Singapore's Lawrence Wong was sworn in as prime minister on Wednesday, succeeding Lee Hsien Loong. It is generally believed that the new government under Wong will maintain the continuity and stability of Singapore's domestic and foreign affairs.
Leon Cooperman snaps up stakes in Singapore’s SEA Ltd and Texan outsourcer KBR
Leon Cooperman’s hedge fund pulled out of U.S. Treasuries and instead bought multi-million-dollar stakes in Singaporean technology conglomerate SEA Ltd and American outsourcing giant KBR in the first quarter of 2024,
Deutsche Bank Partners with Singapore’s Central Bank on Pioneering Asset Tokenization Project
Deutsche Bank, the German multinational banking and financial services company, has embarked on a groundbreaking collaboration with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to advance asset ...
Billion-dollar money laundering case: Suspect gets 6 new charges over fake property sale, loan agreement papers
SINGAPORE: Su Jianfeng, one of the 10 suspects involved in Singapore's billion-dollar money laundering probe, was on Thursday (May 16) slapped with six new charges. The fresh charges are related to ...
UK to inspect all Indian spice imports after Singapore, Hong Kong suspend 2 brands over contamination allegations
The UK food watchdog applied extra control measures on all spice imports from India, after contamination allegations against two brands sparked concerns in Asia Hong Kong last month suspended sales of ...
Singapore’s deepfake dilemma: 8 in 10 consumers fear deception
SINGAPORE: A recent study conducted by Jumio has uncovered a widespread concern among consumers in... The post Singapore’s deepfake dilemma: 8 in 10 consumers fear deception appeared first on The Inde ...
5 Cutting-Edge Insurtech Solutions from Singapore to Know About
The Singapore insurtech market size in terms of investment value is expected to grow from US$225.08 million by 2029
Centre to help Singapore fight online harms launched, gets $50m funding
The centre will focus on building and customising tools to detect harmful content. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore stocks open higher on Thursday following global market gains—STI climbed by 0.5%
Banking stocks performed well in early trading. DBS rose by 0.3% or S$0.12 to S$35.43. UOB increased by 0.3% or S$0.10 to S$30.05, and OCBC was up by 0.3% or S$0.04 to S$14.39.
S-REITs in ‘better shape’ than two years ago; CICT, MLT top picks: HSBC
HSBC favours stocks with embedded growth, like CICT; and REITs that have priced in most of the negative news, like MLT.
Flash News: OKX Ventures Ranked as #1 Crypto Venture Capital Investor in Q1 2024 with 31 Deals
OKX Ventures, the investment arm of leading crypto exchange and Web3 technology company OKX, has issued updates for May 16, 2024.
Woodlands coffee shop owner fined for illegally operating supermarket in eatery, importing meat
A coffee shop owner was caught unlawfully operating a supermarket within its premises and selling meat products that had been illegally imported into Singapore. Read more at stomp.straitstimes.com ...
How to keep the Singapore market’s free-float market cap from falling further
To offset the market's falling free float market cap, we need more stocks, more liquidity, higher free floats and prices
Singapore tourist arrivals dip to 1.36m in April, after March’s Taylor Swift-led high
Indonesia overtook China to become the top source of arrivals in April, with 243,893 visitors. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore Airlines CEO Says Travel Out of China Not Yet Recovered
"Travel into China has been strong, travel out of China has not yet recovered fully," Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong told media. He said the visa-free scheme between China and Singapore which ...
Money laundering accused Su Jianfeng slapped with six new charges for submitting forged documents to OCBC, Maybank
SU JIANFENG, one of the 10 foreign nationals embroiled in Singapore’s largest money laundering case, was handed six new forgery and fraud charges on Thursday (May 16). He allegedly submitted forged ...