OCBC has priced S$450 million in perpetual capital securities at 4.05 per cent under its US$30 billion global medium-term note programme. Read more at The Business Times.
Singapore stocks rise on Thursday’s open
SINGAPORE: Singapore stocks rose on Thursday’s open (11 Jan), mirroring the overnight upward trend in global equity markets. This is as investors eagerly anticipate the release of crucial US inflation ...
India’s UPI joins hands with Singapore’s PayNow to facilitate direct fund transfers for diaspora
This interoperability is the result of a close collaboration between the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
Singapore’s middle distillates stocks at 5-mth low on higher jet fuel/kerosene exports
Singapore's middle distillates stockpiles hit a five-month low as higher jet fuel/kerosene exports outweighed declines in gasoil/diesel exports, official data showed on Thursday. Inventory levels of ...
RE&S latest Singapore-listed company to be hit by spate of ransomware attacks
The cybersecurity incident is the third ransomware attack reported by a Singapore-listed company in less than two weeks.
Singapore Mulls Recruiting Auxiliary Police Officers From India, China Amid Shrinking Workforce
Singapore is reportedly considering hiring Auxiliary Police Officers (APO) amid shrinking workforce in the Southeast Asian nation and increasing demand for security services ...
CNA Explains: Why some Singapore commuters are upset about moving from EZ-Link to SimplyGo
Last March, the LTA announced that the EZ-Link and TransitLink SimplyGo mobile apps would be merged into a single platform. At the time, the authority said there would be no change to how commuters ...
Singapore’s trade, tourism sectors could benefit as China’s economy stabilises in 2024, experts say
Most estimate that the world’s second-largest economy could see between four and five per cent growth in 2024 Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore to hire auxiliary police from China, India, Philippines as local workforce shrinks
Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said move necessary to meet the increasing demand for security services amid waning interest from Taiwanese applicants.
Over 29 years’ jail, 24 strokes of cane for man in Singapore who repeatedly raped pre-teen niece over four years of ‘torment’
After getting close to his niece, a man repeatedly raped her in a bedroom at his home when she was between seven and 11 years old, and committed ...
Seven charged after they allegedly sold bank accounts to criminals
SINGAPORE: Five men and two women were charged in court on Jan 11 over their suspected involvement in money mule activities, including cheating and facilitating unauthorised access to computer ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stocks climb ahead of US inflation report, STI up 0.7%
The Straits Times Index (STI) here didn’t miss out, rising 21.45 points or 0.7 per cent to 3,201.41 with turnover coming in at 1.01 billion shares worth $760.6 million while gainers outpaced losers ...
Indian origin doctor suspended by Singapore tribunal for improperly prescribing long-term sedatives: Report
"An Indian-origin doctor named Dr Maninder Singh Shahi has been suspended from medical practice for three years by a Singapore disciplinary tribunal for improperly prescribed long-term sedative ...
Singapore and Malaysia to launch QR code border clearance
JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia -- Singapore and Malaysia will establish a passport-free QR code-based clearance process at their land border, hoping to enhance the flow of people and goods and boost growth. On ...
Singapore and Malaysia strengthen ties with progress on rail link, special economic zone with Johor
JOHOR] SINGAPORE and Malaysia achieved several bilateral milestones on Thursday (Jan 11), with significant progress on the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link and a memorandum of ...
7 people charged after they allegedly sold bank accounts to criminals
The accused are said to have sold or rented their bank accounts to criminal syndicates for as much as $3,000. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)