From S$100 (US$71), you can rent a platonic friend, buddy or a “shadow” who speaks as little as required on buy-and-sell platform Carousell to accompany you anywhere. “A quiet buddy to do quiet things ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Whampoa Group to invest $141m via fund for digital assets
SINGAPORE - Singapore's Whampoa Group, a multi-family office with investments in global tech firms, aims to deploy about US$100 million (S$140.5 million) through a venture capital fund in start-ups in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Lee family scions make crypto push with new funds
Scions from two of Singapore’s most prominent families are boosting their involvement in digital assets. Whampoa Group, a multi-family office anchored by principals from the Lee family that founded ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Whampoa Group to invest $140.5m via fund for digital assets
Scions from two of Singapore's most prominent Lee families are boosting their involvement in digital assets. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
More Retail plans to go the IPO way for growth
The IPO will allow Samara Capital an opportunity to dilute its 51% stake in the holding company of More Retail, Witzig Advisory Services. Samara Capital owns the stake through Samara Alternate ... ( read original story ...)
‘We just want to revive this brand’: How Canadian Pizza plans to turn its Singapore business around
At its peak, Canadian Pizza had 36 outlets in Singapore. Its franchiser for the region tells CNA how the company wants to stay relevant to consumers here. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market May Add To Thursday’s Gains
The Singapore stock market bounced higher again on Thursday, one session after snapping the two-day winning streak in which it had gathered almost 20 points or 0.6 percent. The Straits Times Index now ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore confers Meritorious Service Medal to former Navy chief Sunil Lanba
Lanba was conferred the award on Thursday for his outstanding contributions in enhancing the strong and long-standing bilateral defence relationship between the Indian Navy and the Republic of ... ( read original story ...)
Li Xiting, Singapore’s richest man for 2nd year in a row
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, his company, Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics, which manufactures ventilators and other high-tech medical equipment, saw a 19 per cent jump in net worth. ( read original story ...)
Tiger Vault: 6 Things You Need To Know About This Latest Cash Management Account When Investing Through Tiger Brokers
This article was written in collaboration with Tiger Brokers (Singapore). All views expressed in this article are the independent opinion of DollarsAndSense.sg based on our research. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Whampoa Group to invest $100 million via fund for digital assets
Singapore's Whampoa Group, a multi-family office with investments in global tech firms, aims to deploy about $100 million through a venture capital fund in start-ups in the burgeoning digital assets ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Whampoa Group to invest $100 mln via fund for digital assets
Singapore's Whampoa Group, a multi-family office with investments in global tech firms, aims to deploy about $100 million through a venture capital fund in start-ups in the burgeoning digital assets ... ( read original story ...)
Why Canadian Pizza halved the number of its outlets in Singapore, and how it plans to turn things around
At its peak, Canadian Pizza had 36 outlets in Singapore. Its franchisor for the region tells CNA how the company wants to stay relevant to consumers here. ( read original story ...)
‘We want to be digital to the core’: how DBS tries to imitate Amazon
Singapore country head Shee Tse Koon describes the bank's push to create a massive marketplace that offers everything from hotel reservations to healthcare. ( read original story ...)
In Singapore, LGBT Perspectives Are Liberalizing. Can the Church Hold Together?
Though there are currently only mild discrepancies over strategies of engaging the government and the LGBT and same-sex-attracted community, they know the church is susceptible to division. “There is ... ( read original story ...)
5E Resources keeps proceeds from IPO warm as it eyes resumption of expansion plans
One example is SGX-listed, Malaysia-based 5E Resources, which focuses on collecting and treating waste from the manufacturing industry and recycling the by-products for a profit. Listed in May, 5E ... ( read original story ...)