SINGAPORE – Goldman Sachs Singapore will pay US$122 million (S$165 million) to the Singapore Government for its role in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) bond offerings corruption scandal. The penalty […]
Singapore should guard itself against nativist tendencies that can harm economic growth, warned Communications and Information Minister S. Iswaran yesterday. Mr Iswaran told virtual participants at a Singapore Business Federation […]
CapitaLand Mall Trust CapitaLand Mall Trust’s (CMT) distribution per unit rose 1.3 per cent to 3.1 cents for its third quarter ended Sept 30, from 3.06 cents a year ago. […]
HONG KONG • Established Asian hedge funds have attracted the lion’s share of new money this year, while start-ups have been hamstrung by global travel curbs that have made face-to-face […]
SINGAPORE – Businesses in Singapore have seen a significant increase in cyber security challenges as more people work from home amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a survey commissioned by American tech […]
SINGAPORE – A former Singaporean detained under the Internal Security Act for terrorism-related activities was jailed for six weeks on Thursday (Oct 22) for flouting the Passports Act. Zulfikar Mohamad […]
SINGAPORE – The Straits Times’ revamp to mark its 175th anniversary is in full swing. Following the launch of the redesigned ST website last week, users can start downloading a […]
SINGAPORE – The waste management and recycling sector is one step closer to having a progressive wage model (PWM) after a proposal was sent to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) […]
NEW YORK (AFP) – Tesla on Wednesday (Oct 21) said profits in the past quarter more than doubled as the electric car giant forecast deliveries hitting 500,000 this year. Net […]
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Bitcoin surged past US$13,000 (S$17,620) for the first time since July 2019 after PayPal Holdings announced it will allow customers to use cryptocurrencies. The largest digital […]
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – They are both critically important to their domestic economies, highly regarded by customers and totally reliant on international travel. They are also in deep financial strife […]
Regional investors seemed stuck in limbo yesterday seeking signs of certainty regarding a stimulus package in the United States while also keeping a wary eye on the looming presidential election […]
ZURICH • Robots will destroy 85 million jobs at mid-sized to large businesses over the next five years as the Covid-19 pandemic accelerates changes in the workplace, a World Economic […]
Participating in Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications project: “Survey Study for International Expansion of AI Diagnosis Support System Using Ultra-High Magnifying Endoscopes in India” TOKYO, Oct 20, 2020 – […]
SINGAPORE – A man who allegedly drove up to a medical centre near the Paya Lebar Air Force Training Command and claimed he had explosives in his vehicle has been charged […]
SINGAPORE – There is a clear need to keep global trade flowing to ensure the supply of essential goods and services in order to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic, said Senior […]
SINGAPORE – Employees who made claims for owed salaries or wrongful dismissal between last April and March this year managed to recover about $16 million in all from their employers. […]
SINGAPORE – The Workers’ Party (WP) has filed a fresh motion in Parliament pertaining to the issues raised by a court case involving Ms Parti Liyani, the former domestic worker […]
SINGAPORE – An 18-year-old student pleaded guilty on Wednesday (Oct 21) to one charge of possessing obscene films on his mobile phone. He was among four men arrested last October […]
RIO DE JANEIRO (REUTERS) – Brazilian police expanded a long-running corruption probe at state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro or Petrobras based in part on secret recordings made by a former […]
