Shares in Sea fell nearly 14% on Tuesday, closing at US$77.43. The stock is down 65% so far this year. The company’s shift in priorities underscores the change in tide for tech companies that saw ... ( read original story ...)
Live news updates: Singapore’s Sea plunges in value after losses almost double
Sea, owner of popular shopping app Shopee, withdrew its financial forecast for ecommerce revenues © REUTERS Shares in Singapore’s Sea plunged after the technology conglomerate doubled its net loss and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore PM-in-waiting: Recent decisions by US, China ‘will lead us to more dangerous territory’
Lawrence Wong, Singapore's next prime minister, is worried that increasingly heightened tension between the U.S. and China may lead them into a dangerous situation. ( read original story ...)
Singapore introduces parents’ dialects to digital birth certificates after pushback
Singaporean authorities have bowed to public pressure to include parents’ dialects in their children’s digital birth certificates from 1 September. ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Malaysia police cripple 2 transnational scam syndicates; 13 people arrested
A joint operation by Singapore's police and their Malaysian counterparts involving simultaneous raids in both countries has crippled two transnational scam syndicates which allegedly targeted ... ( read original story ...)
Germany flying 6 fighters 8K miles in 24 hours to Singapore
A group of German air force fighter jets neared Singapore in a marathon bid to fly them some 8,000 miles to Southeast Asia in just 24 hours ... ( read original story ...)
German fighter jets on marathon 24-hour flight to Singapore
Deployment said to demonstrate the ability of a European nation to quickly move air power to the Indo-Pacific region. ( read original story ...)
Founders of Singapore rubbish collector 800 Super close to sale deal –sources
The founders of Singaporean rubbish collector 800 Super Waste Management, backed by private equity firm KKR & Co, are nearing a deal to sell the business which could value it at around $300 million, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s finbots.ai expands leadership team
Singapore-headquartered Business-to-Business-focused (B2B) FinTech offering an Artificial Intelligence (AI) credit modelling platform for banks and digital lenders, announced today the appointment of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore teachers to get a pay increase of between 5% and 10% from Oct 1
Teachers, allied educators and pre-school teachers in the Ministry of Education (MOE) kindergartens will get a salary increase of between 5 per cent and 10 per cent from October. ( read original story ...)
No decision on ‘actual timing’ of political succession yet, but Singapore DPM Lawrence Wong lays out possible scenarios
Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said the exact timing of him succeeding Lee Hsien Loong as Prime Minister has not been decided yet, but reiterated ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Workers Spurn Jobs That Don’t Offer Hybrid Work Option
More than 40% of people said they wouldn’t accept a job offer if they’re unable to work from home or don’t have flexible work hours, according to the latest Workmonitor survey by human resources ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Indonesian navies conduct bilateral underwater threat exercise
More than 230 servicemen from the Singapore and Indonesian navies took part in a six-day bilateral military exercise aimed at enhancing their ability to counter underwater threats together. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s next PM Wong warns US, China may ‘sleepwalk Into conflict’
Singapore’s DPM Lawrence Wong warned that the US and China may “sleepwalk into conflict” if they don’t engage with each other and deescalate rising tensions over Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s next PM flags more wealth taxes
Singapore, which has already raised taxes on the wealthy, needs more cash to sustain its inflation fight given an expected budget shortfall. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Next Premier Wong Warns US, China May ‘Sleepwalk Into Conflict’
Singapore’s prime minister-in-waiting Lawrence Wong warned that the US and China may “sleepwalk into conflict” if they don’t engage with each other and deescalate rising tensions over Taiwan. Most ... ( read original story ...)