China will press the brakes on crude imports in the third quarter, after record purchases in recent months, as higher oil prices hurt demand and refiners worry about a second virus outbreak, analysts ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Lee Calls Election for New Mandate to Fight Pandemic
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong called a general election as his ruling party seeks a renewed mandate to govern amid the coronavirus pandemic that has pummeled the country’s economy. ( read original story ...)
Explainer: Singapore heads for July polls in pandemic
Singapore will hold general elections next month after its prime minister opted to go ahead with a vote that opposition parties and rights groups have criticised as opportunistic and unsafe because of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Tells Wirecard to Keep Client Funds in Local Banks
Singapore has told Wirecard AG’s local entities to ensure they keep customer funds from their domestic payments processing business in the country’s banks, the financial regulator said. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Charges Woman for Exchanging Bitcoins Without PSA License
The Singapore authorities are charging a 23-year-old woman for illegally dealing in Bitcoins with funds obtained from criminal activities. ( read original story ...)
Singapore leader calls early elections despite pandemic
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong called Tuesday for early general elections despite the coronavirus, saying the outbreak has stabilized and there is no assurance it ... ( read original story ...)
ADNOC’s $20.7 billion infrastructure deal shows we are open and ready for business, CEO says
Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, or ADNOC, discusses the firm's $20.7 billion energy infrastructure deal with six partners including Brookfield Asset Management and Singapore's ... ( read original story ...)
Huawei to invest S$5m in Singapore to boost tech ecosystem
Huawei is pumping in S$5m this year to develop joint partner offerings in Singapore with a focus on artificial intelligence. ( read original story ...)
Singapore president dissolves parliament ahead of election
Singapore's parliament has been dissolved, the prime minister's office said on Tuesday, an indication that the date of the general election will be declared soon. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Heads For Polls Despite Virus Outbreak
Singapore's parliament was dissolved Tuesday for an election even as the city-state struggles to recover from a major coronavirus outbreak that has swept through crowded migrant worker dormitories. A ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore PM says he has decided to call a general election
Singapore's prime minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday he had advised the city-state's president to dissolve parliament as he had decided to call a general election. ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based options trading platform Sparrow raises $3.5 million Series A
Sparrow Exchange, a Bitcoin and Ethereum options trading platform based in Singapore, announced today it has raised $3.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by HDR Group, the owner of ... ( read original story ...)
Dealogic sees possible ‘bright spots’ in Singapore’s IPO market in the second half of 2020
Romaine Jackson of Dealogic says Singapore has seen a 53% year-on-year decline in listing volumes — a figure that is "quite significant" by historical standards. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s ARA launches takeover bid for Australia’s Cromwell Property
Australia's Cromwell Property Group said on Tuesday (June 23) it had received a takeover bid from its largest shareholder, ARA Asset Management, for 29 per cent of its stapled securities.. Read more ... ( read original story ...)
North Korean jailed for helping to supply S$404,000 worth of luxury goods from Singapore to North Korea
A North Korean man who studied in Singapore helped his father and conspired with others to have S$404,000 worth of luxury goods ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore prime minister to address nation on Tuesday
Singapore's prime minister will address the nation on Tuesday as it emerges from weeks of lockdown to curb the COVID-19 pandemic and as speculation mounts about a looming general election. ( read original story ...)