Numbers beginning with "+65" in particular are the most obvious, as domestic calls will not show the '+' prefix with Singapore's country code. Should you fall victim, or suspect yourself to be a ... ( read original story ...)
Can Singapore’s office rents outprice Hong Kong as Alibaba, ByteDance, Tencent set up shop in rival financial hub?
Singapore’s office rents have a long way to go before matching ... Not to be outdone, Tencent Holdings has taken up 200 seats at JustCo’s co-working space at the OCBC Centre East at Raffles Place. The ... ( read original story ...)
UOB Lady’s Savings Account: Free medical coverage for all women
With the aim of helping women protect not just their wealth but also their health, UOB has partnered with Prudential Singapore to offer women a savings account that has their well-being at heart. In ... ( read original story ...)
UOB’s anti-fraud team thwarts scam, recovers funds in 30 mins
An elderly man almost lost his entire life savings in a high-tech scam last year.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Civil contracts worth $526m awarded to build 4 MRT stations serving NTU, Jurong industrial area
went to a joint venture between local firm SCB Building Construction and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (Singapore Branch) (CCECC). LTA said SCB was previously involved in the ... ( read original story ...)
Construction on 4 Jurong Region Line stations to start in Q2
SINGAPORE: Construction works on four MRT stations on the ... was awarded to a joint venture between China Civil Engineering Construction and local company SCB. The S$263 million contract also ... ( read original story ...)
Woman in S’pore left with S$7 in POSB account after fraudulent transactions to unknown PayPal user
A woman in Singapore, Xin Yu recently shared how she ... PayPal withdrawals reduced balance to S$7 The woman only realised her POSB account had insufficient funds when she was denied a S$50 ... ( read original story ...)
UOB’s anti-fraud team thwarts scam and recovers funds in 30 mins
SINGAPORE - An elderly man almost lost his entire life savings in a high-tech scam last year.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
CEOs of Singapore’s Big Three banks took 9%-24% pay cut in 2020
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES)- The chief executives of Singapore’s banking trio drew lower salaries in 2020 as the pandemic took a bite out of banks’ earnings last year. Outgoing OCBC chief Samuel ... ( read original story ...)
DBS, OCBC and UOB CEOs saw pay cuts between 8% to 24% for FY20
The CEOs for the three biggest banks in Singapore saw pay cuts ranging from 8.2% to 24.3% for the FY2020 ended December, in tandem with lower earnings reported for the period amidst the Covid-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Where to get an IPO? asks Every Tech Unicorn
There public markets are affluent and investors are normally well informed into tech and regulations, which are way more complicated. This is a kind of problem for India. There must a portion of the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore firm in talks with LGUs, PPP Center for projects
“We are going to have a meeting with the Asian Development Bank. We are going to engage with the PPP Center and close to 15 LGUs to talk about waste again,” Seth Tan, executive director of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Exchange to Open Office at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City
Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) will be establishing its offshore office at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT-City) in Gandhinagar, an official release said on Monday. Singapore's High ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore court delays decision on Hin Leong founder’s assets freeze, sources say
A ruling on a request to freeze the assets of Lim Oon Kuin and his two children following the collapse of Lim's oil trading firm Hin Leong Trading Pte Ltd will be made at a later date, following a ... ( read original story ...)
Asian markets mostly rise after forecast-busting US jobs data
Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore and Manila were all in positive territory ... "We are not doubting the market's expectations of strong US economic momentum," Eric Robertsen, of Standard Chartered Bank, said. ... ( read original story ...)
Employees, companies adjust as more return to the workplace
SINGAPORE: Despite having worked with his current employer for almost a year, it was Mr Ariff Ab Bakar's first time meeting his colleagues - in ... ( read original story ...)