Today, Travelport (NYSE: TVPT), a leading Travel Commerce Platform, and UOB Travel Planners, one of Singapore’s largest local corporate travel agencies, are pleased to announce a renewed long-term partnership. This agreement allows UOB Travel Planners ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to remain attractive for healthcare IPOs
SINGAPORE: It is home to one of the world’s biggest healthcare groups, IHH. Whilst the consumer and the professional services sectors are seen to rise and continue their uptrend, Singapore will see a new potential with the healthcare sector. According to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines unveils Highflyer business loyalty programme
Singapore Airlines has launched a new business loyalty programme called Highflyer, designed to reward small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their employees while also tying in with the airline’s existing Krisflyer frequent-flyer programme (FFP). ( read original story ...)
DBS, IIX close social sustainability bond to be listed on SGX
IIX and DBS Bank has priced the world's first social sustainability bond to be listed on Singapore Exchange. Dubbed as the Women's Livelihood Bond (WLB), the US$8 million bond provides loans to social enterprises and microfinance institutions aimed to ... ( read original story ...)
Sign up and pose to win at OCBC Cycle 2017 launch event
OCBC 2017 will be held on November 18 and 19 at the Singapore Sports Hub. The event launch is at the Ground Floor at Orchardgateway on Friday from noon until 8pm, and on Saturday from 10.30am until 8pm. The first to sign up at these events will get a ... ( read original story ...)
Travellers to get insurance claim payments ‘instantly’ under Singapore’s new system
DBS and POSB customers who buy MSIG travel insurance plans through the DBS website and sign up for a member login account on MSIG’s customer portal will be able to use the real-time claims payment service. It was launched two weeks ago and the first ... ( read original story ...)
Asia shares shaky, oil recovers after slump on OPEC export rise
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian shares were tentative on Thursday ... the longest rally in over five years, as rising OPEC exports and a stronger dollar turned sentiment more bearish. U.S. crude CLc1 was up 1 percent at $45.59 a barrel early on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Asia shares drop on Fed minutes, oil edges up after big drop
SINGAPORE Most Asian stock markets fell on Thursday after ... Japan's Nikkei slipped 0.3 percent as a stronger yen depressed the outlook for export earnings. South Korea's KOSPI lost 0.2 percent, while Australian shares were down 0.3 percent. ( read original story ...)
MyRepublic should look beyond Singapore, will face challenges in mobile plans
After failing to secure Singapore's fourth telco license, MyRepublic now says it will offer mobile services via an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) model later this year and plans to list by end of 2018. However, it was late to the game and would ... ( read original story ...)
SGX – A shrinking capital market
The Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) is a shrinking capital market. The decline over recent years has been clear and pronounced. The number of companies listed on the market has dropped. Some listed elsewhere. Others went private, snapped up by bigger ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore PM’s siblings say they hope to resolve family feud
SINGAPORE (AP) — The siblings of Singapore's prime minister launched another public attack on their brother over social media Thursday, but they said from now on, they're keeping the spat private. The family's unusually public feud has riveted Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore PM’s siblings say ready to settle dispute privately, or go to court
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The siblings of Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong issued a seven-page rejoinder on Thursday to his statement to parliament earlier this week, reiterating accusations that he had abused his power in a dispute over their late ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Lee Family Feud Goes to Parliament: QuickTake Q&A
Singapore is a small but wealthy Southeast Asian island state with a reputation for order and control. So imagine the dismay when its most famous family gets involved in a very public feud -- on Facebook. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his two younger ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore repatriates two ‘radicalized’ maids to Indonesia
SINGAPORE - Singapore has repatriated two Indonesian maids who were "radicalized" by Islamists using social media, bringing the total number of such cases to 9 since 2015, the second minister for home affairs has said. Authorities in the city-state said ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore repatriates two ‘radicalised’ maids to Indonesia — minister
Singapore: Singapore has repatriated two Indonesian maids who were “radicalised” by Islamists using social media, bringing the total number of such cases to nine since 2015, the second minister for home affairs has said. Authorities in the city-state ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Tops US for Best Cybersecurity
The US is second only to Singapore in the UN's ranking, which examines countries' abilities to defend against cyber attacks. The US has some of the world's best cybersecurity infrastructure, second only to Singapore, according to a United Nations survey ... ( read original story ...)