Singtel has partnered with Visa to bundle Singapore’s first Virtual Visa Account facility into its Dash mobile wallet app. All new and existing Dash customers will automatically receive a Dash Visa Virtual Account that can be used by customers with ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Bank lending sees the biggest growth in over two years
Bank loans in Singapore have grown 7.6 percent in June, clocking in its fastest pace in over two years with both business and consumer loans expanding. This followed last month's growth of 6.8 percent and brings the first six months' growth to 6.0 percent. ( read original story ...)
Kandis Residence Review
Established in 1969, Tuan Sing is headquartered in Singapore with over 60 subsidiaries and associates throughout Southeast Asia, China and Australia. With a focus on property development, Tuan Sing have created lavish and high-end projects in Singapore alone. ( read original story ...)
Veteran Property Agent and Analyst Joins HugProperty As Co-Founder
SINGAPORE, July 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore-based start-up HugProperty, a property platform which provides property buyers and sellers with unbiased, expert-guided information, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Ku Swee Yong, Chief ... ( read original story ...)
EC demand tipped to stay buoyant
Executive condominiums (ECs), a hybrid of public and private housing, have also been swept up in the resurgent property market ... Ms Tricia Song, research head at Colliers International Singapore, said: "ECs tend to be priced 20 to 30 per cent lower ... ( read original story ...)
Wing Tai : Keppel Land-Wing Tai Land JV tops bid for residential site
About Wing Tai Holdings Limited Wing Tai Holdings Limited is Singapore's leading property developer and lifestyle company reputed for quality and design. The principal activity of the company is that of an investment holding company, focused on key markets ... ( read original story ...)
Private home prices fall 0.1% in Q2, smallest decline in 15 quarters
Desmond Sim, Head, CBRE Research, Singapore and South East Asia ... Given its limited supply and exclusivity, owning a landed property has been an aspiration for many Singaporeans.” Meanwhile, private home rentals fell 0.2 percent, compared with the ... ( read original story ...)
Forthcoming ASEAN-HK FTA to connect Myanmar with Belt and Road finances
The press secretary referred to the speech by Professor Chan in Singapore on June 8 ... has been a steadily growing interest from Hong Kong businesses, from hotels to property developments and factories, to establish operations in Myanmar. ( read original story ...)
CapitaLand fails to evict prestigious London art gallery
Britain's High Court has dealt a blow to Singapore's CapitaLand after it ruled that the property giant is not allowed to evict a tenant in order to redevelop a prime space in the heart of London. The legal battle first went to a London County Court in ... ( read original story ...)
Property investment rockets to B112bn in Q2
Foreign investors from key markets such as Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and other Asean countries will continue to play an important role in Thailand's property market. In the second quarter, international companies investing in Thailand were limited to a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based Novena Global Lifecare goes for US$150m Taiwan IPO
SINGAPORE - Novena Global Lifecare Group plans to list on the Taiwan Stock Exchange and raise US$150 million (S$203.7 million) for its regional expansion, it said on Monday (July 31). The medical aesthetic chain will be the fourth Singapore-based ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Aramco advisers favour London for mega IPO
Reuters reported in April that China is creating a consortium, including state-owned oil giants and banks and its sovereign wealth fund, to act as a “cornerstone” IPO investor. As well as New York and London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Hong Kong and ... ( read original story ...)
Visitors to Singapore spent 15% more in Q1
SINGAPORE: Visitors to Singapore spent 15 per cent more in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last year, according to the latest numbers from the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) on Monday (Jul 31). Tourism receipts reached S$6.4 ... ( read original story ...)
High prevalence of suicide in older adults aged 50 and above: SOS
SINGAPORE: Older adults aged over 50 and above are a worry for suicide risk in Singapore, the Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) said in a statement on Monday (Jul 31). Suicide deaths in this group have increased 19 per cent, from 166 cases in 2015 to 197 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For July 31
Singapore has been flagged as a city to avoid for software developers by US-based software developer mentorship company, Codementor. THE future of Singapore’s electricity sector is starting to take shape as the country approaches the last leg of a long ... ( read original story ...)
3 historical places in Singapore
At 52-years old, Singapore is young compared to countries like Rome, Greece, even the USA. The relative lack of years however has not dampened its historical significance. Singapore had a baptism of fire of sorts, when the World Wars rocked the world and ... ( read original story ...)