SINGAPORE – Amazon has plans to expand to South-east Asia, and there are signs the online retail giant is entering the region through Singapore, Techcrunch reported on Wednesday (Nov 2). Amazon is acquiring assets, and
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Banker in 1MDB case worked with Malaysian PM’s friend: witness
[SINGAPORE] A private banker on trial in Singapore for his alleged role in Malaysia’s 1MDB fund scandal worked closely with a friend of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, a court heard Tuesday. A prosecution witness
Read moreSpeak Asia promoter held for Rs 2,200 crore scam
NEW DELHI: Speak Asia promoter Ram Sumiran Pal, one of the three masterminds behind a Rs 2,200 crore online marketing fraud, was arrested by the Delhi crime branch on Tuesday. Pal, 37, and his associates
Read moreWhat assets make up Singapore’s reserves?
Reader Stanley Ong wrote in to askST about Singapore’s reserves. He is curious to know what these reserves are: “Do they take the form of bank deposits, or are they made up of assets such
Read moreComplaints over rentals jump as home sharing takes hold
The year is not yet over and more complaints on unauthorised short-term rentals of homes by property owners or their tenants have already been made, even as the home-sharing phenomenon looks like it is here
Read moreSingapore – One-tier prices for early buyers of Parc Riviera
To entice early-bird buyers, the developer of West Coast condominium Parc Riviera is taking a novel one-tier pricing approach. EL Development is offering units of the same type from the second to the 15th levels
Read moreFour-room BTO flats can cost just $200,000 after grants
Q If I have only $200,000, can I buy an HDB flat? A Four-room BTO flats can cost as little as $200,000, after grants. Over the past few years, the Government has introduced and enhanced
Read moreStarHub: Cyber attacks that caused broadband outages came from customers’ infected machines
SINGAPORE – The two waves of cyber attacks that brought down Internet surfing on StarHub’s broadband network last Saturday (Oct 22) and on Monday (Oct 24) came from the bug-infected machines of the telco’s own
Read morePM Lee Hsien Loong pays respects to late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Bangkok
BANGKOK – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong paid his respects to Thailand’s late Bhumibol Adulyadej at Bangkok’s Grand Palace on Friday (Oct 21). PM Lee presented a white wreath at the palace, where the King
Read moreSeven Best Places to Live in Singapore for Expats
Singapore is a small country, where neighborhoods bleed into one another easily. Even if you are going to visit a friend on the other side of the country – it will only take you about
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