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Former Citiraya CEO hit with fresh charges spanning corruption, money laundering Ng Teck Lee, the former CEO of electronic waste-recycling company Citiraya Industries, is said to have made more than US$51 million from hi…

Singapore welcomes competition for AI leadership; not a zero-sum game: Gan Kim Yong Singapore is happy to work with any other country who wants to compete for AI leadership, “to make progress together”, said DPM Gan Kim…

StanChart CEO faces backlash over ‘lower-value human’ remarks, with Halimah Yacob calling them “disturbing” Among the critics was former Singapore President Halimah Yacob, who condemned StanChart CEO Bill Winters’ termin…

Commercial vehicle COE premium up 5.4% to new record of S$92,223 For May’s second round of bidding, the mainstream car category is the only premium to dip, down 0.4% to S$124,229.

OCBC outbids banks on HSBC Indonesia deal by wide margin: sources OCBC substantially outbid rivals in a recent deal to buy HSBC Holdings’s retail and wealth assets in Indonesia, by more than US$100 million in most cases,…

AI replaces ‘lower-value human capital’, StanChart CEO says “We don’t have job losses, but we do have job role reductions in favour of the machines,” said Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters, delivering a blunt message o…

[JUST IN] Gardenia axes over 100 staff in Singapore as it relocates bakery production to JB The move is part of “ongoing efforts to enhance operational efficiency and maintain competitiveness amid an increasingly challen…

OpenAI picks Singapore for first Applied AI Lab outside US in S$300 million push to tap ‘incredible talent here’ It will create 200 jobs and expand access to AI tools and expertise. “There’s incredible talent here, which…

Government to help 10,000 SMEs integrate AI into their operations over the next three years “We will help 10,000 enterprises use AI meaningfully,” said Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo at th…

Singapore staff first to go in Meta’s 8,000 global job cuts The company began notifying workers around the world on Wednesday (May 20) morning, starting with employees in Singapore, who got the note at 4 am local time.

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: Hongkong Land, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, SIA, Sembcorp, Delfi Top stories: 1. Singapore: Nuclear power: Singapore to undertake IAEA review on decision-making ability 2. Markets…