News Singapore: How Singapore Fintech iFAST Became A Regional Wealth Engine
Company founder Lim Chung Chun reshaped retail investing in 2000 by making it easy to buy mutual funds online. Now, with a suite of 29,000 investment products and 1.2 million customer accounts, he’s betting digital banking can take the firm global.
News Singapore: Singapore's economy expands 5.7% in the second quarter, beating expectations
The growth figure was higher than the 5.5% expected, but lower than the revised 6.3% in the first quarter.
News Singapore: Shubhangi Goel wins Singapore Press Club Tech Journalism Award
Shubhangi Goel has been named the recipient of Business Insider's inaugural Singapore Press Club Tech Journalism Award ...
News Singapore: President Tharman: Some Singapore businesses may lose out from closer Johor ties, but both countries will benefit
As ties between Singapore and Malaysia deepen, some Singapore businesses may lose out from close links with Johor, but both countries stand to benefit overall, President Tharman Shanmugaratnam said on Wednesday (July 15).He was speaking to reporters after a breakfast roundtable with business leaders on the final day of his state visit to Malaysia from July 12 to 15.Addressing questions...
News Singapore: Five Banks, Singapore Anti-Scam Centre Avert S$38 Million in Scam Losses
Singapore Anti-Scam Centre and five banks stopped over 600 scam attempts, averting more than S$38 million in losses.
News Singapore: Heavy, thundery showers expected across Singapore on July 8 evening: NEA
Heavy rain is expected over many areas of Singapore on Wednesday (July 8) evening.In a weather update issued at 7.30pm, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said it expects thundery showers over many areas in the evening, and cloudy thereafter.It has also forecast similar weather conditions in the late morning and early afternoon on Thursday.Separately, Singapore's national water agency PUB announced...
News Singapore: Singapore traffic police to void demerit points, issue refunds after over 1,500 speeding tickets wrongly issued
Affected motorists do not need to take any action, the statement said, adding that TP will notify them. - SPF FILE SINGAPORE: The Traffic Police (TP) will void demerit points and refund any fines paid ...
News Singapore: Singapore to host big events as travel revival attracts travellers
Major events planned for later this year include the Shangri-La Dialogue. The Global Health Security Conference is scheduled for the end of June and the Milken Institute Asia Summit will be held in September. Singapore will also host the AIJA Annual Congress in August and gamescom asia in October. | Travel
News Singapore: Singapore's defence and security not premised on others coming to our rescue: Chan Chun Sing
Singapore maintains the fundamental principle that the responsibility for Singapore's defence and security must lie with Singaporeans, said Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing. Chan, who is also the Coordinating Minister for Public Services, was responding to parliamentary questions on Tuesday (Jan 13) by members of parliament Liang Eng Hwa and Yip Hon Weng.The two MPs, who represent Bukit Panjang...
News Singapore: Ensuring Security in Singapore’s Online Casinos
In the rapidly evolving world of online gambling, data privacy and security are paramount to maintaining trust and integrity. Singapore, known for its stringent legal frameworks and cutting-edge ...
News Singapore: Singapore keen to boost collaboration
Singapore is keen to find new opportunities to deepen cooperation in the education sector with Thailand, according to its ambassador. Speaking at the first Singapore Education Fair in Bangkok, ...
News Singapore: Singapore’s public and private providers strive to stay on top
Conversations in or about Singapore invariably turn towards notions of success. How the country turned around its economic and political fortunes under Lee Kuan Yew; how a precocious Joseph Schooling ...
News Singapore: 4. Religious practices
From the 98% of Indonesians who say religion is very important in their lives to the 96% of Cambodians who burn incense, people in the countries surveyed generally appear to be highly religious, based ...
News Singapore: Singapore not immune to global religious tensions, don’t take racial harmony for granted, says home affairs minister
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Around the world, religion and ethnicity are being used to divide societies – and Singapore is not immune to these pressures, said Coordinating Minister for National ...
News Singapore: Religious groups in S’pore saddened by recent anti-Semitic incidents, urge all to respect diversity
Multiple religious organisations in Singapore condemned the anti-Semitic acts, and called for respect for all races and religions. SINGAPORE - Religious organisations in Singapore said they are ...
News Singapore: Unpaid credit card balances in Singapore hit 10-year high of S$9.07b
Experts attributed the trend to factors like people not spending within their means, as well as easier access to credit like “buy now, pay later” services.
News Singapore: Singapore must be ‘deeply committed’ to preserving racial and religious harmony, says DPM Heng
SINGAPORE: Maintaining racial and religious harmony is always a work in progress and Singapore must continue to build on its multiculturalism, especially in a time of increased polarisation around the ...
News Singapore: Scoot flight makes u-turn back to Singapore - half an hour from Hong Kong airport
SINGAPORE - A Scoot flight from Singapore to Hong Kong made a u-turn about 30 minutes from its destination, after all flights in and out of the airport were cancelled abruptly on Monday (Aug 12).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
