SINGAPORE: A fire, which broke out in Golden Mile Tower - an office and shopping complex along Beach Road, on Saturday (Aug 31) - has been put out. In a Facebook post at 2.30pm, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) described the incident as a "multi ...
Singapore, Vietnam boost cooperation in renewable energy exports
VOV.VN - The Petrovietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) and its Singaporean partner Sembcorp Utilities Pte Ltd launched a ceremony on August 28 in Singapore to hand over contract packages on ...
Singapore proposes new law allowing police to stop bank transfers
SINGAPORE: Singapore is planning to introduce a new law that would enable police to order banks to restrict the accounts of individuals suspected to be targets of scams. The proposed law, called the Protection from Scams Bill, will be introduced in the ...
Singapore’s pet cat licensing scheme kicks in Sunday (Sept 1): Here’s what you need to know
SINGAPORE: When the pet cat licensing scheme kicks in Sunday (Sept 1), cat owners in Singapore can begin applying for licences for their feline family members.
Validus Adds $50 Million from HSBC for Online Lending to MSMEs
Validus is reporting new capital from HSBC in the amount of USD $50 million. The funds will be utilized to provide online lending for micro, small, and medium ...
Inside Singapore’s egg farms: Full-body showers, disinfectant foot-dip help protect hens from bird flu in Singapore
Singapore’s egg farms have strict biosecurity measures like ... This can potentially lead to the spread of the virus to other birds,” Boehringer Ingelheim head of poultry business for Asean, South ...
Singapore second most transparent property market in Asia
Singapore ranked second in Asia for real estate market transparency and was rated as "highly transparent" for the first time.
A New Statue of a British Colonialist Exposes a Divide in Singapore
Dedications to Raffles dot the landscape of Singapore. A business district, schools and dozens of other buildings bear his name. Two eight-foot likenesses of the man loom large in downtown Singapore.
UOB’s Wee on driving the business through values and culture
Had Wee Ee Cheong, the deputy chairman and chief executive officer of United Overseas Bank Ltd (UOB), not followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, he likely would have been a doctor ...
PM Modi to visit Brunei, Singapore in first week of Sept to boost ties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Brunei on September 3-4, seeking to further strengthen the bilateral cooperation in all existing sectors, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said ...
Singapore archer Syahidah Alim and shooter Daniel Chan bow out of the Paralympics
Singapore's world No. 2 archer Syahidah Alim was off to a red-hot start at the Paralympics on Aug 30, scoring two maximum 10s in the individual compound open round-of-32 match against Australia's Ameera Lee.
Strong turnout of over 50,000 runners expected at StanChart Marathon
THERE are still three months to go until the flag off for this year’s Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM), and all signs point to the annual event being yet another – pun intended – runaway ...
DBS consumer banking head Jeremy Soo to succeed UOB’s Susan Hwee as Nets chair
NETWORK for Electronic Transers (Nets) has appointed Jeremy Soo, DBS’ head of consumer banking and managing director, as its chairman, effective Sunday (Sep 1). Read more at The Business Times.
An inside look at how Singapore’s egg farms keep out bird flu
Singapore, however, is currently free from bird flu ... the entry of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), said Dr Michael Banawa, head of poultry business for ASEAN, South Korea, Australia and ...
Passenger transport in Singapore – statistics and facts
The main passenger transport in Singapore comprises of the public bus, train system and taxis. A major form of transportation is rail: The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) which now has more than 140 ...
Singapore, Hong Kong and UAE lead in crypto adoption: Report
The UAE scored third in the index because of its tax-friendliness, economic factors, innovation and technology.