Singapore is fast becoming a global innovation hub. After years of rapid growth, the economy slowed recently due to an aging population and low productivity growth. In response, the country is embracing the digital economy. The government is looking at ... ( read original story ...)
UOB senior director resurfaces at trading start-up in Singapore
From Silicon Valley to UOB, and now to a Singapore start-up. https://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/303505/banking-headhunter-singapore/ A senior banker in Singapore, who started her career as a Silicon Valley technologist, has quit the banking sector ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bourse clears LNG futures
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Exchange (SGX ... India imported its first cargo of LNG in 2004, and is forecast to import 20 million tonnes in 2017. Neighbouring countries have since also started to import LNG, including the United Arab Emirates (three million ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines CEO on A380 Fleet, Business Review
Dec.14 -- Facing growing competition from Mideast rivals Emirates and Etihad, Singapore Airlines is stepping up its game and investing $850M to refit all of its Airbus SE A380 jets. Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong spoke exclusively with Bloomberg's ... ( read original story ...)
Oxley acquires Chevron House, property developer Centra Cove
as well as Singapore property developer and investment holding company Centra Cove for a cash consideration of US$12 million (S$16.2 million). Deka Singapore A Pte Ltd has sold Chevron House, a 32-storey commercial development with 27 levels of office ... ( read original story ...)
My First Ever Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon in the Bag!
I’ll be honest, it really wasn’t what I was expecting. I knew there would be a lot of people, but boy oh boy. You sure as hell feel the 48,000 fellow participants. As if you needed any other reason to feel hotter in the sweltering Singapore heat! ( read original story ...)
120% rise in cases of fraudulent purchases charged to mobile phone bills: Police
SINGAPORE - There have been 130 cases of victims being cheated of money via fraudulent purchases charged to their mobile phone bills from the start of this year to November, said the police. This is an increase of 120 per cent compared with the same ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stocks snap 4-day rally; OCBC, DBS Bank lead losses
Singapore shares fell after four sessions of gains on Thursday, with financials such as Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp and DBS Group accounting for most of the losses. Asian shares edged higher after the U.S. Federal Reserve's comments tempered prospects for ... ( read original story ...)
Samsung Electronics : Singapore Institutes Collaborate with Samsung Medical Center to Improve Treatment of Liver Cancer
SINGAPORE, Dec 14, 2017 - (ACN Newswire) - Scientists and doctors from Singapore institutes are collaborating with Samsung Medical Center (SMC), a leading academic medical centre in Seoul, Republic of Korea, to develop the world's first clinically reliable ... ( read original story ...)
Ed Sheeran concert pass forgers jailed in Singapore
These are external links and will open in a new window An Australian has been jailed in Singapore for using a forged concert pass at an Ed Sheeran concert. Paul Cosgrove, along with a Briton and two New Zealanders, obtained and used the fake passes to ... ( read original story ...)
First review: Singapore Airlines’ new A380 business class seat
Receive 75,000 bonus Qantas Points plus 75 Qantas Status Credits if you buy a new return flight & travel by 31/05/18. No annual fee for first year. Min spend, T&Cs apply. Click here. Singapore Airline is making plenty of noise about its all-new Airbus A380 ... ( read original story ...)
First pics: 2017 Singapore Airlines A380 Business Class
Receive 75,000 bonus Qantas Points plus 75 Qantas Status Credits if you buy a new return flight & travel by 31/05/18. No annual fee for first year. Min spend, T&Cs apply. Click here. Join Australian Business Traveller as we explore the new Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Flying Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 Suites as My Own Private Jet, Sydney – Paris
American Express, Citibank, Chase, Capital One and other banks are advertising ... My wife and I booked first class awards in Singapore’s Suites from Sydney to Paris, with a stopover for a couple of days in Singapore. These were one-way awards, and ... ( read original story ...)
Singtel, DBS join multinationals in pledging transparency on climate change risks
Singtel, DBS and City Developments are among 237 international firms ... have committed to support the initiative. The other Singapore firms joining in include the Singapore Exchange and Olam International, along with Singapore's central bank, the Monetary ... ( read original story ...)
Surge in cases of fraudulent purchases charged to phone bills: Singapore police
Reported cases of fraudulent purchases being charged to mobile phone bills have more than doubled ... Helpline at 1800-722-6688 or visit www.scamalert.sg when in doubt. More Singapore stories: ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Laws Chill Free Speech, Assembly
seized his mobile phone and computers, and demanded the passwords to his social media accounts. Bloggers, cartoonists, lawyers, and the foreign media are among the many who have faced contempt proceedings for criticizing the Singapore judicial system. ( read original story ...)