The Singapore economy grew at a pace of 4.4% y/y in the second quarter of 2022, after growth of 3.8% y/y in the first quarter of 2022. ( read original story ...)
Commentary: September was a brutal time for investors, where are the safe havens for Singapore investors?
Inflation has dominated global headlines this year and equities have tumbled. OCBC Investment Research's Carmen Lee discusses where investors can look to for an escape. ( read original story ...)
Money Talks – S1E13: Should you sign up with a digital bank that has no physical branches? | EP 13
A two-hour wait at a physical bank branch was enough to put off Ho Hean Chan from future visits. With the emergence of digital retail banks in Singapore promising seamless interactions, the partner at ... ( read original story ...)
New Property Cooling Measures Imposed: 7 Singapore Stocks That May Be Impacted
Singapore’s property market has made headlines in recent months with the prices of resale HDB flats rising for the 26 th straight month in August. In particular, flash data from the Urban ... ( read original story ...)
Designed in Singapore: Tools to help those who have disabilities
SINGAPORE - Student inventors put their thinking caps to the contest to come up with tech solutions designed to help people with disabilities gain more independence. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Grand Prix Disappoints And Piles On The Controversy
As I mentioned in my race preview, overtaking at Singapore is very challenging, and the larger cars make it even more difficult. But overtakes most commonly occur under heavy brak ... ( read original story ...)
Obese and overweight in Singapore cause $261m in annual medical, absenteeism costs
Obese adults incurred $720 more in annual medical expenditure each than their counterparts with normal weight, according to the study. ( read original story ...)
Man arrested after $11,200 is lost in refund scam involving mobile phones and tablets
The police received a report from an e-commerce firm alleging a man had purchased mobile phones and tablet devices using fake particulars. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore PMI Dropped Into Contractionary Territory in September
A gauge of Singapore's manufacturing activity dropped into contractionary territory in September for the first time in more ... ( read original story ...)
PhonePe moves domicile from Singapore to India
Fintech player PhonePe, a part of the Walmart Inc-controlled Flipkart group, on Monday said it has completed the process of moving its domicile from Singapore to India. The development comes ahead of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore proposes new law to tackle harmful online content
Social media sites could be blocked or fined in Singapore if they fail to stop users in the tightly-controlled country from accessing "harmful" content under a proposed law introduced in parliament on ... ( read original story ...)
PhonePe moves domicile from Singapore to India before its IPO
The company said that process was completed in three steps after which all PhonePe group entities are now under PhonePe Pvt Ltd (India) ... ( read original story ...)
PhonePe moves domicile from Singapore to India in run-up to IPO plans
The Walmart-owned company said that the process was completed in three steps, following which all PhonePe Group businesses and entities are now wholly owned by and consolidated under PhonePe Pvt Ltd ... ( read original story ...)
Social media firms to face $1 million fine in Singapore under new online safety Bill
Online service providers with significant reach or impact in Singapore will soon have to comply with orders by the government to deal with "egregious content" or face a fine of up to $1 million and be ... ( read original story ...)
130 people in Singapore given wrong COVID vaccine doses: Dr Puthucheary
These cases did not experience adverse reactions or recovered uneventfully, said Senior Minister of State for Health Janil Puthucheary. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Savings Bonds’ 10-year average return hits record high of 3.21%
SINGAPORE: The 10-year average return for the November issue of the Singapore Savings Bonds has hit 3.21 per cent, a record high since the instrument was first launched in 2015. The first-year ... ( read original story ...)