Having recognised early the benefits of China’s One Belt, One Road (OBOR) push, Singapore has actively supported it and is well-positioned to make gains from it, Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam said in a lecture yesterday. Singapore’s edge ... ( read original story ...)
Chef de mission hails ‘brilliant’ Team Singapore after best away SEA Games performance
KUALA LUMPUR: The chef de mission for Team Singapore's 2017 SEA Games campaign Milan Kwee hailed the country's overall display on Wednesday (Aug 30), calling it a "performance Singaporeans can be proud of". "It has been a brilliant display by Team ... ( read original story ...)
Detained Singapore boat captain deported by Indonesia, arrives home
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean boat captain who was detained in Indonesia for 16 months arrived home safely on Tuesday (Aug 29) after being deported, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a media statement. Shoo Chiau Huat was ferrying Singaporean and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Botanic Gardens’ fallen heritage tree did not have decay cavity
A 40m-tall heritage tree that toppled and killed a woman at the Singapore Botanic Gardens in February did not have a cavity in its trunk that was a result of decay, said a senior National Parks Board official, countering an assessment earlier by an ... ( read original story ...)
Qantas London flights to now go through Singapore instead of Dubai
QANTAS is ditching Dubai and returning to Singapore for its flights to London in a dramatic turnaround. The airline announced this morning it is applying to extend its partnership with Emirates for another five years in a move that will see flying kangaroo ... ( read original story ...)
Ten questions Singapore banks will always ask you at job interviews
http://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/293167/simon-tan-uob-structured-finance/ Singapore’s three local banks – DBS, OCBC and UOB – are not adding headcount as much as they were in 2016. But they still dominate recruitment in the Republic (DBS ... ( read original story ...)
Asia’s newest mobile wallet may actually get the region to go cashless, finally
Finally, people in Singapore are about to get an easier and quicker way to send money to a friend, via a mobile wallet app. But surprisingly, it's not coming from a bank or payment company — it's coming from ride-hailing app, Grab. SEE ALSO: You can now ... ( read original story ...)
Foreign demand muted due to strict stamp duty, strong Sing dollar
The proportion of foreign property buyers in Singapore remains low, data shows. With the Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) and strengthening Singapore dollar, foreign demand for homes in Singapore remained muted even as private home sales soared 50 ... ( read original story ...)
Housing market rebound fuelled by local demand
Singaporeans account for close to 80 percent of private home buyers here. Local buyers have been driving Singapore’s resurging residential property market, accounting for 77.6 percent of private home buyers during the first seven months of 2017 ... ( read original story ...)
A Mid-Autumn Collection by Mandarin Orchard Singapore
Singapore, 21 July 2017 – Mandarin Orchard Singapore unveils ... and 20% discount thereafter. Bank of China, Citibank, Maybank, Standard Chartered, OCBC and UOB credit card holders enjoy 20% discount during the early bird period and 15% discount thereafter. ( read original story ...)
Credit Suisse Sued by Billionaire in Singapore and New Zealand
Claims bank is blocking access to evidence in separate case Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili sued Credit Suisse Group AG in Singapore, New Zealand and Bermuda, alleging the bank must have known about the actions of a former employee who forged ... ( read original story ...)
Barclays has hired a senior Singapore banker as recruitment rebounds
Barclays has recruited a senior Singapore investment banker ... Anthony Kersauson has joined Barclays from Standard Chartered and is focused on M&A origination and execution across Southeast Asia, according to his online profile. He spent two years ... ( read original story ...)
PM: Vital for security to adopt technology
In the move to become a Smart Nation, it is important that security agencies in Singapore also make use of technology to keep the Republic safe, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday. In a Facebook post following his visit to the Woodlands ... ( read original story ...)
Q&A: A smart city has to solve problems, not just deploy technology
who is speaking at the imec Technology Forum in Singapore next week. In this month’s Q&A, he tells Techgoondu that becoming a smart city is only a means to an end, not the goal itself. NOTE: The responses have been edited for brevity and house style. ( read original story ...)
Sarawak eyes Singapore blueprint for science, technical education
KUCHING — Sarawak is considering Singapore’s implementation of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education for its primary schools, state Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Michael Manyin said on Monday (Aug 28). ( read original story ...)
‘Next generation’ medical school opens in Singapore
Imperial College London and Nanyang Technology University (NTU) officially opened their joint medical school in Singapore today (28 August). LKCMedicine now admits 120 students per year – the fifth cohort joined this month – with the first set of fully ... ( read original story ...)