SINGAPORE: Singapore has reiterated its call for the release of nine armoured military vehicles that have been held by Hong Kong customs for a month. On Friday night the Lion City’s Ministry of Defence issued its sixth statement on the issue, saying the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore office market — it ain’t over till the fat lady sings
These are strange days for the commercial real estate market in Singapore. On the one hand, rents have been falling for the past two years and are expected to continue coming off significantly in 2017. On the other, capital values of Grade A CBD office ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore factory output jumps on electronics boost
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s industrial production in November rose at the fastest annual pace in more than 2-1/2 years as electronics output jumped, a welcome boost to an economy flirting with recession. Singapore’s economy has been on the ropes in the last ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore factory output jumps the most in 2-1/2 yrs on electronics boost
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's industrial production in November rose at the fastest annual pace in more than 2-1/2 years as electronics output jumped, a welcome boost to an economy flirting with recession. Singapore's economy has been on the ropes in ... ( read original story ...)
Ten things that shook up Singapore banking jobs in 2016
We review some of the big trends affecting banking careers in Singapore in 2016. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/268493/junior-banking-jobs-singapore/ It was generally a year of redundancies and tepid recruitment in the Singapore finance sector. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Zoo's Inuka turns 26
SINGAPORE: A five-day celebration kicked off on Thursday (Dec 22) at the Singapore Zoo for locally born polar bear Inuka, which turns 26 this year. The polar bear had a birthday cake made of ice with salmon and minced beef, topped with a small helping of ... ( read original story ...)
Aberdeen Singapore Fund Inc (SGF) Announces $0.02 Quarterly Dividend
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Singapore Unveils Its First Petascale Supercomputer
The facility is connected to research institutes at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) locally, while users at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) can access the system via the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Director of TAC Contracts jailed 30 months for corruption
A Singapore court has sentenced the director of TAC Contracts to jail for 30 months after he was found guilty of corruption charges on 22 December. The Singapore-based company deals in waterproofing and general works industry. Donald Ling Chun Teck pleaded ... ( read original story ...)
Laze to your heart’s content at Singapore’s first Gudetama Cafe
The Singapore franchise owners worked with bento artist Shirley Wong (aka popular Instagrammer @littlemissbento) to create the colourful, cutesy dishes (Sanrio’s guidelines for Gudetama Cafe's food include putting the character’s face only on dishes ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-listed equity offerings up 84% to $5.92M in 2016
IPO activity bounced after a lacklustre 2015. The year 2016 showed signs of life in terms of equity listings in Singapore’s stock exchanges, a report by Thomson Reuters said. So far, Singapore-listed equity offerings (combined IPO and follow-on offerings ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore prime home rents slid 3.3% in Q3
SINGAPORE: Prime residential rents in Singapore fell by 3.3 percent during the third quarter of 2016, while prime rental performance across the 17 global cities tracked by Knight Frank registered zero percent growth in the year to September. “Despite ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Makes Blockchain a Priority
Set to become a global fintech leader, Singapore has made blockchain technology one of the city-state's top priorities. In November 2014, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong officially launched Singapore's Smart Nation initiative, an ambitious project aimed at ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore ex-banker convicted in 1MDB Malaysia fund case
TOKYO — A court in Singapore found a former private banker guilty Wednesday of trying to obstruct investigations linked to the indebted Malaysian State Fund 1MDB. The State Court convicted Yeo Jiawei, a former wealth planner at Swiss private bank BSI ... ( read original story ...)
Why jobs cut by banks in Singapore in 2016 are unlikely to return
The Singapore economy is going through a tough time, especially in the labour market. Going forward, many finance students and workers in the industry will find it increasingly difficult as the banking industry has been one of the hardest hit in terms of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore dollar hits weakest in more than seven years
The Singapore dollar tumbled to its weakest since 2009, during the global financial crisis, and it may have further to go. The U.S. dollar was fetching as much as 1.4506 Singapore dollars on Tuesday afternoon local time, according to Reuters data, climbing ... ( read original story ...)