Grab’s co-founder Hooi Ling Tan said it is on track to raise US$3 billion of funding before the end of this year.
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Facebook to open first Asian data centre in Singapore with investment of SGD1.4 billion
Facebook will open its first data centre in Asia in Singapore with an investment worth SGD1.4 billion. It will also open avenues for hundreds of jobs for Singaporeans. The data centre is expected to start its operation in 2022.
Indian origin director of spice trading firm charged with cheating DBS and Bank of India S$3.2m
Indian origin Singaporean director of Pars Ram Brothers, Kirpa Ram Sharma, was charged with cheating DBS and Bank of India S$3.2 million.
Singapore-Kuala Lumpur High Speed Rail project formally postponed till May 2020
After much deliberation, the contentious issue of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail project has been resolved as both parties have formally agreed to postpone the construction for two years until May 2020. Malaysia has also agreed to bearing the agreed costs of suspending the project.
OCBC apologises for software failure that caused outage for 3-4 hours
OCBC said the incident was due to a software failure that was not detected “due to a human oversight”.
DIAP2018: Fireside chat with Padmashri Dr Vyjayanthimala Bali
Get set for a fireside chat with award-winning movie legend, politician and classical dance teacher Dr Vyjayanthimala Bali! The latest edition of Dance India Asia Pacific (DIAP features a session tomorrow where she shares her colourful life and achievements, in conversation with Lakshmi Vishwanathan
NUS launches innovation4.0 building to support Smart Nation efforts
This six-storey i4.0 building houses 12 interdisciplinary research entities responsible for building the university’s strategic capabilities in various emerging tech fields.
SBI opens remittance centre in Singapore
For helping overseas Indians send money to their relatives back home, the State Bank of India (SBI) has opened its first remittance outlet in Singapore.
In pics: Invest North Summit 2018 in Singapore
The Invest North Summit 2018 kickstarted in Singapore today with much fanfare with officials from Indian States of Uttarakhand, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh urging the investors and entrepreneurs to make investment in their States and get benefitted from the huge business opportunities.
Expect “more excitement at every turn” with Grand Prix Season Singapore this year
To be held from September 7-16, the GPSS 2018’s collection of lifestyle events complements the Formula 1 2018 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix.
