Sabah-based Jawala to raise RM13m in Singapore IPO

KUALA LUMPUR (May 24): Sabah-based forest resource company Jawala Inc is seeking to raise S$4.5 million (RM13.3 million) via an initial public offering (IPO) on Singapore Exchange's Catalist Board to develop its plantation site and for working capital. ( read original story ...)

OCBC Bank to push biometric POS to merchant customers

Singapore's OCBC Bank is to offer merchants a fingerprint-based point of sale device capable of handling multiple payment form factors and loyalty schemes. Developed by local technology company Touché, the platform is able to accept traditional card ... ( read original story ...)

Trump cancels Singapore summit in letter to Kim Jong Un

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump will not meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next month, he announced in a letter to Kim released by the White House Thursday morning, scrapping plans for what would have been a historic diplomatic summit. "I was ... ( read original story ...)

Asian shares mixed as US mulls new tariffs on auto imports

Shares rose in Indonesia, Taiwan and Singapore but fell in Thailand. TRUMP ON TRADE: China and Japan both condemned the Trump administration’s decision to launch an investigation into whether tariffs are needed on imports of vehicles and automotive parts ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Warns Eight Crypto Exchanges as Scrutiny Increases

Singapore warned eight cryptocurrency exchanges about their activities in the city-state as regulators around the world step up scrutiny of digital-asset trading. The platforms, which weren’t named, shouldn’t facilitate trading in tokens that are ... ( read original story ...)

HSBC Continues Hiring Spree for Asia Equities

Others joining the London-based bank in Hong Kong include Edman Wong from Citigroup and CLSA Ltd.’s Vivek Gandhi, who will be based in Singapore, the people added. The hires are part of a restructuring of HSBC’s global equities operation since Hossein ... ( read original story ...)