Crypto.com announced on Tuesday it has received permission to operate in Dubai, further strengthening the United Arab Emirates’ cryptocurrency scene. The Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange said ...
Singapore’s Sea slips back into the red as growth slows
Despite the setback, TikTok is expected to expand its market share. In a report earlier this month, Singapore-based consultancy Momentum Works projects TikTok Shop will triple its market share in ...
Singapore-based fund takes majority stake in media firm once backed by Bankman-Fried loan
This deal is worth more than US$50 million, according to people familiar with the matter. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore beats the US as the largest source of real estate investments in APAC
Property investors from Singapore injected nearly US$8.5b into the region. Singapore has emerged as the primary source of Asia-Pacific (APAC) real estate investments year-to-date, surpassing the ...
Boustead Singapore reports 19% higher H1 profit at S$26.9 million
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.