BOUSTEAD Singapore on Tuesday (Nov 14) reported 19 per cent higher net profit at S$26.9 million for the first half of FY2024 ended Sep 30, compared with S$22.6 million the previous year. Read more at ...
Bahrain hopes to draw Asean firms to grow digital economy as it opens EDB office in Singapore
Singapore’s Whampoa Group plans to launch its new digital bank, Singapore Gulf Bank, in December. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Acer-backed Winking Studios aims to grow global reach with Singapore IPO
GAMING-RELATED company Winking Studios has drawn up plans to boost its international reach and drive its regional expansion. And at the centre of these plans is a listing on the Singapore Exchange ...
Building on grandpa’s legacy: How firm’s third-gen owners go digital to grow family business
Through solutions like Enterprise Resource Planning, local electronics retailer Parisilk is getting the help it needs to future-proof the company. Read more at straitstimes.com.
20 FUN and Interesting Facts About Singapore
Singapore is one of the most beautiful countries in the world, but did you also know that it’s only made up of one city? The whole nation is full of interesting, amazing facts that ...
Singapore vows to implement Crypto Asset Reporting Framework
It mulls to transpose CARF into domestic law by 2027. Singapore and 47 other jurisdictions vowed to begin automatic exchanges in crypto-asset reporting based on the internationally agreed Crypto-Asset ...
Singapore’s life insurance industry dips 9.7% in 9M23
The life insurance industry reported a YTD total of S$3.5b in weighted new business premiums. Amid global economic uncertainty, sustained inflation, and geopolitical tensions, Singapore's life ...
At Tanglin Halt for decades, some stallholders, shop tenants trudge on despite slow business
Despite sluggish sales, some stallholders have chosen to stay for nostalgia's sake. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore ventures among South-east Asian firms taking root in Rwanda
PM Lee Hsien Loong said Rwandans have the desire to progress, succeed, and to make a better future for themselves. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Heightened caution at Singapore banks as market uncertainties creep up despite resilient Q3 earnings
SINGAPORE’S banks are cautious about economic uncertainties that lie ahead, despite reporting resilient earnings for the third quarter ended September. Read more at The Business Times.
Chemical found in some weight-loss drugs listed as poison, sale restricted in Singapore
In 2012, a 24-year-old woman in Singapore died of acute DNP poisoning after eating such pills. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Chemical in some weight-loss drugs listed as poison, sale restricted in Singapore
A chemical found in some weight-loss remedies has been listed as a poison, with the sale of any such products now restricted.
WeWork bankruptcy: Is there still demand for co-working spaces in Singapore?
New tenants may opt for other co-working space providers in Singapore until there is more clarity about WeWork's future, one analyst says.
Weekly crypto highlights -BlackRock steals the limelight, AGAIN!!
The recent crypto Spot ETF developments, with BlackRock heading the tide in the industry, have proved that ETF approvals are not a matter of ‘if’ but a matter of ‘when.’ ...
Singapore’s pampered pets: Puppy yoga, flights for cats, guinea pig houses and goldfish staycays
The pet care industry is set to grow even more, with a greater number of owners treating pets to quasi-human experiences. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Iras commits to implementing crypto-asset reporting framework with 47 other jurisdictions
SINGAPORE and 47 other jurisdictions, including the US, the UK and Australia, said on Friday (Nov 10) that they will work to start automatic exchanges in crypto-asset reporting in 2027. Read more at ...