Smoke weed in Singapore and you could end up with 10 years in prison. Get caught with over 330 grams of cannabis and your corporal punishment might include a caning. But launder US$2.2 billion in ...
Container prices rise in Singapore as demand surges amid shipping, port disruptions
Rising demand and tighter supply sparked by shipping disruptions and port congestion have sent container prices here surging over the past eight months, according to new data. Read more at ...
Economists keep 2.4% forecast for Singapore’s growth, but expect less from manufacturing, survey finds
PRIVATE-SECTOR economists’ forecasts of Singapore’s growth in 2024 have stayed unchanged, at a median of 2.4 per cent, in the latest quarterly survey of professional forecasters published by the ...
NTU Singapore showcases final test model of Singapore’s latest satellite to President Tharman Shanmugaratnam
aimed at enhancing Singapore’s space technology capabilities. This is NTU’s 14 th satellite and its largest and most complex to date, which is supported by Singapore’s Office for Space Technology & ...
LYC makes U-turn on subsidiary’s S’pore Exchange IPO
KUALA LUMPUR: LYC Healthcare Bhd has dropped the plan to list its subsidiary on the Singapore Exchange, less than three months after it filed the preliminary offer document with the exchange. LYC told ...
Transcript: The wrinkle in Shein’s IPO plans
Saffeya Ahmed Its attempt at an IPO in the US has completely stalled ... Eleanor Olcott A couple of years ago, the company migrated its headquarters to Singapore. This was the first real indication ...
Chip industry is still ‘at the end of a down cycle,’ says German semiconductor CEO as he opens a $2.2 billion plant in Singapore
The semiconductor industry is still in a “transition year,” says the CEO behind the West's only producer of silicon wafers, as manufacturers try to navigate their way through the end of a years-long ...
Singapore table tennis player Zhou Jingyi, 19, joins Izaac Quek and Zeng Jian in qualifying for Olympics
SINGAPORE: Teenager Zhou Jingyi recorded another significant milestone in her steady rise as the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) confirmed her qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympics on ...
Singapore goalkeeper Hassan Sunny’s food stall sells out early thanks to Chinese football fans
Members of Long Zhi Dui, a Chinese football fan group, stand in front of Dapur Hassan, Singapore goalkeeper Hassan Sunny's family food stall in Tampines, on Jun 12, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Davina Tham) New: ...
Man allegedly behind global malware network: Prosecution ready to present case for extradition to US
SINGAPORE: Prosecutors in Singapore are ready to present evidence for Wang Yunhe, the man allegedly behind a global malware network, to be extradited to the United States.
OCBC launches accelerated banking career programme to double its annual intake of polytechnic graduates in Singapore
The enhanced OCBC Ignite programme, developed with all five Singapore polytechnics, aims to double the Bank’s annual intake of polytechnic graduates and support the nation's goal of increasing ...
Singapore’s top bank DBS eyes $370 billion in wealth assets by 2026, top exec says
DBS Group plans to boost assets under management for its wealth business to S$500 billion ($369.7 billion) by the end of 2026, said the unit's head, as the top Singaporean bank bets on robust inflows ...
DBS eyes S$500 billion in wealth assets by 2026, top executive says
SINGAPORE: DBS Group plans to boost assets under management for its wealth business to S$500 billion (US$369.7 billion) by the end of 2026, said the unit's head, as the top Singaporean bank bets on ...
Singapore shares end flat as markets hold their breath for Fed rate decision; STI down 0.1%
Investors already expect fewer rate cuts, paying attention to predictions for longer-term rates Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore’s top bank DBS eyes $370 bln in wealth assets by 2026, top exec says
DBS Group plans to boost assets under management for its wealth business to S$500 billion ($369.7 billion) by the end of 2026, said the unit's head, as the top Singaporean bank bets on robust inflows ...
Singapore has a lot going for it to become a sustainable finance hub: Analyst
CNA's Yasmin Jonkers speaks to Herry Cho, Managing Director, Head of Sustainability and Sustainable Finance at SGX Group, about Singapore's sustainable finance ambitions.