High-speed trading firms in India offer interns $18,000 a month

High-speed trading firms are rapidly increasing pay for entry-level jobs in India, brushing off a regulatory crackdown on the world’s biggest equity derivatives market. Amsterdam-based IMC Trading has offered interns in India... Read more »

Amber from Ecuador reveals insects from the age of dinosaurs

WASHINGTON :Amber found in the Amazon forest region of Ecuador containing a trove of well-preserved fossils of wasps, midges, flies, beetles and other insects is giving a glimpse of a Cretaceous Period... Read more »

US Fed starts easing path, other major central banks on hold

LONDON :The U.S. Federal Reserve has delivered its first rate cut since December, diverging from most other major central banks that have kept interest rates unchanged. The Bank of England kept rates... Read more »

Singaporean firms see growing opportunities in India’s chips sector

NEW DELHI – Singaporean Subra Darma is pining for chwee kueh, a hawker favourite, and missing family and friends after moving to India more than a month ago to drive sales for... Read more »

Dollar steadies after post-Fed rollercoaster ride

TOKYO : The U.S. dollar was steady early on Thursday following its plunge to a 3-1/2-year low and then forceful rebound as traders grappled with the ramifications of the Federal Reserve’s measured... Read more »

Poly students encouraged to be bold & innovative in envisioning S’pore’s future during Polytechnic Forum 2025

Poly students should think about how all in S’pore can ‘thrive’, says Education Minister at forum Polytechnic students were encouraged to be bold and innovative in envisioning Singapore’s future while solving national... Read more »

Man steals 9 durians worth S$250 from Bukit Batok stall, tried disabling CCTV but got wrong plug

Man arrested after stealing durians worth S$250 from Bukit Batok stall, caught on CCTV A man’s heist of nine durians from a Bukit Batok stall went awry after he pulled the wrong... Read more »

Banned from entering Singapore in 1998, man returns under false identity to start family

SINGAPORE – A convicted immigrant who was prohibited from entering Singapore more than two decades ago decided to assume a new identity to return to the Republic. The man later married and... Read more »

Religious council member sexually assaulted 12-year-old boy during sleepover, gets jail

SINGAPORE: A board and council member of a religious organisation offered to take the 11-year-old son of his friend out for sporting activities, suggesting that the boy stay at his place for... Read more »

Defence urges court to acquit trio accused of organising pro-Palestinian procession to Istana

SINGAPORE: Defence lawyers for three women accused of organising a procession to the Istana to publicise a cause of solidarity with Palestine on Tuesday (Sep 16) urged the court to acquit them... Read more »