SINGAPORE: Located on the 34th floor of its Chulia Street headquarters, OCBC’s premier private client centre caters to high net worth clients – those who have at least S$1 million in deposits or investments with the bank.
Singapore’s GDP for 2025 forecast to come in between 1-3%
Singapore's economic growth in 2025 is expected to be weaker than this year. While 2024 is likely to end off strong - growing by around 3.5 per cent - GDP for next year may come in between 1 and 3 per ...
Singapore proposing measures to better protect people against online harms
Singapore is proposing new measures to better protect people against online harms, such as cyber bullying and sexual harassment. It will make it easier to report perpetrators and hold them accountable ...
Fugitive Singapore lawyer Charles Yeo granted bail by UK court, put on curfew before extradition hearing
SINGAPORE: Fugitive Singapore lawyer Charles Yeo was granted conditional bail by a UK court on Friday (Nov 22) as he awaits an extradition hearing. As part of the conditions, Yeo, 34, will be placed ...
As SGQR+ reshapes Singapore’s payment scene, who wins?
Payments services firm Nets has had a four-decade head start in Singapore. But that advantage may be diminishing in line with a push by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to streamline payments ...
Flash floods hit Yishun, Potong Pasir as northern Singapore records one of highest daily rainfalls since 1978
SINGAPORE: The northern part of Singapore received about half of November's average monthly rainfall on Friday (Nov 22), marking one of the highest daily rainfalls in over 45 years. Two flash floods ...
Court of Appeal of Singapore rules that Parmesan and Parmigiano Reggiano are not the same cheese
To Singapore consumers, Parmesan is a type of cheese that can come from outside Italy, the judges found in a dispute on geographical indications.
Singapore’s Lee Hsien Loong set for first China trip since stepping down as prime minister
Lee, now a senior minister, was one of China’s most frequently visiting foreign leaders during his 20 years at the helm from 2004.
Morgan Stanley opens new Southeast Asia headquarters in Singapore
Morgan Stanley said it opened its new Southeast Asia headquarters in Singapore's swanky downtown business district this week.An expanding list of global investors and financial institutions have ...
Singapore Q3 GDP up 5.4% y/y, higher than advance estimate; 2024 forecast upgraded
Singapore's economy grew 5.4% in the July-September quarter from a year earlier, higher than the 4.1% official advance estimate released last month and above market expectations, government data ...
Singapore’s Economic Growth Outpaces Expectations
Singapore’s economy grew more quickly than initially estimated in the third quarter, backing views that growth is on track to at least more than double for the year.
70 passengers fall ill with highly contagious stomach flu on 31-day cruise from Singapore to Los Angeles
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified the culprit as a norovirus, which is a highly-contagious group of viruses that spread from person to person ...
Singapore teacher who molested former pupil on three separate occasions gets more than two years’ jail
SINGAPORE: A male teacher was sentenced to two years and six months’ jail on Nov 21 for molesting his former pupil over three separate occasions – from when she was in Primary 5 in 2016 until she was ...
Singapore’s ‘sewage’ beer at COP29 highlights water scarcity and innovations
The Singapore pavilion at the United Nations climate talks offers attendees free beer with an ingredient that's surprising to many — treated wastewater.
BitGo Launches Singapore Services, Eyes Other Crypto-Friendly Regions in Asia
US digital asset infrastructure provider BitGo has officially launched BitGo Singapore. Although the company has operated in the city for several years, it will now offer a wider range of services for ...
At UN climate talks, “sewage” beer from Singapore highlights water scarcity and innovations
The Singapore pavilion at the United Nations climate talks offers attendees free beer with an ingredient that's surprising to many — treated wastewater.