Firms in Singapore’s manufacturing and services industries remain pessimistic about the business outlook for the second half of the year, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and uncertain global …
Uber reverses course, to keep Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore until at least end of 2022
SINGAPORE: Ride-hailing company Uber has reversed its decision to move its Asia-Pacific headquarters out of Singapore and will stay put in the …
The Johor-Singapore Causeway opens for business, slowly
Up for discussion this week: The world’s busiest land border crossing flickers back to life as Singapore and Malaysia agree on terms for … Up for discussion this week: The world’s busiest land …
Hong Kong moves to create regional hub for insurance-linked securities
Hong Kong is on track to soon join the UK and Singapore as newly minted hubs for insurance-linked securities. This is a field long dominated by offshore jurisdictions such as Berm …
Singapore PM’s Nephew Found Guilty of Contempt, Fined S$15,000
The Singapore prime minister’s nephew was found guilty of contempt of court and fined S$15,000 ($10,884) by the city-state’s top court on Wednesday, media reported.
Lee Kuan Yew grandson convicted of contempt of court in Singapore
A grandson of Singapore’s founding leader Lee Kuan Yew and nephew of the current prime minister was convicted Wednesday of contempt of court over a Facebook post criticising the judiciary during a …
Graphic: Zinc stocks in Singapore’s LME warehouses suggest unusually large surplus
Deliveries of zinc to London Metal Exchange registered warehouses in places such as Port Klang, Malaysia and Singapore, not typical destinations, suggest an unusually large surplus of the metal used …
Singapore, Israeli firms team to develop new ship-killing missile
MELBOURNE, Australia — Singapore’s ST Engineering believes that a new joint venture with Israel Aerospace Industries, to market and sell advanced naval missile systems, will leverage both companies’ …
P&W says no retrenchments yet at Singapore joint venture
Pratt & Whitney has refuted retrenchment rumours at its Singapore-based joint venture with Singapore Airlines’ engineering arm, as it reiterated its commitment to its capabilities in the city-state.
Singapore’s DBS and GovTech pilot Singpass face verification technology
Singapore bank DBS has partnered with the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) to pilot the use of the SingPass face verification technology with the hope of speeding up the digital …