MUMBAI (Reuters) - Singapore's biggest lender DBS Group Holdings has won the Reserve Bank of India's approval to provide banking services in the country through a wholly-owned subsidiary, its CEO said on Monday. Piyush Gupta said the bank expects to move ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Indonesia’s Pertamina receives first license to export gasoil – sources
SINGAPORE/JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia’s Pertamina [PERTM.UL] has received a license from the government to export gasoil for the first time, three sources close to the matter said on Monday, although the state oil company is planning to prioritize ... ( read original story ...)
Development charges for non-landed housing up 13.8%
These areas include Paya Lebar Road, Jurong West and Woodlands. Tay believes that the higher DC rates reflects the chief valuer’s optimistic outlook for the Singapore property market in the next six months. “(It) gives a strong hint of what can be ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Singapore in talks to grab bigger share of derivatives business
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong and Singapore are seeking to snare a bigger share of the $540 trillion global derivatives business, taking advantage of tough new UK and European banking rules and uncertainty created by Britain’s plans to leave the ... ( read original story ...)
Folk music-based films at Singapore Film Festival
The festival concluded with '7 Letters', which featured seven short films by Singapore's seven top filmmakers. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times of India news app for your device. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to cut workplace fatality rate to below 1 per 100,000 workers by 2028
SINGAPORE: Singapore will work to reduce its workplace fatality rate to below 1.0 per 100,000 workers by 2028, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday (Sep 3). Mr Lee was speaking at the opening of the World Congress on Safety and Health at Work at ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Customs officers threatened during operations; police report filed
SINGAPORE - The Singapore Customs has made a police report, after its officers were shouted at and threatened by some men while they were arresting a peddler. A two-minute, forty-four-second video had appeared on the Facebook page of All Singapore Stuff on ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Singapore growing fast thanks to Hong Kong
The Bank of Singapore, the private banking arm of OCBC, has experienced rapid growth by aggressively expanding its presence in Hong Kong and other cities in Greater China. “Greater China has been the main driver of our growth,” the bank’s chief ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore portal pulls down Johor report, offers apology
PETALING JAYA: A Singapore-based news portal that ran a report alleging lateness in response and withholding of treatment by Johor medical authorities on a Singaporean who had met with an accident there has apparently removed the online article ... ( read original story ...)
Seeing Singapore on a shoestring
After three weeks as an exchange student in Malaysia, I wanted to spend my holiday seeing somewhere new. I chose the bright lights of Singapore with two of my closest friends from Hong Kong: Jason and Angeline. As exchange students, we don’t have much ... ( read original story ...)
72 hours in Singapore
Three days is plenty of time to dig below Singapore's shiny exterior and get well acquainted with its stellar food scene. Nothing breaks the ice quite like sharing a plate of Singaporean chilli crab. My fellow conference attendees and I don the ... ( read original story ...)
On the Record: Daniel Boey, ‘godfather of Singapore fashion’
SINGAPORE: He’s a fashion consultant, show producer and director and reality TV show judge. Daniel Boey is also known as the “godfather of Singapore fashion” – despite the fact that he is not a fashion designer. With his almost three decades in ... ( read original story ...)
Electronics firm Serial System ventures into durian business
Serial System is looking to the king of fruit for its next growth breakthrough. The largest electronics component distributor listed on the Singapore Exchange is entering into a joint venture to invest in a Malaysian durian company. Serial System executive ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore parents pump $96k into kids’ education, rank 3rd globally in survey
Mr Anurag Mathur, who heads retail banking and wealth management at HSBC Bank (Singapore), said: "Singapore millennial parents are investing both their time and money to help their children get the best start in life and, for many, that means an overseas ... ( read original story ...)
Divesting from fossil fuels will take time: DBS sustainability chief
Mikkel Bilyk Larsen, managing director, group head of tax and accounting policy, DBS, and co-chair of the company’s newly formed sustainability council, was asked at the United Nations’ Global Compact Network Singapore event how the company could ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia to write to Singapore over allegations regarding Singaporean in JB accident: Report
SINGAPORE: Malaysia's Health Ministry will write to Singapore ... according to a report on Malaysian news portal Berita Harian. Malaysian Health Minister S Subramaniam reportedly said on Saturday (Sep 2) that discussions with Malaysia's Ministry of ... ( read original story ...)