Southeast Asian online property leader PropertyGuru Pte grew revenue 24% in 2019 thanks to surging regional wealth, a strong performance its chief executive said may be hard to repeat this year. ( read original story ...)
Singapore official set to head UN intellectual property agency says focus is on staying ‘neutral’
Daren Tang said he intends to ‘call out’ unilateralism and be a bridge between countries while helming the World Intellectual Property Organisation. ( read original story ...)
Singapore property group Ho Bee Land sets up S$1.3mil Covid-19 fund to help smaller charities, social enterprises
Property group Ho Bee Land has set up a S$1.3 million Covid-19 support fund to plug funding gaps at smaller charities and social enterprises. It said on Wednesday (May 20) that it has been reaching ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: COVID-19 will reshape the Singapore office property market outlook
Businesses have made that leap to remote working, which has major implications for office space in Singapore and could accelerate trends already ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s PropertyGuru Says 2019’s 24% Growth Tough to Repeat
PropertyGuru’s Australian IPO was to have been one of the most-anticipated events of Singapore’s tech scene last year. The 12-year-old company, started by entrepreneurs Steve Melhuish and Jani ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore sentences man to death via Zoom call
Malaysian man receives sentence remotely for role in 2011 drug deal as city-state tries to curb its coronavirus rates ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysian drug dealer sentenced to death in Singapore via Zoom call
A man has been sentenced to death in via a Zoom video call for his role in a drug deal, the city state’s first case where capital punishment has been delivered remotely. Punithan Genasan, a ... ( read original story ...)
Nasdaq set to tighten listing rules, impacting China IPOs
Nasdaq Inc is planning new rules that would make initial public offerings more difficult for some Chinese companies, thrusting the US exchange into the middle of an increasingly contentious debate ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Singapore, Malaysia finance ministers discuss economic recovery
Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat and his Malaysian counterpart Mr Tengku Zafrul Aziz have discussed how the economies of both countries ... ( read original story ...)
Man sentenced to death in Singapore via Zoom call
A man has been sentenced to death in Singapore via a Zoom video-call for his role in a drug deal, the city-state's first case where capital punishment has been delivered remotely. Punithan Genasan, a ... ( read original story ...)
Agtech accelerator Grow launches new program in Singapore
Singapore Food Bowl aims to spur the development of food security solutions to challenges brought by Covid-19. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Sees Downside Risks Despite Recent Jump in Exports
Singapore Trade & Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing said there are many “downside risks” to the economy despite recent data showing a surprise improvement in exports. ( read original story ...)
Man admits he’s a ‘scammer’ in WhatsApp bank fraud call
A fraudster trying to dupe a Singapore woman in a banking scheme via a WhatsApp video call admitted he was a scammer. Vanessa Mittman said her 10-year-old son initially received the May 5 call in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines: Take Off If You’re Not In For A Long-Haul Flight
There is a huge concentration of revenue in the commercial flights business, which is worrisome with such low global passenger traffic. The airline industry is ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore looks to restart economy with phased easing of virus curbs
Singapore will see three-quarters of its economy resume normal operations when curbs to fight the coronavirus are eased from June 2, although the relaxing of measures will likely see a rise in daily ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Expats Flouting Virus Rules Spark Alcohol Curbs
Singapore authorities ordered several restaurants in a neighborhood popular with expatriates to immediately stop selling takeaway alcohol, after several foreigners didn’t adhere to social distancing ... ( read original story ...)