Singapore will require all listed firms to make climate-related disclosures from financial year 2025, followed by large non-listed firms two years later.
Singapore-registered firm accused of swindling $1.2b from 26,000 people in Japan’s largest scam
Sky Premium was billed as Singapore's first invitation-only “exclusive privileges club”. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Woman charged after allegedly misappropriating $5.6m from crypto exchange to buy luxury car, goods
Singaporean Ho Kai Xin, who was ordered by the High Court in July 2023 in civil proceedings to pay back the stolen sums to ByBit Fintech, had purportedly used the funds to buy a $362,000 Mercedes car ...
Singapore must transform to meet ‘very ambitious’ productivity targets, achieve real growth: Lawrence Wong
This requires continual transformation, he said: Firms must learn new ways to do business, workers must learn new skills and embrace new technologies, and new sectors must replace declining industries ...
Woman accused of pocketing US$4.2 million from crypto firm charged with cheating and other offences
A pair of slippers, a bag, a car and a pair of sunglasses were seized as proceeds of crime. (Photos: Singapore Police Force) SINGAPORE: A woman who handled the payroll for a cryptocurrency exchange ...
Woman who bought luxury car, goods after $5.6m in crypto goes missing from exchange charged
SINGAPORE - A woman who was sued by a crypto exchange over her alleged misappropriation of US$4.2 million (S$5.6 million) worth of crypto has been charged in court. Singaporean Ho Kai Xin, who was ...
Here’s How 10 APAC Markets Are Approaching Crypto Regulation
2023 marked a pivotal year in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region’s approach to crypto regulation, influenced significantly by the preceding implosion of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX exchange and the collapse ...
The case for an Exim bank for Singapore
Amid a challenging global trade environment, Singapore should consider establishing a dedicated export promotion agency. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Southeast Asia lays the groundwork to become crypto, blockchain, AI hub
The Southeast Asia region was highly represented in Chainalysis’s 2023 global crypto adoption index, with countries such as Vietnam, the Philippines and Thailand on the brink of a crypto revolution.
Singapore foreign interference law: Who will it affect?
For decades, global business hub Singapore has lauded itself as one of the world's most open economies. But the Southeast Asian country's new foreign interference law could taint its liberal image.
Hong Kong prepares sweeping rules to foil stealthy crypto purchases
Officials estimate 450 shops, ATMs and websites in Hong Kong offer crypto trades. Read more at straitstimes.com.
How Singapore NRIs can navigate DTAA hurdle on capital gains tax
Singapore does not levy any tax on capital gains; NRIs there, however, have to pay tax in India and file for refunds.
Singapore Remittance Firm Hits Back at Regulator, Denies Fraud
A Singapore remittance company is hitting back against the ... Samlit Moneychanger Pte categorically rejects that it carried on any business for any fraudulent purpose and “any claims to such effect ...
An abrupt exit at a Goldman Sachs-backed crypto bank spotlights the industry’s tug-of-war with regulators
Anchorage Digital, the only federally chartered crypto bank backed by some of the biggest names in finance, is wrestling with regulatory scrutiny.
Water-stressed Singapore taps into water solutions
The country’s innovations have attracted the attention of other water-scarce nations, with climate change expected to exacerbate water insecurity.
Singapore middle distillates stocks fall as diesel/gasoil net exports rise
Singapore's middle distillates stockpiles slipped week-on-week as net exports of diesel/gasoil rose, official data showed on Thursday.Inventories of diesel/gasoil and jet fuel/kerosene at key oil ...