HSBC said in a letter: "To continue enjoying the preferential ... who regard them as being safer because they are regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. However, over the years banks have reduced the number of boxes available because of the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bank lending grows at faster pace, up 1.1% in December over November
SINGAPORE - Bank lending in Singapore rose 1.1 per cent in December from a month ago, at a faster pace than the 0.4 per cent growth seen in November, as both business and consumer loans grew. Loans through the domestic banking unit - which captures lending ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Dec bank lending edges up on construction sector loans
SINGAPORE Jan 31 Singapore's total bank lending in December rose 1.1 percent from November, on the back of a rise in loans to the building and construction sector, central bank data showed on Tuesday. Loans and advances by domestic banking units in the ... ( read original story ...)
Rally May Stall For Singapore Stock Market
(RTTNews.com) - Ahead of the long holiday weekend for the Lunar New Year, the Singapore stock market had ticked higher in back-to-back sessions, gathering almost 25 points or 0.8 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the ... ( read original story ...)
The hi-tech connected city of Singapore
The Singapore government is heavily investing in technology initiatives across the city-state. Sensors monitor pollution and traffic while 3D map modelling can provide useful information such as showing a building’s energy consumption. BBC Click’s Jen ... ( read original story ...)
Iraqi researcher and American husband living in Singapore confused over Trump's order
with his wife and their two-year-old daughter when he read the news about the order on Friday. As of Sunday evening (Jan 29) the post had been shared more than 500 times on the social network. His wife, Iraqi-born National University of Singapore research ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines : Stranded Singapore Airlines flight leaves Auckland Airport after seven-hour wait
A Singapore Airlines flight has finally departed from Auckland Airport following a lengthy delay due to a potential fault with the aircraft. The plane sat on the tarmac for more than seven hours before taking off around 9pm, meaning many of the 300 people ... ( read original story ...)
Johor town makes a business out of Singapore's used fridges
JOHOR: Refrigerators of every size, model and age line the dusty streets of a town in Johor, Malaysia – discarded by those living in Singapore, a two-hour drive away. Inside five of these old refrigerators lie a tracking device each, planted as part of ... ( read original story ...)
'No justification' for Quebec mosque shooting: MFA
SINGAPORE: There can be no justification for an attack on a ... "They should monitor the local news and follow the instructions of the Canadian authorities. They are also advised to keep in touch with their family and friends so that they know you ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore business cyber confidence is probably cyber delusion
"Singapore companies are confident of their ability to detect a sophisticated cyber attack," read an enthusiastic press release earlier this month. "80 percent of the Singapore respondents share that sentiment, surpassing the global average of 50 percent. ( read original story ...)
Is this the year to reinvigorate Singapore’s residential property market?
In Singapore’s real estate sector ... TDSR has significantly reduced the amount of debt available to finance the purchase of residential property. Based on our analysis of household balance sheets, the level of mortgage liability to a household ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines plane departs after eight-hour delay on Auckland Airport tarmac
Hundreds of passengers have finally been able to depart Auckland Airport for Singapore - eight hours after a problem with the nose wheel of a plane forced it to abort take-off. Witnesses saw smoke and smelt "burning rubber" coming from the Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stumbles in the most-visited city rankings
Bangkok nudged to 2nd place, pushing Singapore to 4th place. Bangkok knocks off London and Singapore as it places second in the most-visited cities in 2015, according to the international market research group Euromonitor. Singapore is now fourth in the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore researchers push frontiers of flexible electronics
Electronic devices have transformed human society in the last few decades, giving birth to hospital ultrasound machines, manufacturing robots and that smartphone everyone has in their pockets. Universities here are spearheading the next revolution in ... ( read original story ...)
Want govt jobs in Singapore? Be well-qualified, efficient, says writer
Madurai: Those looking for government jobs in Singapore should make sure that they are well-qualified and efficient, said writer N Andiappan from Singapore. Among the Southeast Asian countries, Singapore is the only country that has made Tamil an official ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore ministers thank those working during Chinese New Year to 'keep Singapore humming'
SINGAPORE - As families gathered and celebrated the new Year of the Rooster on the first day of Chinese New Year, some were at work keeping public amenities going. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, and other ministers, paid tribute to these workers on their ... ( read original story ...)