The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Service Department (Maqis) foiled an attempt to smuggle in 10 tonnes of rice worth RM50,000 from ...
Report warns leaders ‘need to work harder to keep costs in check’ for Singapore to stay as regional wealth hub
Reuters report pointed out that, unlike the rest of the world, property prices in Singapore have remained high, and this may affect the country’s aim of being a financial hub in the region.
ST Explains: What Singapore’s key export figures signal about its current economic outlook
Singapore exports electronics, which include semiconductors and integrated circuits, and non-electronic products like pharmaceuticals and petrochemicals. Electronics shipments make up around 19 to 21 ...
Singapore: Schroders Explores Capabilities of Tokenized Investment Vehicle with MAS
Schroders announces a tokenized investment vehicle project to explore the capabilities for personalization and simplification of investments.
Say goodbye to Q2 and the crypto hacks, scams and rug pulls that came with it
According to a new report, only $4.9M was recovered of the $204.3M the crypto industry lost to hacks, scams and rug pulls in Q2.
‘Lost’ nocturnal creature seen flying outside homes in Singapore. See rare sighting
A “lost” creature soared through the dimly lit street in Singapore. It landed skillfully on a slim tree trunk and scampered into the night — seemingly unaware that its rare visit had been captured on ...
Shein denies report that it’s filed for an IPO
Fast-fashion giant Shein is denying a Reuters report that it has filed confidentially for a U.S. IPO. Why it matters: This would be one of the year's largest IPOs, but also one of the more ...
Exclusive: China’s Shein files for U.S. IPO
Shein, the Chinese online fashion retailer worth more than $60 billion that is under scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers over its labor practices, has registered with regulators for an initial public ...
How to lower property prices in Singapore: More loan curbs or ABSD?
The Additional Buyers Stamp Duty (ABSD) is seen as a core component of cooling measures. Every time prices creep too high, we see the government ramp up ABSD — most recently on April 27, when the ABSD ... ( read original story ...)
S’pore exports rocket, trade deficit turns surplus
Cambodian goods exports to Singapore reached $343.413 million in the first five months of 2023, up 508.3 per cent year-on-year from $56.451 million and up 1,313 per cent half-on-half from $24.31 ...
National University of Singapore becomes first Asian university to reach top 10 of QS World University Rankings
A renowned university in Singapore has recently been named one of the top 10 universities in the world and the best institution in Asia. Key details: On Wednesday, leading higher education specialist ...
Best retail FX platform/FX house of the year, Singapore: OCBC Bank
OCBC Bank has won Best retail FX platform and FX house of the year, Singapore at the FX Markets Asia FX Awards 2023. This recognition is testament to the bank’s endeavours and innovation within the FX ...
Singapore’s green ties
The republic has made itself a world-class resource for shipping’s transition away from fossil fuels as our new magazine details. Grab a pencil and draw in the lines of all the proposed green shipping ...
How Singapore challenger bank GXS is shaking up category stereotypes with its marketing
A bank advertisement that defies the traditional banking stereotype is the image GXS, one of Singapore's newest banks, aims to project with its latest brand campaign. Lian Ju Han, the chief marketing ...
Fake buyer scam: 84 Singapore victims lose S$177,000 in June on Carousell, Facebook
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): At least ... they would be directed to a spoofed website where they are made to key in their Internet banking login credentials, credit card details or ...
Hongkong Land mulls ‘significant’ investment as share buyback pace moderates: DBS
In Singapore, Hongkong Land is largely exposed to the local residential market via its subsidiary MCL Land. DBS notes that despite the recent spate of cooling measures, the impact is not significant ...