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A Singapore-born veterinary surgeon based in Adelaide, Australia has been sanctioned and fined A$5,000 (US$3,289) for engaging in a series of inappropriate acts involving animals, Australian news media reported.
SINGAPORE -- Southeast Asian startup fundraising dropped to its lowest level in more than five years in January to March, according to a recent industry report, reflecting the prolonged funding slowdown in the region since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, with little sign of recovery.
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. was hit by renewed disruptions to its internet banking and payment services in Singapore on Thursday, days after a six-month ban by the island’s central bank over similar glitches ended.
The diplomat in question is a 55-year-old, who is a “former” counsellor at the embassy, according to NHK. A counsellor is a diplomatic rank for officers serving overseas, such as in an embassy.
SINGAPORE -- Southeast Asia's largest lender by assets, DBS Group Holdings, is fighting to demonstrate the results of its digital banking reform after last year's severe disruptions, which drew punishment from Singapore's financial regulator.
“The system doesn’t have to fail outright for Singapore to get into trouble, even if we just become ordinary, average, we will already be in serious trouble because we have no natural resources, no hinterland – 700 sq km is nothing.”
Hong Kong on Tuesday launched six spot bitcoin and ether exchange traded funds — becoming the first in Asia to offer retail investors the ability to trade the cryptocurrencies at spot prices.
A decline in non-resident employment was also seen in areas such as manufacturing, as well as information and communications, according to the Ministry of Manpower’s labour market advance release for the first quarter of 2024.