Nearly 8,000 companies benefited from programmes by the Singapore Business Federation last year. The SBF, a body that represents more than 32,000 businesses, also saw more members joining last year ...
Ethereum L2 Taiko and DoraHacks are launching the largest anonymous community vote in crypto history
Chainwire: Taiko, an Ethereum Layer 2 network, and DoraHacks, the largest hacker movement in crypto, are spearheading the biggest anonymous community vote ever conducted in Web3. The initiative aims ...
Analysis-Global wheat import demand dented by local output, economic woes
Global wheat imports are likely to drop this year as slowing economic growth among top buyers, a stronger greenback and higher local cereal output curb grain buying, putting pressure on prices despite ...
Singapore’s 10-fold rise in family offices is driving a philanthropy boom
Singapore has more than 2,000 single-family offices — up from 200 in 2019. Many are channeling their overseas charitable efforts through the city-state.
I left my job in corporate law to start a 7-figure matcha business with my wife. Working together has strengthened our relationship.
Millennial couple Elias Tiong and Hailee Chong were both lawyers. They left their jobs to focus on Crafti, a matcha company.
Singapore’s 10-fold rise in family offices is driving a philanthropic boom
Singapore has more than 2,000 single-family offices — up from 200 in 2019. Many are channeling their overseas charitable efforts through the city-state.
S’porean man allegedly asked to pay S$298 for ‘customs tax’ after buying S$1,400 water filter in JB
A Singaporean man was reportedly tricked into paying S$298 of "customs tax" at the Singapore borders after buying a water filter in Johor Bahru which cost S$1,400. A reader told Mothership that his ...
Memecoins: A new frontier or a dicey gamble for young investors in Singapore?
Two Gen Z investors said they are drawn to memecoins for their potential outsized returns, despite knowing the risks involved. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore shares rise at Friday’s open; STI up 0.1%
SINGAPORE shares began Friday (Feb 7) trading in positive territory as markets abroad mostly closed higher. Read more at The Business Times.
The vast, sophisticated and fast-growing global enterprise that is Scam Inc
In their different ways, Edgar and Rita were both victims of “pig-butchering”, the most lucrative scam in a global industry that steals over $500bn a year from victims all around the world. In “Scam ...
Will Singapore avoid Trump’s tariffs but face US-China trade war ‘crossfire’?
Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan has said the city state is unlikely to be on the US tariff “hit list”.
Singapore distillates stocks surge 13% despite higher net exports
Singapore's middle distillates stocks rose 13% from last week despite higher net exports, official data showed on Thursday, amid falling 10ppm sulphur gasoil February derivatives prices since earlier ...
China’s ‘lifeline’ labs and rich Asians’ crypto craze
A notable example is Hubei Yangtze Memory Labs in Wuhan, where many engineers from leading Chinese chipmaker YMTC, which was added to the U.S. Entity List in 2022, conduct trials and test samples.
Bitcoin could hit US$500,00 by end-2028: Standard Chartered
Geoff Kendrick of Standard Chartered, having made a bull case for Bitcoin (BTC) to hit US$200,000 by end of this year, has now further expanded on his thesis to predict that the most famous ...
Singapore shares down on tariffs drag; STI dips 0.2%
SINGAPORE shares closed lower for the third consecutive day on Wednesday (Feb 5), after US President Donald Trump announced tariffs on China – the world’s second-largest economy and a key trading ...
Singapore unlikely to be hit by direct US tariffs but may still be impacted: Vivian
SINGAPORE - Singapore is not expected to be hit by trade tariffs from the United States, but still stands to be indirectly impacted as it is a small and open economy, said Foreign Minister Vivian ...