News
Fraud incidents from unlicensed online trading jumped 255% in 2017
Fraud incidents from unlicensed online trading jumped 255% in 2017
Singapore's police and central bank issued a new warning against unregulated online trading.
CPF scheme funds lost 1.65% in Q1
They were hit by geopolitical uncertainty stemming from US-China trade tensions.
Sembcorp buys UK's biggest flexible distributed energy generator for $385m
It powers 32 projects across England and Wales.
New underground substation to free up 3-hectare developer land
Singapore unveiled plans to build a 230kV substation at Pasir Panjang.
Malaysia and Singapore to meet up for 1MDB probes
New PM Mahathir vowed to uncover the company's white-collar crimes.
Three residential sites up for grabs: URA and HDB
The sites can yield about 1,880 residential units in total.
Singapore beats Hong Kong in open banking readiness
Strong regulatory support from MAS buoyed the lion city to score the APAC crown.
Bank lending up 0.8% in April
Consumer and corporate loans edged up slightly.
Government unveils revamped insurance scheme for seniors with disability
CareShieldLife will be rolled out by 2020.
Singapore gains faster access to India's thriving startup scene
This is made possible by a deal inked by Enterprise Singapore and The Indus Entrepreneurs.
Chart of the Day: Online retail to snap 10% of total sales by 2022
Food and drink are expected to account for a mere 0.53% of retail sales.
Daily Briefing: Property entrepreneur buys Japan's crypto exchange for $67m; Indonesia beats Singapore in cashless living
And here's what you should know about ThaiBev's Q2 earnings report.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 2.12%
Expect muted gains today.
More big infrastructure projects threatened by Malaysia's HSR decision
An analyst eyes the Woodlands-Johor Bahru Rapid Transit System and other proposed bridges.
Singtel launches data-free streaming with Apple Music
It will be available to postpaid customers for a fee of $9.98 a month.
ST Engineering rebrands business units on 1 June
Aerospace, Electronics, Kinetics, and Marine will be renamed to unite under one superbrand.
Real wage growth slumped to 3.2% in 2017
It was hit by a 0.6% jump in inflation.
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