A residential plot in Singapore may fetch a record price for a government land sale, with a Chinese consortium putting in the highest bid at S$1 billion ($718 million). Logan Property (Singapore) Co. and Nanshan Group Singapore Co. put in the highest bid ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For May 18
ThaiBev could divest its stakes in Frasers Centrepoint as it focusses more on its food and beverage business. Singtel lifted its net profit for the fourth quarter by 2% to S$963 million ($692 million), as growth at home and a strong performance at ... ( read original story ...)
Flight check: Auckland to Singapore on Singapore Airlines
It was as good as it sounds. It came with a Stonier Pinot noir, a Victorian drop. Service was attentive. Two hours out from Singapore, we were offered a light dinner. The menu included pork belly, lingfish in malabar curry sauce and ricotta-stuffed chicken. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to Release Detailed First-Quarter GDP Data on May 25
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will report detailed data on gross domestic product (GDP) for the January-March quarter on May 25, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said on Thursday. The detailed data on first-quarter GDP, including performance by ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines : Swings to Loss in Fourth Quarter
SINGAPORE--Singapore Airlines Ltd. (C6L.SG) said it swung to a net loss for the fiscal fourth quarter, citing intense competition and provisions for an anticompetition ruling against its cargo unit. The Singapore flag carrier reported a net loss of 138.3 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore biologist captures never-before-seen cannibal 'T-Rex' ants
An ant named after the fierce, carnivorous dinosaur Tyrannosaurus rex has recently been discovered in Singapore by biologists Mark Wong and Gordon Yong. They stumbled across an entire colony of it while doing an ant diversity survey in a forested area in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore university staff hit by new cyber attacks
Singapore, May 18 (IANS) Two employees from the National University ... including a researcher who worked on a security project funded by the Ministry of Defence, Xinhua news agency reported. According to local media reports, “NUS computer science ... ( read original story ...)
Demand for Managed Cloud Increases in Asia-Pacific Cloud Computing Services Market
SINGAPORE, May 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The demand for managed cloud and professional services has increased, especially in countries like Japan, which have a mature cloud landscape. This is due to complex Big Data and workloads such as enterprise ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore's DBS Bank adds over a million customers in India
MUMBAI: When many foreign banks are shrinking their operations, Singapore's DBS Bank, has added more than a million customers through its digital banking foray even as it awaits a RBI approval to open a wholly owned subsidiary in India. The so-called digi ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore can be an Asian infrastructure finance hub
Credit is the financial oil that enables economies and commercial enterprises to operate smoothly. With the onslaught of new infrastructure projects coming on line across Asia the development of local capital markets has become of vital importance. ( read original story ...)
Networking event of the Sri Lanka – Singapore Business Council and Singapore (Sri Lanka) Club
A joint Networking Evening was recently organized by the Sri Lanka – Singapore Business Council (SLSBC) of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and the Singapore (Sri Lanka) Club. The event was organized with the objective of providing an opportunity for ... ( read original story ...)
IBM MobileFirst for iOS Apps to be Launched on Singapore Airlines Flights
ARMONK, N.Y. and SINGAPORE, May 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group selected MobileFirst for iOS apps to provide a seamless experience across flight operations processes. With apps, Fly Now and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines cuts three Canberra flights during August-October low season
Singapore Airlines will temporarily reduce the number of flights from Canberra to Singapore and Wellington for three months from August. Instead of flying four times a week there will be three flights in one week of August, September and October, resulting ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Market May Reverse Tuesday's Losses
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has moved lower in two of three trading days since the end of the four-day winning streak in which it had advanced almost 45 points or 1.3 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,225-point ... ( read original story ...)
Alert on Singapore Exchange issuing query on UOB Kay Hian withdrawn
May 17 The alert on Singapore Exchange issuing a query regarding trading activity on UOB Kay Hian Holdings Ltd is wrong and has been withdrawn. The alert was inadvertently issued from an unrelated press release. There will be no substitute. STORY_NUMBER ... ( read original story ...)
Key to our future lies in technology
Singapore may be small but with new technology, it can shape a future that transcends its physical size and enlarges its identity, former head of the civil service, Mr Peter Ho, said yesterday. Citing three countries that have reinvented themselves in the ... ( read original story ...)