Singapore housing prices may rise as much as 10 percent this year, following a pickup in home sales, the chief executive officer of Southeast Asia’s biggest developer said. “Transaction volume has gone up and usually that’s a precursor to some price ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market May Extend Monday’s Gains
(RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market has climbed higher in two of three trading days since the end of the four-day losing streak in which it had surrendered more than 150 points or 4.5 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,385 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore ANG BAO Series – 4 Stocks To Grow Your Money
But what if you can grow that amount by investing it in the right stocks? Thus, we highlight four Singapore-listed stocks that you can grow your Ang Bao money with. Investors Takeaway: 4 SG Stocks To Grow Your Ang Bao Money Singapore Medical Group is the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Poised for First Sales Tax Hike in More Than a Decade
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore, a city-state famed for the low-tax model that helped transform it from a gritty port town to an Asian Manhattan, is expected to put something unusual in this year's government budget announcement: a tax hike. Nine of 10 ... ( read original story ...)
Ericsson and Singtel to roll out gigabit LTE
"Singtel and Ericsson have a common goal of delivering the best mobile network in Singapore by seamlessly combining both FDD and TDD technologies in one 4G LTE network," Ericsson country manager for Singapore, Brunei, and the Philippines Martin Wiktorin said. ( read original story ...)
2018 CNY Discount Cheatsheet – 20 Reunion Dinner, Snacks & Takeaway Deals
DBS/POSB cardmembers exclusive: $5 return voucher with no minimum ... Not valid for Pen Cai Treasure Pot and all hampers. The Westin Singapore is also offering a 1-for-1 international buffet at Seasonal Tastes, taking your dining experience to a new ... ( read original story ...)
UOB has hired an ex-Citi global head as Singaporean banks flex muscles
UOB has recruited an industry veteran who was once a global department head at Citi. https://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/306349/banks-to-google-singapore-hong-hong/ UOB has taken on a senior IT infrastructure head, who spent more than 10 years at Citi ... ( read original story ...)
ITV Boards Christopher Hampton’s Six-Part Drama ‘The Singapore Grip’
ITV has ordered six-part drama “The Singapore Grip,” which Oscar-winning screenwriter ... Things begin to unravel when Blackett’s business partner’s health deteriorates, leading Blackett to arrange the marriage of his daughter with his partner ... ( read original story ...)
Couple arrested for trying to import counterfeit apparel with estimated street value of S$120,000
A man and a woman were arrested for importing and possessing counterfeit products, the Singapore Police Force and Singapore Customs said in a joint statement on Saturday (Feb 10). Counterfeit apparel worth more than $120,000 was seized in a 14-hour joint ... ( read original story ...)
Singtel to launch 1Gbps mobile speed later this year
SINGAPORE - Smartphone users in Singapore will soon be able to enjoy a mobile speed of 1Gbps. Singtel said on Monday (Feb 12) that it has achieved this peak mobile speed using Ericsson's quad-band FDD/TDD Carrier Aggregation (CA) technology. This will ... ( read original story ...)
Cryptocurrency speculation could ‘destroy’ innovation, Singapore central bank exec says
Speculative cryptocurrency investors are negatively impacting on experimentation with the nascent technology, an executive at Singapore's central bank said Monday. Sopnendu Mohanty, chief fintech officer of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), told ... ( read original story ...)
Banking veteran believes in speakING up
Ms Low, who is ING Bank's Singapore country manager, is one of the more prominent female banking leaders here. During an hour-long interview at the ING Bank office at Guoco Tower, she spoke passionately about the importance of voicing one's opinions. ( read original story ...)
DBS completes acquisition of ANZ’s wealth management & retail banking business in five markets
... announced that it has successfully completed the acquisition of ANZ’s wealth management and retail banking business in five markets in Singapore, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan and Indonesia. The latest migration was successfully conducted in ... ( read original story ...)
Christopher Hampton to adapt The Singapore Grip for TV
JG Farrell’s novel The Singapore Grip is to be adapted for television by the Oscar-winning playwright behind Atonement and Dangerous Liaisons, ITV has announced. Christopher Hampton will script the six-part drama set during the Second World War and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to help brick-and-mortar stores compete against Amazon
Singapore is considering introducing a levy on e-commerce to give traditional vendors a fighting chance in the face of increased online competition Shoppers walk past a store front at a shopping mall in Singapore Photo: Wallace Woon/EPA The Singaporean ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s mystifying political succession
Should Prime Minister Lee Hsein Loong retire at 70 then? Whoever emerges as Singapore’s premier-designate, two things are certain. First, he will come from the People’s Action Party (PAP), the only ruling party Singapore has known since it became self ... ( read original story ...)