Wavemaker Partners LLC, an early-stage venture capital firm, has closed its third investment fund for Southeast Asia at $111 million. ( read original story ...)
Ex-bank exec gets 12 weeks’ jail for possession of obscene films, child pornography
During a police raid at the home of a former senior bank executive, DVDs and other electronic devices containing 245 obscene films were seized.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Resorts World, one of Singapore’s biggest employers, cuts staff due to COVID-19
Resorts World Sentosa, one of Singapore's biggest private sector employers, on Wednesday said it was laying off staff to cut costs as the coronavirus pandemic batters the city-state's tourism industry ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Wavemaker Closes Third Venture Fund at $111 Million
(Bloomberg) -- Wavemaker Partners LLC, an early-stage venture capital firm, has closed its third investment fund for Southeast Asia at $111 million.The Singapore-based firm exceeded its initial target ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Project Ubin hits commercialisation milestone
A blockchain payments network prototype spearheaded by Singapore’s central bank and its partners could speed up and lower the cost of cross-border payments ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Home Sales More Than Double as Strict Lockdown Eased
Singapore home sales more than doubled in June as buyers flocked back to the market following the end of a two-month lockdown. ( read original story ...)
DBS’s weak Q2 showing may be cycle’s bottom for bank: Citi
Citi Research expects DBS to report a "cycle-low" return on equity (ROE) of 7.5 per cent in Q2, with the projected weak earnings likely the worst of it in a season that has been seriously rattled by a ... ( read original story ...)
DBS and Gojek further push digital payment with PayLah! partnership
Singapore’s financial services company DBS Bank has partnered with ride-hailing company Gojek to integrate Gojek’s services into its PayLah! platform. Aimed at boosting the adoption of digital ... ( read original story ...)
HUAWEI Video and Mediacorp Singapore Join Hands to Offer Video Content On-demand For Users
HUAWEI Video, the video-on-demand (VOD) streaming platform by HUAWEI, is partnering with Mediacorp Pte. Ltd. (Mediacorp), Singapore's national media network and largest content creator, to provide a ... ( read original story ...)
GE2020: Lessons learnt from Singapore’s first true Internet election
Such efforts gave voters a better sense of the parties' ideas, said former Nominated Member of Parliament Lim Sun Sun, who is head of humanities, arts and social sciences at the Singapore University ... ( read original story ...)
Biolidics signs 5-year deal for use of A*Star technology to develop new Covid-19 test kits
Biolidics on July 9 entered into a five-year licence agreement with Accelerate Technologies, the commercialisation arm of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star), for the use of the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stock watch: Biolidics, Frasers Property, Sembcorp, OCBC, Great Eastern, Sri Trang Agro
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (July 15):. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Shares Poised To End Losing Streak
The Singapore stock market has finished lower in three straight sessions, sliding almost 50 points or 1.9 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 2,620-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore GDP shrinks a record 41.2% in second quarter
Up to 97,800 residents could lose their jobs by the end of the year, according to DBS, a bank. Singapore’s export-driven economy was hit by a drop in external demand as countries around the world also ... ( read original story ...)
ST175: More chapters to be written in story of Singapore, and ST, says PM Lee
He congratulates ST on its 175 years, saying this shows the trust people have in the paper.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
More Women Join Parliament as Singapore Voters Seek Diversity
A higher number of women will become lawmakers in Singapore after last week’s general elections, setting the stage for fresh perspectives on topics ranging from jobs and families to climate change in ... ( read original story ...)