jet fuel from Finland’s Neste
Sustainable aviation fuel is made from 100 per cent renewable waste and residue raw materials and cut greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80 per cent, Neste said Singapore said in February it would ...
No shortage of candidates to be Singapore’s next finance minister
DEPUTY Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will soon announce his new Cabinet, a few days before he is sworn in as Singapore’s fourth prime minister on May 15. Read more at The Business Times.
4 Asset Classes That Low-Risk Singapore Investors Can Invest In Now
Singapore investors who aim for a return of between 5% and 7% p.a. prefer four low-risk asset classes, such as fixed deposits and government bonds.
Singapore Firm Pays $1.3M in Bitcoin Over Cyber Attack
The incident follows a ransomware attack on the Singapore Law Society’s private network system in May last year.
Singapore ranks 9th most crypto-friendly country in the world
Singapore ranked 9th amongst the world’s most crypto-friendly countries, with a score of 67.47 out of 100. In Singapore, 11.1% of the population holds crypto assets despite the 61.3% gap in the cost ...
New Singapore PM Wong will bring in a greater degree of openness
Donald Low is a senior lecturer and professor of practice in public policy at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He is also the director ... When Lee Hsien Loong became prime minister ...
Singapore leads APAC in attracting cross-border capital
Overseas investments made up 45.6% of Singapore's capital in 1Q24. Singapore received the highest portion of cross-border capital in Asia-Pacific, receiving US$906m from institutional investors.
Glencore, PT Chandra Asri nears $1bn deal for Shell’s Singapore assets
Indonesia’s PT Chandra Asri Pacific is expected to become operator and majority owner of Shell’s Singapore assets.
HSBC names ex-Citi banker as head of global banking in Singapore
Gilbert Ng has experience in corporate finance and risk management. HSBC has announced Gilbert Ng as the new head of global banking (GB) in Singapore, effective 2 May. Ng is tasked with growing the ...
Crypto.com says it now has more than 100 million global users
Singapore-based digital asset exchange Crypto.com today said that more than 100 million people around the world are now using its services. Per its press release, this milestone was achieved shortly ...