SINGAPORE - China became the largest source of tourists for Singapore in 2017 for the first time, and retained its top spot as the biggest tourist spenders here for the third year running. Last year, 3.2 million tourists from China arrived in the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Exchange shares tumble as India’s move triggers earnings worries
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Shares in Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) plummeted as much as 9 percent on Monday as brokers cut their earnings estimates after a move by India’s three main bourses to stop licensing their indexes and securities to foreign exchanges. ( read original story ...)
Christopher Hampton To Adapt ‘The Singapore Grip’ For ITV
The Singapore Grip, which was part of Farrell’s Empire Trilogy of novels, which also includes Troubles and The Siege of Krishnapur was originally published in 1978. It tells the story of a British family living in Singapore at the time of the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore boy allegedly hit at childcare centre by principal with wooden ruler
An 8-year-old Singapore boy allegedly got hit on the buttocks with a wooden ruler by the principal of a childcare centre. His furious mum asks, “My son really just did it with no ill intentions, does it warrant a punishment like this?” She has since ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Police Force releases ‘punny’ ads on social media and people are tickled
You don't see this often, at least not with a law enforcement body such as the Singapore Police Force (SPF), who has recently upped their social media game much to the amusement of their Facebook fans. Over the weekend, the police released two tongue-in ... ( read original story ...)
Third MVNO launches in Singapore
Competition in Singapore’s mobile market is heating up quickly as the city state gained its third MVNO within the last two years. Zero1 was scheduled to open registration on is website today (12 February), with its official launch coming next month ... ( read original story ...)
Rising interest rates to push banking into golden age
Better economic sentiments in the US cause banks' interest rates to slowly rise. The banking sector has experienced a mixed decade. The financial crisis caused severe pain and distress for a wide range of investors. Some institutions went under ... ( read original story ...)
DBS SME banking establishes retail F&B coverage team
This is a two-fold increase over the last five years. The overseas expansion is driven by limited growth opportunities in Singapore for F&B companies. Joyce Tee, DBS Group head of SME banking, says: “Even though Singaporeans eat well and dine out ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong – Open Banking Developments
In this bulletin, we discuss the HKMA initiative as well as the initiatives in Singapore and Australia relating to Open Banking. 1. Hong Kong’s new era: HKMA issues consultation paper on Open Banking The HKMA announced the launch of a “New Era of Smart ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Bank crowned king at Marketing’s 2018 Mob-Ex Awards
Taking home all the glory this year is DBS Bank, which stood proud as this year’s overall winner for ‘Best in Show – Brand’ at the sixth edition of Mob-Ex Awards. The reigning champion stole the show at InterContinental Hotel Singapore as it ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore actress Quan Yi Fong admitted to hospital
Singapore actress Quan Yi Fong was admitted to the hospital on Friday night (9 Feb) to undergo an operation on her right leg. The actress posted photos of herself in a hospital bed on Instagram on Saturday (10 Feb), and thanked her friend and celebrity ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore SMBs to Take New Stride into Cloud Transformation With Oracle Digital Hub in Singapore
Oracle's new Digital Hub in Singapore to offer local SMBs support and resources needed to power digital transformation and innovation SINGAPORE, Feb. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) in Singapore can now further reap the benefits ... ( read original story ...)
Singtel achieves 1Gbps mobile speed on Ericsson CA technology
Ericsson said telecom operator Singtel has achieved the world’s first 1Gbps mobile speed on its quad-band FDD/TDD Carrier Aggregation (CA) technology. Singtel, a telecom operator in Singapore, can optimise the usage of its 2500 MHz spectrum band in order ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore retail sales up 4.6% in December, helped by sales of cars and mobile devices
SINGAPORE - Surging car sales as well as a brisk trade in mobile devices helped the retail sector end 2017 on a robust note. Total retail takings grew 4.6 per cent in December compared with the same month a year earlier, according to latest data by the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore May Start Taxing Amazon and Lazada
senior minister of state for law and finance, said in November. Read More: Singapore Has More Tax Options Than a GST Hike in 2018 Budget Rajah said in a radio interview last week that the government was still studying the e-commerce tax and it’s ... ( read original story ...)
Where to get hired at Standard Chartered in Asia after CNY
https://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/307747/bankers-asia-regret-becoming-mds/ Standard Chartered will ramp up hiring of corporate banking relationship managers (RMs) in Singapore after Chinese New Year. The bank is also looking to redeploy some of its ... ( read original story ...)