Georgia's former prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili alleged on Monday a trust unit of Credit Suisse had failed to take steps to prevent him from losing $1.27 billion (S$1.78 million), as a Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
IN FOCUS: Are Singapore’s youth fighting more – or simply filming more acts of violence?
After a video went viral of a group of girls attacking another in a carpark, CNA looks at whether social media has had a role in fanning the flames of violent and aggressive acts among young people. ( read original story ...)
Ex-Georgia PM blames Credit Suisse unit for $1.78b losses in Singapore case
SINGAPORE/HONG KONG - Georgia's former prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili alleged on Monday a trust unit of Credit Suisse had failed to take steps to prevent him from losing US$1.27 billion (S$1.78 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s biggest bank DBS backs crypto despite market slump
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest DBS Group Holdings Ltd news every morning. Singapore’s biggest bank plans to grow its cryptocurrency and digital assets business despite ... ( read original story ...)
No recession but slower manufacturing output growth expected in 2023: UOB
This is due to the faltering performance of electronics. There is more likely a slower manufacturing output headline growth next year as the dismal electronics sector performance poses risks of ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: The physical office isn’t dead – just look at Singapore CBD rents
Although hybrid working is set to be the post-pandemic norm, demand for office space is still expected to outpace supply, as employees return to the workplace and businesses prepare for growth, says ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Build-to-Order flats launch: Many more buyers going for Ang Mo Kio, Tampines flats than Bt Merah ones
The number of applicants vying for four-room government-built flats in the latest Build-to-Order (BTO) exercise was significantly more in Ang Mo Kio ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Sheds Post-Acquisition AXA Singapore Staff
HSBC has reportedly laid off more than 20 workers in the Axa Singapore unit it bought last year as part of a post-acquisition retrenchment exercise. ( read original story ...)
Singapore – Adds New Business Immigration Pathways And Relaxes Various Requirements.
Singapore - Adds New Business Immigration Pathways And Relaxes Various Requirements. Legal News and Analysis - Singapore - Labour & Employment - ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Georgia PM blames Credit Suisse unit for $1.27 billion losses in Singapore case
Credit Suisse began its defence in a Singapore court on Monday against a lawsuit filed by former Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili alleging the bank's local trust did not properly protect ... ( read original story ...)
Citibank names Aditya Sharma as head of custody
A veteran at Citi, Sharma has served the company for more than 19 years, most recently as head of securities for South Asia ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore DPM calls on Ismail Sabri in Putrajaya
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob received a courtesy call from visiting Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Lawrence Wong at Perdana Putra, here on Monday ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries to sell India coal-fired power units to Oman’s Tanweer Infrastructure
Sembcorp Industries has entered into an agreement to sell 100% of its holding in Sembcorp Energy India Limited (SEIL) to Tanweer Infrastructure Pte Ltd for Rs 117 billion, the Singapore based-utility ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore open to fresh proposals from Malaysia on discontinued high speed rail project, says Lawrence Wong
SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Monday (Sep 5) told Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob that Singapore is open to fresh proposals from Malaysia on the terminated ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s electronics sector shrinks after two years of expansion
Singapore’s manufacturing sentiment fell in August to its lowest point in two years, with the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for the electronics sector recording the sharpest contraction after 24 ... ( read original story ...)
EXCLUSIVE Qatar’s Ooredoo to sell Myanmar unit to Singapore firm-sources
Qatari telecommunications company Ooredoo plans to sell its Myanmar operations to Singapore-headquartered technology firm The One Matrix Ventures (TOMV), according to three people with direct ... ( read original story ...)