Local shares closed largely flat on Wednesday after wary local investors kept their powder dry ahead of United States inflation data. Read more at straitstimes.com.
PayBito Launches Crypto Broker Program for Entrepreneurs to Make Money From Home
A PayBito-associated crypto broker from Singapore says, "I'm making money from home and living a life free of EMIs." Brokering World Hunger Away While Making Money From Home: A PayBito-associated ...
Govt lifts RE export ban, details yet to be ironed out
The government is lifting an 18-month ban on renewable energy (RE) exports — a move to allow the country to tap the rising demand in Singapore and subsequently accelerate local RE generation capacity.
Singapore bank OCBC posts record Q1 profit, beats expectations
SINGAPORE: Singapore's second-biggest lender Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) reported on Wednesday (May 10) a better-than-expected 39 per cent jump in first-quarter profit from a year earlier on ...
Chinese Exports Cool in Latest Warning Sign on Global Trade
The global slowdown means trade is unlikely to play such a pivotal role in driving China’s economy as it did during the first years of the pandemic.
Singapore retail vacancy rates rise for the first time in almost a year
The retail vacancy rate hit 7.6% in Q1. According to a JLL report, URA’s statistics signalled that retailers and investors continue to err on the side of caution amid macroeconomic headwinds ...
Singapore: Jail for tycoon Peter Lim’s former son-in-law for offences linked to illegal gambling activities
Billionaire Peter Lim’s former son-in-law, Kho Bin Kai, will be spending time behind bars after he pleaded guilty to multiple offences including those involving a syndicate linked to illegal gambling ...
Tenity Launches XRPL Accelerator in Singapore for Early-Stage Blockchain, Crypto Startups
Tenity announced that it has become a programme partner of the XRPL Accelerator in Asia Pacific with the launch of a Singapore-based cohort.
WhatsApp now allows Singapore-based users to pay businesses within the app
After India and Brazil, WhatsApp is launching the ability to pay businesses within a chat in Singapore. Meta has partnered with Stripe to roll out the feature in the region. WhatsApp has built this ...
Crypto Options Liquidity Provider OrBit Markets Offers Bitcoin and Gold-Hybrid Derivative
Orbit Markets, an institutional liquidity provider of crypto options, is rolling out the first bitcoin ... XAUT or bitcoin as designated by OrBit, the Singapore-based company said. In its statement, ...
Singapore fines Chinese woman US$9,000 for smuggling nearly 175kg of food, including duck and pig blood
Singapore Immigration officers uncovered 101.45kg of assorted meat products and 73.65kg of processed food products belonging to Chinese national, Mei Hua.
From 2024, You Won’t Need A Passport At Singapore Checkpoints
From 2024, Singapore will set up Automated Border Control System ... concept (NCC), which is aimed at providing faster and more secure immigration as well as customs clearance, a report in Straits ...
Singlife fine-tunes investment strategy post merger with Aviva Singapore
Since the merger, Singlife has been working on setting up investment team, developing a sustainability framework, and improving cohesion across insurance policies.
IPEF talks underway in Singapore
The 14 participating countries have already come together in recent months to discuss negotiating objectives and propose initial text for major swaths of the agreement.
Singapore stocks end lower on Monday, STI down 0.3%
SINGAPORE - Singapore stocks ended lower on Monday, with the Straits Times Index (STI) losing 0.3 per cent or 8.97 points to 3,257.66. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Researcher cited in local media on rich foreigners becoming Singapore citizens clarifies he was misquoted
The researcher who was quoted in a media article as saying that 3,500 high-net-worth individuals were expected to become Singapore citizens in 2023 claimed he was misquoted.Law and Home Affairs ...