He came to Singapore to further his education but ended up facing a serious health condition instead. The family of Liu Yiwei, 19, is seeking $100,000 in donations on Give.Asia after the teen suffered ...
Indian Tourist Arrivals In Singapore Surge By 13% In 2024
Singapore sees a 13% rise in Indian tourists, with 898,180 visitors in the first nine months of 2024, boosting tourism growth.
School of grit: Banking head went from playing truant in primary school to acing poly and uni
From troublemaker to topping the academic cohort, Mr Alvin Lim's journey to success has been hard-won. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Lee Hsien Yang creating ‘false picture’ of demolition urgency for 38 Oxley Road, Singapore says
The estranged brother of former Singapore PM had urged PM Lawrence Wong to expedite action in fulfilling Lee Kuan Yew’s wish for the house to be demolished. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Government says Lee Hsien Yang is creating “false urgency” for demolition of 38 Oxley Road
The Government says Lee Hsien Yang is creating a false urgency by pushing for the immediate demolition of the property at 38 Oxley Road. In his online posts, Mr Lee claims that his father - ... ( read original story ...)
Indo-Pacific nations regulating crypto faster than the US
SEC Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda voiced concern that the United States is lagging behind Indo-Pacific countries regarding crypto regulation.
Singapore will support Commonwealth countries in using tech for development: PM Wong
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has promised that Singapore will back fellow Commonwealth countries in using technology to drive their development. Mr Wong was speaking at his first Commonwealth Heads of ...
Las Vegas Sands To Invest $8 Billion To Expand Singapore Casino
Las Vegas Sands—controlled by the family of the late casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson—plans to invest $8 billion to expand its integrated casino resort in Singapore amid a tourism boom in the ...
Four arrested, S$440,000 seized after Singapore operation against money mule activities
SINGAPORE: Four people were arrested and over S$440,000 in suspected scam proceeds seized in an islandwide operation against suspected money mule activities earlier this month.
At a glance: Duties of telcos and banks under Singapore’s scam liability framework
SINGAPORE - A new framework will be launched on Dec 16 to establish who pays the bills for phishing scam losses. First in line to be examined are banks, such as DBS Bank, UOB, OCBC and Citibank, and ...
Financial institutions, telcos to be accountable to scam victims; new framework kicks in on Dec 16
Under the Shared Responsibility Framework, banks have to block or hold for 24 hours suspicious transactions of over $25k. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Trump victory implies tarriffs, debt, inflation and rising interest rates says OCBC
Trump victory to fuel higher debt, tariffs, inflation, interest rates, and ultimately recession, pressurising S-REITs, regional markets ...
8 years ago, Singapore declared war on diabetes. Is it winning?
Diabetes is a global health crisis, particularly type 2 diabetes, which is heavily influenced by lifestyle habits, and numbers are increasing every year. Ever since launching the war on diabetes, ...
Singapore’s Growing Financial And Telecom Industries
Singapore's economy is characterised by a robust services sector, which accounts for 65% of its GDP, marking a significant increase from 55% over the past decades. Click to read.
SCB Wins Top Marketing Awards from Marketing Excellence Awards 2024, Reinforcing Its Digital Bank with a Human Touch Strategy
Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), led by Ms. Piyamas Siriwat, Senior Vice President, Solution Sales and Specialist Division and other executives, announced the bank's success in winning two prestigious ...
DBS and Citi maintain ‘buy’ on Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust
Citi analyst Brandon Lee notes that MPACT continues to benefit from positive Singapore rent reversions in 1HFY2025, driven by Vivocity with a positive rental reversion of 17.3%. This is supported by ...