The 2024 cryptocurrency bull market has sparked a remarkable surge in wealth, creating over 88K new millionaires and elevating six individuals to billionaire status, according to a recent report by British investment migration consultancy Henley & Partners.
Australia leads world in crypto ATM growth as kiosks pour in
Australia has nearly 1,200 Bitcoin ATMs, up from just 73 two years ago, with more on the way. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Crypto Fund Leads Investment in YULILY, Ushering in a New Era for Short Video Cross-Border E-Commerce Industry
YULILY is a short video composite interest platform aimed at providing users with a platform to showcase themselves, discover beauty, and light up their lives through short videos, live broadcasts, ...
Hong Kong electronics firm PC Partner eyes new home base, secondary listing in Singapore
Setting up a new headquarters in Singapore and a secondary listing in the city state form part of PC Partner’s expansion into Southeast Asia.
Toh Kai Wei ready to captain Singapore netball to new era of success
Singapore begin their Nations Cup title defence against Canada at OCBC Arena on Sept 1. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Multiple vehicles catch fire at Singapore’s Golden Mile Tower; initial findings show blaze didn’t involve EVs
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Multiple vehicles at a rooftop carpark at Golden Mile Tower caught fire on Aug 31, sending thick plumes of smoke billowing from the building in Beach Road. Initial ...
Fire breaks out at Singapore’s Golden Mile Tower; initial findings show blaze did not involve EVs
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 ...