SINGAPORE, Aug 8 — Economists have warned that the United States’ move to impose a 100 per cent tariff on semiconductor imports could hit chipmakers in Singapore, with ripple effects on sectors like ...
Man handed three vaping-related charges including importing 3,080 pods
Neo Yeow Siang is accused of committing the offences on March 7. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Trump announces 100% tariffs on imports of semiconductors
United States President Donald Trump said on Thursday (Aug. 7) that the US will soon be imposing a 100 per cent tariff on semiconductor imports into the country. However, American companies such as ...
Philippines blocks big crypto exchanges, Coinbase scammer’s stash: Asia Express
ISPs in the Philippines have blocked access to exchanges including OKX, Bybit and Bitget; Singapore exchange sued by investors: Asia Express.
Trump tariffs have kicked in. How will Singapore, South-east Asia be affected?
SINGAPORE] Higher US tariffs came into effect on Thursday (Aug 7), with duties at a baseline rate of 10 per cent for many countries and between 15 per cent and 41 per cent for some. Read more at The ...
Why This CEO Thinks Crypto Is Gambling, Not Investing
John Hope Bryant, the CEO of the nonprofit organization Operation HOPE, joins Forbes senior writer Jabari Young on The Enterprise Zone at Nasdaq MarketSite. During their discussion, Bryant addresses ...
Trump tariffs kick in today. How will Singapore, South-east Asia be affected? Here’s what you need to know
SINGAPORE] A few rounds of tariff rates have been announced this year, as US President Donald Trump set initial baseline rates and countries scrambled to reach new deals. Read more at The Business ...
Crypto Weekly: ether’s moment and Hong Kong’s stablecoin fever
From why ether is a cryptocurrency of choice right now to Hong Kong's stablecoin frenzy, Ciara Lee rounds up the big crypto stories of the week.
Indian Government Clamps Down on Crypto Traders With 44,000 Tax Notices
India’s Income Tax Department has issued over 44,000 notices to crypto traders for failing to report digital asset income. Authorities uncovered $75 million in unreported ...
Singapore Airlines shifts import cargo handling from dnata to Swissport at AMS
Earlier this week, The STAT Trade Times had reported the serious operational challenges at dnata’s new $70-million, fully automated, 61,000 m² cargo facility at the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.
Singapore’s largest banks deliver a mixed report card on profits amid looming rate cuts and U.S. tariffs threats
DBS's quarterly profit grew by 1% yet the bank acknowledged "external uncertainties." Profit at fellow banks UOB and OCBC fell.
Singapore’s bank DBS second-quarter net profit rises 1%, beats forecast
DBS Group , Singapore's biggest bank, on Thursday posted a 1% rise in net profit in the second quarter from a year earlier on the back of higher total income.
As Singapore’s cinemas fade to black, is this the end of the road?
SINGAPORE] The exit of indie player The Projector from Cineleisure, coming on top of Cathay Cineplexes’ recent rental woes, has heightened fears that the local cinema industry is at a crossroads. Read ...
Foresight Ventures Named “Crypto VC of the Year” at the FinanceFeeds Awards 2025
Foresight Ventures, a global investment firm focused on digital assets and Web3 infrastructure, has been awarded “Crypto VC of the Year 2025” by the ...
Father-son duo in dock over RM595m GST fraud in Singapore
S INGAPORE — A father and son have been charged in Singapore over their alleged roles in a massive Goods and Services Tax (GST) “missing trader fraud” scheme involving about S$181 million (RM595 ...
CFTC seeks to allow spot crypto trading on registered exchanges
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said on Monday it would launch an initiative to allow for trading of spot crypto asset contracts listed on a futures exchange registered with the ...