BUILDING a multibillion-dollar empire is one thing. Keeping it in the family is another matter. Read more at The Business Times.
Singapore enhances investments in growing local workforce and company collaborations
Singapore is doubling down on investments to grow global leaders from its local talent pool, and boost collaboration between larger and smaller firms. For example, the new Global Business Leaders Prog ...
US ambassador to Singapore under scrutiny for poor ties to ministries, questionable spending, poor management
PRESIDENT Joe Biden’s ambassador to Singapore threatened staff, wasted money and poorly promoted US interests, according to an internal watchdog report released on Friday (Mar 1). Read more at The ...
Woman took mentally impaired man to bank and took $800k
This serves as a cautionary tale that financial abuse of vulnerable people is often very hard to detect. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore to invest up to S$500m in high performance computing hardware to support AI innovation
Singapore will invest up to S$500 million into high performance computing hardware to support artificial intelligence innovation. The government has announced a slew of measures to help local ...
Committee of Supply 2024 debate, Day 3: Gan Kim Yong on driving Singapore’s long-term economic growth
Even as Singapore tackles near-term economic challenges, it must invest in its longer-term future and economic growth. It aims to achieve this by leveraging its trade networks, spearheading the ...
Singapore to boost tourism with 300 mln investment
SINGAPORE, March 1 (Xinhua) -- The Singaporean government will provide more than 300 million Singapore dollars (223 million U.S. dollars) to intensify competition in the tourism sector, Alvin Tan, ...
Singapore to increase investment for deep technology development
The Singaporean government will provide more resources to promote development in semiconductors nucleic acid medical instruments and robots Second ...
Singapore to pump $300 million into tourism as part of broader economic plan
The $300 million will help develop new experiences and enhance existing attractions. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Can Singapore’s $1 Billion AI Commitment Secure Its Position as a Global Leader?
In a strategic move to secure its workforce’s future and maintain its global competitiveness, Singapore has unveiled ambitious plans to bolster its capabilities in artificial intelligence (AI). ...
More support for mid-career workers, ITE graduates as part of Govt’s $300k lifetime investment in each S’porean student
SINGAPORE — Many Singaporeans worry that the system only ... as he outlined the Government’s efforts to invest more in individuals through a lifetime journey of education and upskilling. In total, ...
Illiterate or experienced? 70-year-old man sues Citibank for depositing over $1m in joint account with ex-wife
A tyre workshop owner who handed more than $1 million in cheques to his Citibank relationship manager has sued the bank for not following his instructions on what to do with the money.In court papers ...
Tyre workshop owner sues Citibank, alleging breach of instructions over more than $1m
He alleged that the cheques were wrongly deposited into a joint account with his ex-wife. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Man jailed 15 months over phishing scams involving OCBC customers
SINGAPORE: A man linked to phishing scams that caused hundreds of OCBC Bank customers to lose around S$12.8 million in total was sentenced to a year and three months’ jail on Feb 29. Jovan Soh Jun Yan ...
Singapore card rewards with fractional shares
Online brokerage firm Tiger Brokers (Singapore), in partnership with WISE Platform, has unveiled its Tiger BOSS debit card that is the first debit card in Singapore that enables users to earn ...
CapitaLand Investment posts resilient FY 2023 Cash PATMI of S$781 million
Core dividend of 12 Singapore cents2 per share proposed Targets to double funds under management to S$200 billion in five years Singapore - February 28, 2024 — CapitaLand Investment (CLI) posted a ...