SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 21 May 2020 – Tanoto Foundation , under the auspices of Asia Philanthropy Circle (APC), has donated personal protective equipment (PPE) — comprising 20,000 KN95 …
New life insurance business premiums up 10% in Q1
More consumers take action to secure their financial future in view of COVID-19. Singapore’s life insurance industry recorded a total of $965.8m in weighted new business premiums in Q1, which is a 10% …
CapitaLand launches eCapitaMall and Capita3Eats in Singapore
As the operator of Singapore’s largest mall network, we want to help our retailers reach out to more consumers and online business opportunities by leveraging the strong brand awareness of CapitaLand …
In a first, man sentenced to death via Zoom video-call in Singapore
A man has been sentenced to death in Singapore via a Zoom video-call for his role in a drug deal, the city-state’s first case where capital punishment has been delivered remotely. Punithan Genasan …
Former Noble CEO Wins Appeal in Singapore Court Over Shares
Singapore’s top court ruled in favor of a claim by Noble Group Ltd.’s former Chief Executive Officer Ricardo Leiman to millions of unpaid shares, overturning an earlier ruling while upholding that he …
Rebound Anticipated For Singapore Bourse
The Singapore stock market headed south again on Wednesday, one day after it had ended the three-day slide in which it had tumbled almost 80 points or 3.2 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests …
Coronavirus: Singapore-style stimulus not for Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, say economists
Economists say Southeast Asian governments should heed this axiom in fiscal policy as they decide whether to follow regional economic powerhouse Singapore in adding to their already massive rounds of …
Preventing food waste nets Apeel $250 million from Singapore’s government, Oprah and Katy Perry
Food waste and the pressures on the global food supply chain wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic have captured headlines around the world, and one small startup based in the coastal California city of …
U.S. and Singapore join in South China Sea naval exercises
The navies of the United States and Singapore conducted a bilateral exercise in the contested South China Sea this week, the U.S. Navy said Wednesday.
SGX Plunges Most in 17 Years as MSCI Signs Pact with Hong Kong
Shares in Singapore Exchange Ltd. plunged after MSCI Inc. announced it will move licensing for derivatives products on a host of gauges to Hong Kong from Singapore.