Las Vegas Sands Corp.’s Singapore casino has hired a law firm to conduct a new investigation into employee transfers of more than $1 billion in gamblers’ money to third parties, according to people ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore is probing Exxon’s labor practices after the oil giant used employee reviews to cut staff
The country is looking into whether Exxon's performance-based cuts — which employees say amount to a layoff — were implemented fairly. ( read original story ...)
Total unit signs deal with Singapore LNG Corp for solar energy system
A subsidiary of France's Total and Singapore LNG Corp (SLNG) have signed a deal for a rooftop solar power system at the Singapore liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, the companies said on ... ( read original story ...)
Tencent becomes latest Chinese firm to invest in Singapore with new Southeast Asia hub
Gaming giant Tencent Holdings Ltd said on Tuesday it would develop a regional hub for Southeast Asia in Singapore, opening a new office and becoming the latest Chinese tech firm to invest in the ... ( read original story ...)
Virus Cases at Workers’ Dorms Add to Singapore Construction Woes
Singapore’s construction industry is bearing the brunt of ongoing virus cases at migrant worker dormitories, clouding the outlook for the city-state’s economy as it struggles to rebound. ( read original story ...)
The Farrer Park Company partners UOB on Singapore’s first green loan for a healthcare facility
The Farrer Park Company Pte Ltd has obtained a S$120 million green loan from United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB), the first such loan for a healthcare facility in Singapore. The loan is issued under ... ( read original story ...)
Lightspeed Venture Enters Singapore to Step Up Tech Investment
Lightspeed Venture Partners, a backer of Oyo Rooms and Grab Holdings Inc., is poised to step up investments in Southeast Asian startups, using part of the $4 billion the global venture capital firm ... ( read original story ...)
‘Not Yet Too Late’: France Says Lebanon Must Act to Deliver New Cabinet
France Says Lebanon Must Act to Deliver New Cabinet BEIRUT/PARIS (Reuters) - France said on Wednesday it was not too late for Lebanon's politicians to form a government to save the nation from a ... ( read original story ...)
On Lebanon’s shores, the poor board deadly dinghies
Suad Mohammad had hoped for a better life when her husband climbed into a dinghy to flee poverty-hit Lebanon, but he disappeared into the waves before he reached Cyprus. In her family home in the ... ( read original story ...)
Laos’ GDP forecast to contract by 2.5 percent: ADB
Economic expansion of Laos is forecast to contract this year for the first time since 1980s due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the economy will recover in 2021, according to the Asian ... ( read original story ...)