PANDEMIC restrictions helped the general insurance sector to achieve underwriting profits in several segments of business in 2020, as claims in segments like travel and motor dropped.
SINGAPORE: More than 98,000 employers will receive S$940 million in Wage Credit Scheme payouts by Mar 31, said the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) on Thursday (Mar 18). The Government will co-fund 15 per cent of qualifying wage increases given in 2017 ...
OCBC accelerates its digital innovation efforts as it rolls out facial recognition technology on eight ATMs in Singapore starting Friday. This move makes the bank the first in South-east Asia and takes it a step closer to eliminating a physical ATM card.
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN) said the benefits of the country's first spaceport in Biak, Papua, are greater than the downsides, while locals are divided over the project. The planned rocket launch site will be located on the eastern coast of the ...
Toshiba Corp said on Thursday a majority of shareholders had voted for an independent probe into allegations that investors had been pressured ahead of last year's annual general meeting - a landmark win for Japanese corporate governance.
Ladies, if you’ve been attending Zoom meetings wearing the same things for the past year, it’s time for a change. From knit dresses to the colour red, here are the Spring/Summer 2021 trends to keep you looking smart virtually.
A string of failed business ventures started while studying at Raffles Institution and a battle with anxiety led Theodoric Chew, 25, to start Intellect, an app that claims to have attracted two million users since it launched in April 2020.
Oil prices dropped for a fifth day on Thursday after official data showed a sustained rise in U.S. crude and fuel inventories, while the ever-present pandemic clouded the demand outlook.
Texas and several other U.S. states have sued the administration of President Joe Biden over his decision to revoke a key permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement late on Wednesday.
Britain proposed weakening the market grip of "Big Four" auditors on Thursday and making company directors responsible for spotting fraud after the collapses of retailer BHS and builder Carillion.
