The latest six-month Treasury Bills (T-bills) issued on 5 March 2024 had a cut-off yield of 3.8 per cent per annum, with a cut-off price of 98.105. The total amount applied was S$12.4 billion, with a ...
UOB chief Wee Ee Cheong’s 2023 salary rises to $15.9m, overtaking DBS CEO’s pay
UOB chief executive officer Wee Ee Cheong’s salary rose as the bank’s full-year core earnings hit a new record in 2023, but his pay increased at a slower pace. Mr Wee’s annual pay for the year came in ...
Wealthy Chinese relocating to Singapore open new art galleries and spaces, but concerns exist over local integration and a lack of sales
Singapore has recently seen many art galleries and spaces opened by wealthy mainland Chinese new to the city-state, but concerns have arisen over their local integration and a lack of sales.
Singapore jails man for threatening PM Lee Hsien Loong on Facebook
Kong Chee Kian said someone should assassinate Lee following the shooting of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe.
Latest Singapore COE prices and bidding results (20 March)
SINGAPORE — Certificate of Entitlement (COE) prices increased for all categories except for commercial vehicles in the latest bidding exercise that closed on Wednesday (20 March). COE premiums for ...
SINGAPORE’S “HUSTLE CULTURE” TAKES ITS TOLL: THE AIR STATION AND RESMED LAUNCH INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS WORK-INDUCED SLEEP ISSUES
Singapore's reputation as a bustling hub for business and innovation may come at a cost. The city-state is facing a silent epidemic – poor sleep quality. The "ResMed 2024 Sleep Survey[1]" reveals a ...
Passport-free travel in Singapore is here — but only for certain travelers
From Tuesday, people traveling via car between Singapore and Malaysia can show self-generated QR codes rather than handing over their passports at two checkpoints. Authorities estimate the new ...
Loan Tenure in Singapore: 6 Best Times To Change It (2024)
Understanding loan tenure in Singapore and how it works is important if you intend to finance your property purchase with a home loan. Unless you can pay off your entire home in cash, you will ... ( read original story ...)
He biked from Spain to Singapore. The kindness of strangers kept him going.
As he rode into the Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore, Austin-based cyclist Andrew Mortensen felt sad to end his journey, but also “hopeful for our world.” ...
Explainer: Why Singapore is looking at using nuclear energy and what needs to happen before plans get underway
The Energy Market Authority (EMA), among other government agencies, have been sending officers on overseas study trips to countries that deploy or used to deploy nuclear energy.
Singapore GIC’s domestic equity holdings rises 32% to Rs 2.14 trn in a year
According to NSDL data, SWFs account for about 7 per cent of the overall foreign portfolio investor-assets under custody (FPI-AUC) ...
Punggol Coast MRT station to be extension of Singapore Institute of Technology’s new campus
The new campus, situated within the Punggol Digital District, will be operational by the end of 2024. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore seeking closer collaboration with China on digital economy: Teo Chee Hean
The digital economy is a new frontier where Singapore hopes to seek closer collaboration with China. Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean said this during a visit to Zhejiang -- an economic powerhouse on ...
Daily Cuts – #TalkBack: Is the 44-hour work week still viable in Singapore?
On #TalkBack, Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Adrian Choo, CEO and Founder of Career Agility International, about whether the 44-hour work week is still viable here. ( read original story ...)
EMERGING MARKETS-Asian FX slip, stocks gain ahead of key c.bank meetings
The Philippine peso depreciated 0.4% while the Taiwanese dollar slipped 0.2%. Seoul stocks jumped 1.3% while Singapore stocks added 0.3%. After Bank of Japan's historic shift away from negative ...
Singapore expresses concern over impact of Israel’s planned assault on Rafah
FM Balakrishnan told Mr Netanyahu that Israel’s military actions in Gaza have gone too far. Read more at straitstimes.com.