Getting charged with a criminal offence in Singapore is no picnic, given the city-state’s tough and complex criminal justice frameworks. While the country’s criminal court system does allow you to ...
All the Details of Prince William’s Trip to Singapore for His Earthshot Prize — Including Dragon Boating!
The Prince of Wales has "huge ambition" for the activities designed to help bolster the networking and promotion of the finalists of his Earthshot Prize ...
Singapore banks likely to see slower Q3 growth amid weak loans, flattish interest margins
DBS, OCBC and UOB – are likely to post slower growth for the third quarter ended September 2023, with earnings expected to be weighed down by weak loans and minimal expansion in net interest margins ...
‘This is not supposed to happen’: Experts on DBS, Citi outage caused by data centre failure
SINGAPORE: Banks are heavily reliant on data centres for their operations, making it crucial to have a backup data centre should one fail, banking and technology experts told CNA in the wake of a DBS ...
Singaporean investor gets 25 percent of Dito CME
A Singapore-based investor now owns 25 percent of the parent of Dito Telecommunity Corp., as it purchased new shares worth P3.3 billion in the telco operator. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock ...
Singapore back to winning ways with 58-36 victory over Cook Islands in netball Nations Cup
The Republic had lost 52-50 to Papua New Guinea in their first match on Sunday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Asia’s lack of biofuels demand hinders investments – Exxon exec
A lack of biofuels demand in Asia-Pacific is making it hard for companies to justify pumping billions of dollars into projects in the region, an ExxonMobil executive said on Monday, despite growing ...
YTL PowerSeraya will invest over $5m to reach five times its current solar output by Sept 2024
Its subsidiary, Geneco, will extend its Power Eco Add-on, carbon-offset plan to SMEs. Read more at straitstimes.com.
IPO Roundup: Mach Natural Resources, Prospect Energy Holdings and more
The IPO market was rather quiet last week, with only a few companies making their debuts. It follows the recent highly-touted IPOs of Birkenstock (BIRK), Instacart (CART), and Arm Holdings (ARM), ...
UOB PRVI Miles Card—MoneySmart Review 2023
Now that travel has restarted, it’s time to bust out the air miles credit cards and start racking up points for free air tickets. The UOB PRVI Miles Card is one of the best air miles credit cards in ...
SG records $7b of investments in Q3 2023
SG recorded around $7b of investments in Q3 2023, marking an 84.5% increase QoQ and an 8.5% increase YoY, according to a Colliers report. The large volume of Government Land Sales (GLS) boosted this ...
The UOB One Card Comes With Up To 15% Cashback—But Do You Know How It Works?
Other credit cards have come, gone or been rebranded, but the UOB One Card is still going strong. This entry level credit card has a reputation for being one of the best cashback cards in town, with ...
Singapore firms must get over reluctance to disclose board, CEO pay to raise governance standards
LISTED companies in Singapore must overcome a culture of reluctance to disclose the pay packages of their top executives, as this will help them build accountability with shareholders and elevate ...
CEO set to leave Yangzijiang’s Singapore-listed ship leasing arm
Ship leasing company Yangzijiang Financial has confirmed that its chief executive is set to leave the company in early 2024. The Singapore-listed company gave no reason for the departure of Vincent ...
DBS vs OCBC: Which bank will perform better in 3Q23?
Major banks, DBS and OCBC are expected to deliver better earnings in 3Q23, powered by healthy YoY growth in net interest income, modest QoQ recovery in wealth management and disciplined cost ...
Singapore and UAE ink deals on green economy, AI
SINGAPORE and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have inked a slew of agreements in areas such as the green economy, climate change and digital government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said on ...