Lee Hsien Loong will stand down and hand power to his deputy Lawrence Wong at a challenging time for the city state ...
Singapore budgets $2.4B to boost ICT infrastructures and digital services
At least 60% of this figure, which is budgeted for ICT procurements in Singapore's fiscal 2024, will go toward modernizing and improving the country's digital infrastructures. At SG$2.1 billion, the ...
Singapore shares fell on Wednesday—STI dipped by 0.4%
SINGAPORE: Singapore shares fell on Wednesday morning due to declines among index counters after a... The post Singapore shares fell on Wednesday—STI dipped by 0.4% appeared first on The Independent S ...
Bank of Singapore ‘bullish on Hong Kong’ as it hires bankers to tap growth opportunities in China, CEO says
Bank of Singapore, the private banking unit of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC), is expanding its family office business in Hong Kong, as it is bullish about its growth prospects in the city and ...
Standard Chartered completes Euro-denominated cross-border transactions on Partior network
First Euro settlement bank to go live on global unified ledger for clearing and settlement Singapore – Standard Chartered today announced the successful completion of Euro-denominated cross-border ...
$3b money laundering case: 6th man gets jail and forfeits $180m, highest amount of assets seized
The accused in Singapore’s $3 billion money laundering case who faced the most number of charges has also forfeited the most amount of assets seized to the state. Vang Shuiming, 43, was sentenced to ...
Commentary: Lawrence Wong as Prime Minister and Finance Minister – it could give him an advantage
Lawrence Wong will remain Finance Minister after he becomes Prime Minister on Wednesday (May 15). Double-hatting gives him the opportunity to front the next Budget before the General Election is ...
Singapore To Swear In Lawrence Wong As New Prime Minister
"The core principle of what Singapore is about will remain because it is a system that has worked for many years. But I think his style may be slightly different because he comes from a different ...
End of Lee era for Singapore as PM steps down
After 20 years in power Lee Hsien Loong is stepping down, marking the end of a political era for the tiny island nation.
Lawrence Wong set to take centre stage as Singapore’s new prime minister
Singapore – For the first time in 20 years, Singapore will inaugurate a new prime minister, Minister for Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who will take the reins of power in a ceremony ...
Asia Minute: Singapore’s new PM does more than play Taylor Swift songs
For the first time in two decades, Singapore is getting a new leader. The new prime minister will be sworn in on Wednesday — but don't look for any radical changes. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today ...
$3b money laundering case: Man gets jail, forfeits highest amount of assets seized
Vang Shuiming, 43, was sentenced to 13 months and six weeks’ jail after pleading guilty on May 14 to two counts of money laundering and one count of submitting a forged document to a bank. Nineteen ...
Singapore E-Commerce Giant Sea Is Up After Topping Estimates
Shares of Sea Ltd. jumped after the Southeast Asia e-commerce giant reported first-quarter earnings that exceeded analysts’ estimates, a sign that it has been successfully navigating fierce ...
HSBC launches life insurance protection with investment plan, targeting high & ultra-high net worth individuals
SINGAPORE: HSBC Life Singapore launches its latest offering, the HSBC Life Diamond Prestige IUL, aimed... The post HSBC launches life insurance protection with investment plan, targeting high & ultra- ...
Billionaire Wee Family’s UOL Offers Top Bid Of $595 Million For Prime Singapore Site
A consortium led by billionaire Wee family's UOL Group submitted the top bid of $595 million for a prime site in the western Singapore town of Holland Village.
Deutsche Bank joins Singapore’s asset tokenization project
Deutsche Bank will test an interoperable blockchain platform as part of its new role in Singapore’s tokenization and DeFi project, Project Guardian.