Most in traditional finance have long considered cryptocurrency a joke. Now legions of young meme coin traders are leaning into the absurdity, translating their financial nihilism into a booming—if ...
South Korean Youtuber Arrested for Allegedly Masterminding $213 Million Crypto Fraud
A South Korean YouTuber and his network allegedly defrauded 15,000 investors out of 300 billion won. The group impersonated government agencies, manipulated markets, and preyed ...
How South Korean police cracked $230M crypto fraud targeting elderly investors
The scam was led by a YouTuber, Mr. A, who promoted false crypto investments to his 620,000 followers ... Mr. A evaded initial police efforts by leaving South Korea through Hong Kong and Singapore ...
Singapore stocks rise even as trade tariff fears hurt market sentiment in Asia; STI up 0.2%
Thai Beverage was the STI’s top gainer, rising 2 per cent to 52 cents, while Frasers Logistics and Commercial Trust was at the bottom of the table, shedding 3 per cent to 97 cents. The counter began ...
Two Singapore media veterans sued over RM3.3mil loan given to their business to promote Mandarin
Two media professionals, Chua Chim Kang and Lee Kuan Fung, are being sued by a businessman seeking repayment of a S$990,000 (RM3.3 million) interest-free loan he had given the pair in 2017.
Singapore’s 2025 salary growth projected to be slowest in Southeast Asia, study reveals
SINGAPORE: According to the latest Singapore Business Review report, Singapore’s salary growth is expected to remain modest in 2025, with a projected increase of just 4.4%, the lowest across Southeast ...
‘Many dark times’: How this startup founder overcame self-doubt and started a $100-million-a-year business
In one of his business classes, which involved learning how to write ... In 2007, Tiong returned to Singapore and started Patsnap with the help of a government grant worth 55,000 Singapore dollars ...
Singapore shares retreat at Wednesday’s open; STI down 0.7%
SINGAPORE shares began trading lower on Wednesday (Nov 13), extending global equity market declines overnight. As at 9.02 am, the Straits Times Index (STI) fell 0.7 per cent or 24.31 points to ...
Thai billionaire’s Singapore firm Frasers Property sees profit jump
Still, it has faced various setbacks in Singapore, including failed bids by consortiums it was part of for a rental pilot site and another for an alternative business district in the city’s west. Both ...
Swagger Returns to Crypto as Bitcoin Soars
From New York to Singapore, cryptocurrency traders large and small are ... up and Bitcoin’s march toward $100,000 talked about as something of a mere formality, crypto is in the grip of a market mania ...
Two Chinese news veterans sued over S$990,000 ‘loan’ for failed Mandarin language business
Chinese businessman Ren Xin Wu is suing Ms Lee Kuan Fung, a former veteran news editor from Singapore Press Holdings, and Mr Chua Chim Kang, the head of Chinese news and current affairs at Mediacorp, ...
Singapore: Over 7.5 Kg Of Heroin Seized During SGD 1.4 Million Drug Bust In Tengah
According to a news release, about 1.027 kg of cannabis and 513g of ‘Ice’ were recovered from one person. Another search led to the recovery of about 3.223 kg of cannabis, 7.626 kg of heroin, 2.339 kg ...
Boustead Singapore posts 34% higher H1 profit of S$36 million
Boustead Singapore’s real estate solutions arm saw revenue fall mainly due to decreased revenue recognition in light of the engineering and construction business’ significantly lower order backlog ...
Bulls are calling the ‘golden age of crypto’. It’s not all about Trump
Donald Trump’s decisive election win has sent crypto markets surging. But pundits see a much bigger case for optimism around the sector.
Bitcoin nears $90,000 as crypto market exceeds pandemic-era peak
Bitcoin surged past $89,000 amid speculation of favorable crypto regulations under President-elect Trump, driving the market value to $3.1 trillion. Analysts warn of a potential retracement after the ...
19 kg gold seized, 25 passengers from Singapore held
CHENNAI: Sleuths of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Chennai Customs intercepted 25 passengers at the Chennai international airport who arrived from Singapore on Sunday night and seized ...