Cloud-based data, remote monitoring and measuring, and robotics will not only drive the next leap in productivity but will also help to forever shift the perception of cleaning from that of a Mop and Bucket to one that is knowledge-based and more desirable ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s stock exchange (SGX) launches new initiative to attract tech startups
WORKING in partnership with Exploit Technologies (ETPL), from Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A-STAR), The Singapore Exchange (SGX) is looking to find promising tech companies with growth potential that are looking to attract ... ( read original story ...)
Finance posts dominate highest paying jobs in Singapore
A finance controller takes home up to $15,000 a month. For a costly city like Singapore, every day is a battle of the fittest. For the fourth consecutive row, Singapore remained at the top of the most expensive cities to live in, dominating more than 130 ... ( read original story ...)
Steady Start Predicted For Singapore Stock Market
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market on Thursday wrote a finish to the two-day losing streak in which it had surrendered more than 45 points or 1.4 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,215-point plateau and it figures to be ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: An Industry Update
Singapore has long been a global finance, transport, and commerce hub. As the fourth-richest country in the world in terms of GDP per capita, the city-state is well placed to drive innovation and become a truly international hub. Singapore is in ... ( read original story ...)
IPO value slumps in first half of year, set to pick up later
SINGAPORE — Initial public offerings (IPO) on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) slumped by more than three quarters in the first half of the year from the corresponding period last year as companies stayed away despite the stock market rally. However ... ( read original story ...)
Sophie McShera stuns in frilled floral dress as Laura Carmichael is super chic in black leather at Downton Abbey exhibition launch in Singapore… as movie is confirmed to …
The cast convened in Singapore on Tuesday to launch the first leg on the 'fully ... president at NBCUniversal International Studios, reveal some exciting news about the long-rumoured Downton film. 'There's a movie in the works. It's been in the works ... ( read original story ...)
Handsome waiter at S’pore Hai Di Lao outlet has got netizens hungry for more than just hot pot
Move aside handsome airport officer and yandao POSB guy, there's a new cutie stealing women's hearts. A waiter working at a Hai Di Lao outlet in Singapore has captured the attention of women online. Bite of SG posted a 'cutie alert' on their Facebook page ... ( read original story ...)
Mobile Payment Platform Cheers Taps Underbanked Population; Get paid for anything you do on Mobile
Singapore-based Cheers is tapping into a greenfield opportunity in Fintech through a rich mobile money ecosystem that enables app developers to financially connect global users within their platforms. This will enable users of any app to transfer money ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Shares Likely Rangebound On Thursday
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has moved lower in consecutive trading days, giving away more than 45 points or 1.4 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,200-point plateau and it's looking at a flat lead for ... ( read original story ...)
Will a parliamentary hearing make Singapore PM’s problems go away?
(CNN)Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsein Loong is on the back foot. Last week, the country was shocked when Lee's younger siblings accused him of abusing his power, acting against public interest and lying to parliament on whether the house of their ... ( read original story ...)
DBS sees opportunities from capital account opening in China, reform in India
SINGAPORE (Nikkei Markets) -- DBS Group Holdings expects two developments to boost opportunities for the bank in the next few years, according to its chief executive. The first is structural reforms and the clampdown on corruption in India, which would ... ( read original story ...)
SMEs’ business confidence hampered by uncertain outlook
SINGAPORE — Business sentiment for the second half of the year has improved slightly as small and medium enterprises (SMEs) anticipate more sales in the run-up to the year-end festive season. However, overall confidence in profits remain weighed down by ... ( read original story ...)
From Singapore to China to IPO
Calvin Cheng has taken an unusual path. This time a decade ago, he was an executive in the modelling industry in his native Singapore. A few years later, he set up his own company in China. Today he’s taking that to IPO. “I was never in the modelling ... ( read original story ...)
Change to POSB Invest-Saver
That’s how I noticed the recent update to the POSB Invest-Saver this month. For both the Singapore ETFs [i.e. Nikko AM SG STI ETF (G3B on SGX) and ABF SG Bond Index Fund (A35 on SGX)], the monthly debiting from the savings account is now on the 15th ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore LNG performs first small-scale reload on Cardissa
SINGAPORE: Singapore LNG (SLNG) has completed its first small-scale reload this week, filling the fuel tanks of the LNG bunker-supply newbuilding Cardissa. The operation took place on Jurong Island, at SLNG’s secondary jetty, which is designed for LNG ... ( read original story ...)