The High Court has acquitted a Filipino domestic worker who was jailed 12 months by a district judge for stealing her then 89-year-old employer's ATM cards and withdrawing a total of $8,000 from his ... ( read original story ...)
Funding: In search of companies that can collaborate
All venture capitalists have their own particular preferences when it comes to investments. For Vynn Capital managing director Victor Chua, it is all about whether his potential portfolio companies ... ( read original story ...)
Robinsons’ customers in limbo over unfulfilled orders as suppliers await payments
Some Robinsons customers are reporting delays or cancellations on the delivery of mattresses they purchased, as bedding suppliers await ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Small business get help in restructuring debts under new schemes; only four Covid-19 cases
Help is at hand for small firms in financial distress due to Covid-19. One initiative will assist sole proprietors or partnerships restructure unsecured debt such as credit card bills or loans secured ... ( read original story ...)
Robinsons store closures: Company to do its best to transfer affected staff to other retail brands
Department store Robinsons said it is doing its best to transfer staff to other brands under its parent company, after it announced on Friday (Oct 30) that it will be closing its last two stores in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Bourse Poised To Snap Losing Streak
The Singapore stock market has moved lower in four straight sessions, sliding almost 90 points or 3.6 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now sits just above the 2,450-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
The top 10 most influential blue chips in the Straits Times Index
In fact, Singapore’s three major banks, DBS Group Holdings Ltd, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Limited, and United Overseas Bank Ltd, account for a whopping 38.2 per cent of the STI. If you add the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Labour market outlook remains bleak despite silver lining in Q3, say economists
Singapore's labour market showed signs of improvement in the third quarter, but the overall job market picture remains gloomy ahead. ( read original story ...)
Singapore payments startup hoolah pushes ahead with expansion amid pandemic
“Over the past six months, website visitors have increased by 500 per cent, with a sevenfold increase in total transactions made via the platform,” hoolah’s CEO and co-founder Stuart Thornton told ... ( read original story ...)
The world comes together virtually on the streets of Singapore for the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2020
Grand Finale Celebration Experience at Gardens by the Bay & the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2020 Race As One Live Show While the race has pivoted to a unique format this year, local runners ... ( read original story ...)
MAS bans ex-OCBC dealer for 17 years, ex-UOB staff for 9 years over fraud, dishonest conduct
The two men have been sentenced to jail for eight years and four months, and 30 months respectively.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
StanChart Singapore Marathon to be in hybrid format with virtual race, augmented reality
SINGAPORE — This year’s Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) will feature a hybrid race format which incorporates a virtual race (VR) and augmented reality (AR) to traverse through Singapore’s ... ( read original story ...)
UOB boosts employees’ data analytics, project management skills
UOB debuted the next stage of the Better U programme at a two ... Interestingly, a research by the Institute of Banking and Finance and the Monetary Authority of Singapore said that data analytics ... ( read original story ...)
Landmark Singapore IPO Turns Professor Into a Multimillionaire
Load Error The IPO raised more than S$470 million, taking the company’s market value to S$1.9 billion and marking the largest primary listing on the Singapore exchange since 2017 excluding real estate ... ( read original story ...)
Inside Ant Group’s IPO: investors scramble for entry into golden ticket event
Singapore's GIC and Temasek ... Overseas investors piled into Hong Kong ahead of the Ant IPO and other big listings, illustrated by the more than HK$383.51 billion (US$49.49 billion) that has flowed ... ( read original story ...)
Hybrid format for Stanchart Singapore Marathon, with use of AR and two-day live event in December
SINGAPORE - This year's Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) will feature a hybrid race format incorporating virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) in the light of the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)