Soon after he was retrenched as a chef, a man in his 20s was tricked into giving up his personal details to scammers. He then agreed to work for ...
Singapore To Charge Passengers a Fee for Mandatory Sustainable Aviation Fuel Usage
Singapore introduces a passenger levy to fund the mandatory use of SAF on departing flights, aiming to balance growth with environmental sustainability in the aviation sector.
Cambodian with Dominican passport faces massive legal woes in Singapore
Cambodian national Chen Qingyuan, who according to published reports holds a Dominican passport, is facing mounting legal woes in Singapore after he was charged with forgery and conspiracy to cheat ...
Singapore Market falls 0.83%
At closing bell, the Straits Times Index (STI) index was down 26.95 points, or 0.83%, to 3,217.11 after trading between 3,214.53 and 3,247.63. Volume of 2.24 billion shares worth S$1.47 billion ...
Ask The Finance Minister 2024
Finance Minister Lawrence Wong responds to burning questions from Singaporeans in an insightful discussion after his 2024 Budget speech. The candid conversation focuses on the bread-and-butter issues ...
HSBC’s yawning discount is too harsh
Noel Quinn has unleashed a virtuous cycle at HSBC , . Annual results released on Wednesday show the $155 billion global bank he leads is delivering consistently strong returns and that its investments ...
Recycling Your Angbaos Should Be Your Family’s Sustainable Practice For 2024
DBS/POSB, one of the leading financial services groups in Asia, has taken a significant step towards environmental sustainability. They’ve set up over 40 recycling bins in their branches across ...
UOB One Account: UOB Savings Account Review 2024
If you’re looking for a day-to-day savings account that will give you more returns than just 0.05% p.a., there are plenty of options available in Singapore. The problem is, most of them require you to ...
Jail for 2 company directors who cheated DBS into disbursing more than $500k in loans
SINGAPORE – Using false documents, two directors of different wholesale trade companies worked together to deceive DBS Bank into giving one of the firms more than $500,000 in loans linked to business ...
Singapore’s local banks ring in the Year of the Dragon in style
DBS hosted more than 600 corporate clients at the Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore hotel on Feb 14, the first of a two-day Spring Festival celebration to usher in the Year of the Dragon. Clients were ...
OCBC to give total of S$9 million one-off support to 14,000 junior employees globally
Some S$9 million will be disbursed to 14,000 OCBC employees to help them better cope with cost-of-living concerns. How much will Singapore workers get?
Woman accused of causing husband’s death charged with offences including cheating
Court documents state that she allegedly worked with others to cheat UOB Bank in June 2022. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore’s monetary authority advises banks to get busy protecting against quantum decryption
Singapore is a regional hub for Asia's financial services community and is growing in importance as that sector considers China's increasing influence in Hong Kong. Few major finance industry players ...
Singapore to invest up to S$100 million to boost fibre network to 10Gbps; upgrade to start from mid-2024
SINGAPORE: The nationwide broadband network will undergo an ... access to speeds of up to 10Gbps in the second half of this decade, said Mr Wong, who is also Finance Minister. The speed would be 10 ...
Singapore to invest up to S$100 million in 10 Gbps fibre network upgrade
This will support maintaining Singapore’s global competitiveness and unlocking further economic opportunities.” IMDA’s investment is in line with Finance Minister Lawrence Wong’s announcement last ...
Hong Kong bankers earn up to 46 per cent more than Singapore peers
FINANCE and technology professionals are generally better paid in Hong Kong than in Singapore, with investment-banking analysts earning 46 per cent more than in the South-east Asian city-state, ...