A United Kingdom-based company’s attempt to recover its gains from a Singapore-registered virtual currency exchange platform has been dismissed by the Singapore International Commercial Court. In what is one of the first cases of its kind here ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s first cryptocurrency cafe launches but regulators sound warnings
Just a street away from Singapore’s central bank, a cryptocurrency firm has set up what it claims is the first cafe in the city-state to be owned and operated by a business promoting its own digital coin. The downtown pitstop, which launched on Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
Review – Singapore Airlines Business Class, A350 Brisbane to Singapore
This Singapore Airlines Business Class review is part of a one way award I added on to a business trip. I was working in Brisbane, and had time for a little leisure and some blog research. Flights were booked using Singapore Krisflyer miles transferred ... ( read original story ...)
Three women arrested for pickpocketing cash, mobile phones at Orchard Road
SINGAPORE - Three women were charged with theft for working together to pickpocket more than $1,000 and three mobile phones, among other items, at Orchard Road, the police said on Saturday (Dec 23). The women, aged between 31 and 39, had allegedly struck ... ( read original story ...)
Web portal, mobile application with petrol price comparison could be developed
The Competition Commission of Singapore has proposed the development of a web portal and mobile application to allow consumers to compare petrol prices. There is no collusion among petrol retailers but prices can be more transparent, said the Competition ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore court rejects bid by gay man to adopt child he fathered through surrogacy
SINGAPORE - A gay Singaporean man travelled to the United States and paid US$200,000 to father a boy through surrogacy arrangements. A district judge has rejected his bid to adopt the child - now four years old - whom he brought back with him to Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
China bourses behind Asia’s lead in global IPO boom
About 22 companies have left the Singapore Exchange this year, outpacing the number of IPO deals it hosted. That includes home-grown logistics company CWT, privatized by acquisitive Chinese conglomerate HNA Group. Massage chair maker OSIM International ... ( read original story ...)
How to Use Images on Your Website Without Violating Singapore’s Copyright Laws
However, every time we use images, designs and photographs that are not our own, we run the risk of violating Singapore’s copyright laws. Yet, we require these images, designs and photographs to have a website or blog that would attract Internet traffic. ( read original story ...)
Mainland bourses behind Asia’s lead in global IPO boom
About 22 companies have left the Singapore Exchange this year, outpacing the number of IPO deals it hosted. That includes home-grown logistics company CWT, privatized by acquisitive Chinese conglomerate HNA Group. Massage chair maker OSIM International ... ( read original story ...)
Salaries in Singapore To Rise Over 3.9% In 2018: How Much Should You Expect To Get?
Many human resource (HR) firms project salary increments to the tune of close to 4% in Singapore in 2018. Both Mercer and ECA International, two of the most renowned human resource consulting firms in the world, predicts wages in Singapore to increase by 3 ... ( read original story ...)
BOOKED: Singapore New Suites & Business, China Eastern First, China Southern Business
In the interest of full disclosure, One Mile At A Time earns a referral bonus for anyone that’s approved through some of the below links. These are the best publicly available offers that we have found for each card. Please check out our advertiser ... ( read original story ...)
Losses May Accelerate For Singapore Stock Market
The Singapore stock market headed south again on Tuesday, one session after it had ended the five-day losing streak in which it had surrendered almost 90 points or 2.6 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,380-point plateau and it ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore November Manufacturing Rises On Continued Strength In Electronics
SINGAPORE (Dec 26) -- Singapore's manufacturing output increased by 5.3% in November from a year ago as continued expansion in the electronics and precision engineering sectors offset weakness in pharmaceuticals and marine and offshore engineering, the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Post Limited Is Trading Close To Its 52-Week Low Price: Is It A Good Business?
Singapore Post Limited (SGX: S08), or SingPost, is a mail and logistics company, organised into three major segments of Mail/Postal, Logistics, and Retail & eCommerce. The company recently appeared on my radar as it is trading close to its 52-week low price. ( read original story ...)
Five foods that got people in Singapore talking in 2017
Spanish frozen yogurt chain llaollao, popular for their fro-yo that comes with a variety of toppings, had all their outlets in Singapore replaced with another European yogurt chain called Yolé on 9 December. Of course, this news made everyone rush down to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore fourth-quarter GDP growth seen slowing from blistering third-quarter pace
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s economy is expected to have lost some steam in the fourth quarter, but may show enough momentum to keep alive expectations of a monetary policy tightening next year. Gross domestic product (GDP) in the October-December ... ( read original story ...)