The last few years have witnessed international regulators tightening policies towards offshore financial centers. As a ...
They learnt to make things during the pandemic. Now these crafters are turning their side hustles into serious business
She taught herself how to crochet by watching YouTube videos during the Covid-19 circuit breaker period. Now, 22-year-old university student Bernice Lee and her family earn up to S$3,000 a month from ...
Coinbase Receives Green Light for Crypto Payment Services in Singapore; Implications for Ethereum and VC Spectra?
Coinbase has secured a full payments license from Singapore’s Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), granting it the authority to provide digital payment token services in the thriving Asian crypto ...
Haze deteriorates Singapore’s air quality
The air quality in Singapore deteriorated into the unhealthy range on Saturday morning as the change in wind direction Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | ...
Exports to Singapore record 6.5-fold rise from Jan-Aug
Exports to Singapore in the first eight months of 2023 rose over 6.5 times to $476.9 million from $72.8 million in the corresponding period in 2022, as bilateral trade fell 62.8 per cent to $1.1 ...
Singapore shares end Friday in the black; STI climbs 0.6%
Gainers outnumbered losers 329 to 268, as 1.3 billion securities worth $802.8 million changed hands Read more at straitstimes.com.
Issue 69: Dealing with Singapore’s coming carbon tax windfall; nudging private capital towards climate adaptation
A national climate trust fund could enable the optimal use of carbon tax revenue, while experts urge stronger participation from businesses and investors in addressing climate loss and damage. Read ...
Singapore police appear to confirm arrest of Three Arrows co-founder Su Zhu
Last week, the company's liquidators, Teneo, said that Zhu had been "apprehended" on Sept. 29 at Changi Airport in Singapore ...
Cost of car ownership soars in Singapore
The cost of a certificate to own a large family car in Singapore has jumped to a fresh record high of S$146,002 ($106,619; £87,684). The city-state introduced the 10-year certificate of entitlement ...
Singapore renewable developer seeks partners for massive battery
Infrastructure developer Morrison & Co. has begun talks with possible strategic partners for a mega-sized battery project in Indonesia aimed at weaning Singapore off natural gas.
Financial Firms Are Flocking to Singapore But Hong Kong Keeps Its Edge
Hong Kong is still the first stop for businesses looking to crack the world’s second-largest economy; Singapore’s economic backyard in Southeast Asia is far smaller.
Middleman in S$760,000 bribery scheme involving Wildlife Reserves Singapore director gets jail
Too Say Kiong acted as an intermediary, delivering bribes to a Wildlife Reserves Singapore representative to secure jobs for his company.
Singapore ‘confirms arrest’ of crypto fund founder
Singapore police appeared to confirm the arrest of Su Zhu, one of the founders of bankrupt crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital. Last week, the
Singapore’s middle distillates stocks near 2-year high on lower gasoil net exports
Singapore's middle distillates stockpiles hovered around a two-year high, tracking declines in net gasoil exports, though a rise in jet fuel/kerosene net exports slowed down the overall inventory pile ...
Two Major Crypto Businesses Sued By US SEC Secure Full Licenses In Singapore
This latest development on Coinbase and Ripple Labs' operations in Singapore marks a crucial stride toward wider adoption of digital assets in the country and in the world.
GSR Secures Regulatory Approval as Crypto Liquidity Provider in Singapore
GSR Markets Pte. Ltd - the Singaporean subsidiary of the global crypto trading firm and liquidity provider GSR, has received In-Principle Approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for a ...