Find out more about subscription packages here. SINGAPORE stocks were pulled into positive territory on Monday (Jan 22), after Wall Street equities rallied overnight. The Straits Times Index (STI) ...
Use investment screening law sparingly
Since the 1990s, at least 37 countries have either introduced or expanded their screening of investments on national security grounds. With the passage of the Significant Investments Review Bill (SIB) ...
Hong Kong urged to match Singapore in green and sustainable financing subsidies to help revive debt offerings
With both Hong Kong and Singapore scaling up sustainable finance in the region, the former is expected to retain its position as the “superconnector” and largest venue for China’s offshore sustainable ...
Singapore private home prices up 2.7% in Q4
Meanwhile, according to PropNex, the price growth momentum in the public housing resale market eased further during the quarter, amidst growing price resistance and cautious sentiment among buyers. ( read original story ...)
Derwent Investments Advances Commitment to ESG Investing Initiatives
SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE / ACCESSWIRE / January 21, 2024 / Derwent Investments, a Singapore-based wealth management company, proudly announces its strengthened commitment to Environmental, Social, and ...
Spate of monkey pox cases in Singapore in the last four months of 2023 – 25 cases confirmed by health ministry
SINGAPORE: There was a spate of monkey pox cases in Singapore in the last four months of 2023, with 25 of the total 32 cases last year diagnosed from September to December. Twenty of all the cases ...
Man who was naked and allegedly armed with a knife arrested in Singapore’s Hougang area
A 49-year-old man was arrested and taken to the hospital on Jan 20 after he had allegedly armed himself with a knife in public and climbed onto the roof of a connecting sheltered walkway in a Housing ...
Singapore seizures rise to RM10.37bil in laundering case
Singapore said the amount of assets seized in relation to a major money-laundering case rose to more than S$3 billion (US$2.2 billion), as the police froze more properties, luxury bags and cars.
‘I am alive’: Singapore PR’s text to wife after getting shot in the leg in Prague
SINGAPORE - Lying in an ambulance after he was caught in a shooting spree in Prague, the first thing Mr Peter Vendel did was to text his wife: "I am alive." The 48-year-old Dutchman, a Singapore ...
Former nurse arrested; allegedly used bank card details of patients to make more than S$12,000 in transactions
SINGAPORE: A 23-year-old former nurse has been arrested after he allegedly used the bank card details of patients under his care to make multiple unauthorised transactions. The man was a Woodlands ...
Singapore’s corruption case against ex-minister S. Iswaran draws ‘chump change’ jokes, praises for tough stance
Some compare the case with the 1MDB scandal with one saying “a corruption case gets you promoted” in Malaysia.
Singapore’s record money laundering case: Assets frozen exceed RM10.55bil; two more suspects sought
The assets seized in Singapore’s largest money laundering case that saw 10 foreigners arrested are now worth more than S$3 billion (RM10.55 billion).
Singapore President Tharman urges nations to “design taxes together with subsidies” at Davos talk
The “real challenge”, Tharman said at his World Economic Forum panel talk, was “political”, because “it is unpopular to raise any taxes”.
Singapore money laundering: Assets frozen exceed $3b
The assets seized in Singapore's largest money laundering case that saw 10 foreigners arrested are now worth more than $3 billion ...
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Singapore minister resigns following corruption allegations
Singapore’s transport minister S. Iswaran resigned after being charged with 27 offenses in a graft investigation, its anti-corruption agency said Thursday, a rare political scandal in a city-state ...