SINGAPORE - The wheels are in motion for Singapore drivers to have one fewer option if they want to buy motor coverage directly from insurers. With digital insurer FWD out of the motor underwriting ...
Singapore Bank Shares Extend Record Highs on Dividend Yield View
Optimism over further dividend payouts coupled with elevated Federal Reserve interest rates hopes are helping push Singapore bank shares to fresh highs. “Clients are rotating to play the ...
Weapons finance scrutiny to be part of Singapore casino AML
Singapore’s parliament gave a first reading on Tuesday to a bill that will – among other things – amend the city-state’s Casino Control Act to tighten requirements for casino operators to conduct ...
6 family office funds tied to Singapore launder case got tax breaks
Six single family office funds linked to a S$3 billion money laundering case in Singapore have received tax incentives from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Nine in 10 Singapore firms fall short in measuring Scope 3 emissions: report
"Knowledge deficits linked to inaction." The vast majority or 94% of Singapore organisations fail to fully measure and analysing their Scope 3 emissions, according to a joint report by Schneider ...
Suspected troll sparks heated debate after suggesting it’s better to be Malaysian than Singaporean working in Singapore
One Facebook user advised the post author not to bite the hand that feeds him but to “Do your best for SG while achieving your goal!” ...
Jail, fine for Singapore’s serial conwoman who cheated 12 victims of over S$106k in various scams
SINGAPORE: A serial conwoman who cheated 12 victims of more than S$106,000 in total in various scams was sentenced to three years’ jail and a fine of S$2,000 on Wednesday (July 3).
Bloomberg Intelligence: credit card operations to remain Singapore banks’ strength in the second half
UOB could see the biggest y-o-y growth in credit cards' contribution to total fee income in 2024 locally, says Bloomberg's Kwok.
SG banks turn to upskilling as hiring sentiments turn ‘cautious’
Roles related to wealth advisory and anti-ML and fraud are most in demand. The number of bankers and staff employed by Singapore banks mostly remained at the same level as in 2022, although most ...
Singapore banks continue ascent on Wednesday; DBS, OCBC chart new territory
AFTER setting fresh records the day before, Singapore’s banks maintained their rising trajectory with DBS and OCBC soaring to unprecedented highs on Wednesday (Jul 3) morning. Read more at The ...
About half of Singapore companies are still looking to hire more staff: Report
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s labour market is expected to remain tight as demand for talent continues to... The post About half of Singapore companies are still looking to hire more staff: Report appeared f ...
Westcon-Comstor to distribute Nokia’s drone-in-a-box
Westcon-Comstor has been selected as a distributor for the Nokia Drone Networks drone-in-a-box solution. Under the agreement, Westcon-Comstor will become an approved distributor of Nokia Drone ...
Rape convict becomes first Japanese national to receive corporal punishment in Singapore
Kita pleaded guilty to the charges. The Japanese embassy in Singapore confirmed that Kita is the first Japanese national to receive caning as part of his punishment. In Singapore, caning is a legal ...
Singapore goalkeeper Hassan Sunny donates $10,000 from China fans to charity
Singapore goalkeeper Hassan Sunny has donated to charity S$10,000 from what he received from thankful Chinese football fans. The fans sent money to his hawker business in appreciation of his heroics ...
Singapore’s new S$20,000 cash declaration rules: What Malaysians need to know
It goes without saying that many Malaysians frequently travel to Singapore for both business and leisure due to longstanding ties between the ...
Rapist hairdresser becomes first Japanese in Singapore to get the cane
Ikko Kita took the victim, a Singaporean student, to his flat and engaged in non-consensual acts while filming the encounter, a court heard.