Sturzenegger, the only Swiss banker thus far to be charged over 1MDB, now faces the daunting task of restoring his reputation in Switzerland, where 1MDB rocked the banking sector nearly as much as in Singapore. The few remaining staff that Falcon maintains ... ( read original story ...)
SINGAPORE, LEG 3 ON THE SUMMER TOUR
MILAN - Singapore is the third leg on the 2017 Summer Tour. After the friendly against Schalke 04 in Changzhou and the International Champions Cup China in Nanjing, the Nerazzurri will head to the city-state in South-East Asia. Singapore has its own ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Technologies Engineering : ST Engineering’s Electronics Arm Completes Acquisition of SP Telecommunications Pte Ltd
SINGAPORE, May 2-- Singapore Technologies Engineering issued the following news release: Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) today announced that further to its announcement dated 18 January 2017, its electronics arm Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Technologies Engineering : ST Electronics Unveils Latest Suite of Smart City Solutions at CommunicAsia 2017
SINGAPORE, May 23-- Singapore Technologies Engineering issued the following news release: Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited (ST Electronics) announced today at CommunicAsia 2017 its new suite of smart solutions that paves the way for developing ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s construction sector urged to adopt new technologies
Singapore's Second Minister for National Development and Home Affairs Desmond Lee urged local construction firms, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to get in step with the times. He said the push for technology in the building and ... ( read original story ...)
LGBT Rights Falter in Singapore, Flourish in Socialist Vietnam
“How gay-friendly or trans-friendly Singapore is, depends on who you are and what you ... country advancing on a number of fronts in the last decade, leading NBC News to say in January 2015, “On gay rights, Vietnam is now more progressive than America." ( read original story ...)
Lee Hsien Yang, estranged brother of Singapore PM, seen at Hong Kong airport
Lee Hsien Yang, the estranged brother of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, flew to Hong Kong over the weekend as a highly publicised family feud between the siblings continues to unfold in the city state. Lee Hsien Yang and wife, Lim Suet Fern ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC bullish on PH growth, neutral on equities market
Among regional emerging markets, HSBC has an “overweight” rating on China, India and Singapore, which means it recommends increasing exposure to these markets relative to the benchmark index. Last year, Philippine corporate earnings had an ... ( read original story ...)
DBS’s Hong Kong bank keeping an eye on its China exposure
HONG KONG -- Like its peers here, the Hong Kong arm of Singapore's DBS Group Holdings has reaped increasing benefits from its mainland China-related business in the past several years. However, Hong Kong banks' rising reliance on the second largest economy ... ( read original story ...)
Rebranded Groupon’s Fave MD sets ambitious targets for revamped business
Fave Singapore managing director Ng Aik Phong is charting new growth targets and having ambitious ideas for the business. Speaking to TODAY, Mr Ng shared that with its 2 million subscribers and 50,000 to 80,000 unique users daily, the deals-and-discounts ... ( read original story ...)
Real time data, mobile CX offers telco disruption
brand and marketing lead of Singapore mobile operator Circles.Life, a challenger brand. (For more on Circles.Life's use of customer data, read WARC's exclusive report: Disrupting Singapore's telco industry with mobile-first, data-driven customer experience.) ( read original story ...)
A prison without guards: Changi Prison’s adoption of technology
As Singapore moves towards being a Smart Nation, the Singapore Prison Service is also keeping up with the times. In this exclusive report, Channel NewsAsia visits Changi Prison to see how new technology is being used. 38 Oxley Road: The dispute ( read original story ...)
Ex-Falcon Asia Head Back Home After Jail Sentence in Singapore
Falcon Private Bank was wiped out in Singapore: it paid a S$4.3 million fine before it was shut down for serious lapses in spotting 1MDB money being laundered. Singapore's regulator pinpointed improper conduct by senior management both locally as well as ... ( read original story ...)
Business owners, beware of spoof email senders out to scam your money
Business email impersonation scams have increased by 20 per cent year-on-year. Now, that's scary. SINGAPORE - Business owners, beware: there is an email impersonation scam going around requesting for payments to be made to different bank accounts. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Consumer Stocks Are Hot
Consumer staples have lagged the broader Singapore stock market this year after finishing at the top of the podium in 2016. But a handful of consumer stocks have far outperformed the 9% gain averaged by the sector this year. SGX strategist Geoff Howie ... ( read original story ...)
SG-based mobile app grocery delivery service expands to PH
Singapore-based mobile app honestbee, an on-demand grocery delivery service, made its official debut in the Philippine market on Friday, June 16. Launched in July 2015 in Singapore and now available in nine other cities in Asia, honestbee is a concierge ... ( read original story ...)