South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said his country has agreed with Singapore to enter into a strategic partnership next year, the 50th anniversary of the two nations setting up diplomatic relations ...
$29k lost to DBS impersonation scams in under a month
SINGAPORE – At least 14 cases of scams involving the impersonation of DBS Bank have been reported since Sept 21, with losses amounting about $29,000. The numbers were announced in a joint advisory by ...
Singapore shares rose on Tuesday’s open—STI edged up 0.1%
SINGAPORE: Singapore shares rose on Tuesday’s open, Oct 8, following a dip in US stocks the previous night. The Straits Times Index (STI) edged up 0.1%, or 4.22 points, to reach 3,603.41 by 9:01 am, ...
XSGD, Singapore’s First Dollar-Backed Stablecoin, Launches on Bitstamp to Power Global Cross-Border Payments
StraitsX, the pioneering payments infrastructure for the digital assets space in Southeast Asia, has today announced the listing of XSGD, its Singapore dollar-pegged stablecoin, on Bitstamp, the world ...
Singapore PRs Get Visa-Free Entry to Indonesia’s Batam, Bintan
Indonesia will give visa-free entry to foreigners holding Singapore permanent residency to visit Batam, Bintan and the Karimun Islands, aiming to boost tourism and investment in the regional economic ...
Capital for Asia, rooted in Asia: How Singapore’s Jenny Lee wants to rethink venture capital
Granite Asia owes its start to geopolitics. In July 2023, a U.S. House of Representatives committee said it would probe investments by U.S. venture capital firms, including GGV Capital, into China’s ...
Moving to Singapore from Malaysia? Here’s how to make your banking a breeze
When it comes to finances, many Malaysians moving to Singapore tend to exchange a large sum of their Malaysian Ringgit (RM) for Singapore dollars (SGD) in cash to cover their move. But this doesn’t ...
SKK Holdings Announces Pricing of IPO
SKK Holdings plans to offer 1.8 million shares at an estimated $4 to $5 each in its initial public offering, the Singapore civil-engineering service provider said Monday in a filing with the ...
Dyson did not break Singapore laws in layoffs but may have damaged its reputation, experts say
SINGAPORE: When Dyson conducted “surprise” layoffs in Singapore last week, it received a rebuke from the union representing its workers about the one-day notice it gave to inform the union of the ...
16 good travel deals in the 10.10 sale: Flights, hotels, luggage and more
Black Friday, which happens in November, is often known to have the best, all-year-low prices. But did you know that the 10.10 sale also offers an equally exciting opportunity to snag good travel ...
JoAnn Tan
JoAnn Tan's ascension to CFO at Singapore Airlines last year represents the changing dynamics of the airline industry, as more women are assuming leadership positions. Tan, the first female finance ...
Grace Chua
Grace Chua serves as CEO of the Own Brands division of FairPrice Group, Singapore's first and largest supermarket chain. The division, which handles FairPrice's house brands, is becoming more ...
India cenbank to be less hawkish at October policy, DBS Bank economist says
India's central bank is likely to be less hawkish than its previous monetary policy following softer domestic data, although a change in stance or rates is unlikely at its policy meeting this week, an ...
DBS cooperates with China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
Through an alliance with the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, DBS boosts its support for Chinese businesses.
RBI to be less hawkish at Oct: DBS
India's central bank is expected to maintain steady interest rates at its policy meeting, with no immediate change in its monetary stance despite a slowdown in economic growth to 6.7%. New RBI ...
Singapore’s Capella Hotel Group Partners dtcpay to Offer Crypto Payment Options
The move marks Capella as one of the first high-end hotels in the world to adopt crypto assets as a payment method.