Indies Capital Partners, a Singapore-based alternative asset manager, has raised more than $100 million at the first close of its third flagship fund for structured credit and private equity deals in ... ( read original story ...)
‘No reason’ to hold Singapore’s general elections amid pandemic, says opposition party
"There's no way that an election held under these conditions can be free and fair," says Reform Party chief Kenneth Jeyaretnam, who emphasizes the need for Singapore's voters to embrace political ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: The worst is behind for the high street? – UOB
Barnabas Gan, Economist at UOB Group, reviewed the latest retail sales figures in Singapore. Key Quotes “Singapore retail sales plunged by another 52.1% y/y in May 2020, a recor ... ( read original story ...)
DBS launches transition financing framework to help ‘less than dark-green’ industries
To bridge the gap between traditional and sustainable financing, DBS’s transition framework will facilitate the move of key industries towards a low-carbon economy. But transition financing ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 to ‘Weigh Heavily’ on Singapore’s Economy, PM Lee Says
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he’s determined to hand over Singapore “intact” and in “good working order” to the next generation of leaders, predicting the coronavirus crisis will “weigh heavily ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore election must offer new vision for economy
Economically speaking, though, Singapore is proving uniquely susceptible to its global fallout. Lee is, of course, the son of Lee Kuan Yew, who between 1959 and 1990 morphed a former British colony ... ( read original story ...)
Explainer: Why one party dominates Singapore politics
Singaporeans are expected to return the People's Action Party to power in a July 10 general election, extending its unbroken rule since the Southeast Asian island's independence in 1965. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus in Singapore: Election campaigning without the handshakes
For some politicians, campaigning season is one of the few times they have to get up close and personal with the public, as they try to persuade people to vote them into office. But the global ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Invokes Fake-News Law to Defend Migrant Workers’ Tests
Singapore’s government defended its stand on the testing of migrant workers, the biggest cluster of its coronavirus outbreak, issuing five corrective directions under its fake-news law to media ... ( read original story ...)
Virus pushes Singapore politicians into social media square off
Packed rallies are out, along with their cheers and jeers. In comes the internet, with its memes and trolls. The era of social distancing ushered in by the deadly coronavirus has forced Singapore's ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore issues multiple correction orders in early days of election rallies
Several correction directives have been issued to opposition political parties and online news sites over statements made this past week, as candidates begin their campaign trail for Singapore's July ... ( read original story ...)
China Beverage Firm Wahaha Said to Mull IPO Above $1 Billion
Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co., one of China’s biggest drink makers, is weighing an initial public offering that could raise more than $1 billion, according to people with knowledge of the matter. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Philippine broadband firm Converge ICT files for up to $725 mln IPO
Philippine fiber broadband services provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc, on Friday filed for an initial public offering (IPO) of up to 35.92 billion pesos ($725 million) on the local bourse, braving ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Why Singapore turned to wearable contact-tracing tech
The wearable devices complement the island's existing contact-tracing app, to identify people who might have been infected by those who have tested positive for the virus. All users have to do is ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore election: at halfway mark, campaign presents choice between reliability and diversity in Parliament
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has sought to cast his party’s key rival as ‘PAP-lite’, telling voters ‘the real thing is much better’. ( read original story ...)
Singapore GE2020: 6 key election issues, from jobs, Covid-19 to population
As campaigning hits the halfway mark, The Straits Times looks at the core issues that have emerged.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)