New pacts pave the way for more collaboration, from Belt and Road Initiative dispute mediation to food safety and trade. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Crypto Lender Babel’s Creditor Protection Extension Plea on Hold
A Singapore court has withheld a decision on embattled crypto lender Babel Finance’s request for an extension of creditor protection, as it seeks more clarity on a proposed restructuring following ...
Singapore media company pioneers ‘office in nature’ concept, relocates staff to the jungle
Disciplinary matters will be settled by additional spin shifts. Eco-Business’ new office in Singapore from 1 April will be located in a forested area off North Buona Vista Road, a short walk from the ...
IN FOCUS: ‘No room for complacency’ as fight for global investments heats up. What can Singapore do?
SINGAPORE: Surrounded by lawmakers and business leaders, United States President Joe Biden was all smiles as he signed into law what he called “a once-in-a-generation investment in America” on the ...
Matt Damon Says He Only Did That Crypto Super Bowl Ad Because He’s Brave and Selfless
So when he was offered a still-undisclosed amount from the Singapore-based crypto barons, he jumped at the chance — but for charity, of course! "I did that commercial in an attempt to raise money for ...
Police union manager in California allegedly imported illegal opioids from India, Hong Kong, Singapore
Joanne Marian Segovia, executive director of the San Jose Police Officers’ Association, was charged with attempting to unlawfully import valeryl fentanyl ... Hungary and Singapore with manifests that ...
A California police union director is being charged with importing opioids, including fentanyl, disguised as chocolate and wedding favors
At least 61 shipments containing drugs worth thousands of dollars coming from countries including Hong Kong, Hungary, India and Singapore were shipped to ... Segovia has been charged with attempt to ...
Boost from China reopening may skirt Singapore’s technical recession: analyst
Maybank said the possibility of a recession went up 30% from 22% in March 2008. Despite slowing global growth, Singapore may still dodge a technical recession with support from China’s economic ...
Crypto Exchange Zipmex’s Restructuring Plan Approved by Singapore Court
Thai crypto exchange Zipmex's scheme of arrangement, or restructuring plan, has been approved by the Singapore High Court, paving the way for customers to get their deposits back. The court approved ...
Matt Damon Says He Did That Dumb Crypto.com Ad Because His Water Nonprofit Was ‘Down’
Both ads were part of the exchange’s reported $100 million global marketing scheme. The year the Singapore-based Crypto.com aired the commercial it was sitting pretty at a time crypto was still ...
Singapore’s banking authority says DBS outage was ‘unacceptable’
SINGAPORE — Shares of Southeast Asia's largest bank DBS ... associate professor at Nanyang Technological University's college of business. However, he doesn't expect the incident to significantly ...
Singapore has the highest concentration of superentrepreneurs: study
READ MORE: Nearly half of business leaders have data skills gap: Salesforce ECEPR cited Singapore’s status as a global trade hub, excellent schools, low taxes, and high ease of doing business as ...
Singapore’s Mapletree plans acquisition spree to expand Asia Pacific footprint
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Confidence in crypto slides in Singapore, but 4 in 10 polled in survey still invested in it
Singaporeans polled said at least a tenth of their investment portfolios consisted of crypto. Read more at straitstimes.com.
First Mover Asia: Will CFTC’s Action Against Binance Benefit Crypto’s Asia Narrative?
Effectively, it was a framework for crypto similar to what the Monetary Authority of Singapore has developed, or what authorities in Hong Kong and Taiwan are also working on: rules made in the 2020s ...
Daily Cuts – S1E213: The Business of Intimacy
Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Cheryl Goh speak to Kate Low, founder of local lingerie brand, Perk By Kate, on how she's managed to keep her business thriving for 12 years, and how she's ...