As the startup ecosystem increasingly bears the weight of play-it-safe startups taking advantage of the lion city’s prime business conditions, Singapore needs to weed out underperforming businesses and direct its more-than-abundant capital to risk-taking ... ( read original story ...)
Youth used particulars of others to apply for mobile phone plans, cheated Singtel of more than $30,000
SINGAPORE - Using a list of names and NRIC numbers from a community event, a 20-year-old man applied for 49 mobile phone plans online and obtained the phones for free or at a discount, cheating a local telco of more than $30,000. This was just one of four ... ( read original story ...)
Microsoft launches HoloLens computer in Singapore
It uses mixed reality technology to operate. Microsoft launched Microsoft HoloLens, its fully self-contained holographic computer running Windows 10, in Singapore starting 12 April 2018. According to an announcement, Singapore is the 41st country to have ... ( read original story ...)
Students From Singapore and Indonesia Win Safe Ferry Design Contest
The Singapore team's winning "SolarJet" design featured multiple ... Third prize from India The team from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur is led by Biswamohan Mishra. Teammates are Ajith Bhargav and Chaitanya Srinidhi. The faculty advisor ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Is Relatively Cheap, But Only Moderately Attractive
Editor's note: Seeking Alpha is proud to welcome Alexander Wetterling, CIPM as a new contributor. It's easy to become a Seeking Alpha contributor and earn money for your best investment ideas. Active contributors also get free access to the SA PRO archive. ( read original story ...)
Singapore for travel
Travel to some of the Best places in Singapore by Bus Singapore does not just offer its visitors a chance to truly holiday in the lap of luxury. This tiny island state is also a land of contrasts, Chinatown and Little India, both gastronomic and shopping ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s 4G leadership not just about who will be next PM, but about a capable team: PM Lee Hsien Loong
SHANGHAI - The issue of who will be Singapore's next prime minister goes beyond finding the person most suited for the post. More important is having a capable team that can work well together, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Thursday (April 12). ( read original story ...)
Singapore and Chongqing to set up electronic information sharing platform
CHONGQING - Singapore is working with Chongqing to set up a single electronic window to connect the south-western Chinese city's economy with Singapore through data and information sharing, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Chan Chun Sing on ... ( read original story ...)
A Central Bank With No Key Rate? Yes, in Singapore: QuickTake
Singapore monetary policy can sound a little back-to-front. While for most countries tighter policy equates to higher borrowing costs, it’s not necessarily the case for the Asian city-state, where interest rates can rise when the central bank is ... ( read original story ...)
CLARKE QUAY, THE EPICENTRE FOR 2018 HSBC SINGAPORE RUGBY SEVENS
Singapore, 26 March 2018 – In the lead up to the highly anticipated 2018 HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens, Clarke Quay is proud to host the “Singapore Rugby Carnival” and “Music After 7s 2018”. SINGAPORE RUGBY CARNIVAL BY THE QUAY (14 & 15 APRIL 2018 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For April 12
In the fight against obesity, government-sponsored fat camps that shame young children into losing weight seem like an extreme approach to public health. The number of corruption cases registered for investigation fell to a record low of 103 in 2017 ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC prices 500m euro bonds due 2025 at 0.625%
SINGAPORE - OCBC Bank has priced its 500million euro notes due 2025 at a fixed rate of 0.625 per cent per annum payable annually in arrear. The notes come under the bank's US$10 billion global covered bond programme. Net proceeds from the covered bonds ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore February retail sales rise 8.6 pct from year earlier
SINGAPORE, April 12 (Reuters) - Singapore’s retail sales in February rose from a year earlier, thanks to a surge in sales of wearing apparel and footwear, data showed on Thursday. Total retail sales rose 8.6 percent from a year earlier, after falling a ... ( read original story ...)
Would Warren Buffett Be Interested in Boustead Singapore Limited, One of the 30 Best Stocks in Singapore for 2018?
My Foolish colleague, Chong Ser Jing, recently ranked all the stocks in the Singapore market according to the Magic Formula, an investing strategy popularised by Joel Greenblatt in his book, The Little Book That Beats The Market. Ser Jing wanted to find ... ( read original story ...)
9 Fun Facts About Singapore’s Currency You Probably Didn’t Know
It’s no secret that we Singaporeans are cheapo financially-savvy folk. But while we handle money almost on a daily basis, there are still a ton of things we haven’t noticed about our own cash. Whether it’s paper or polymer, coins or notes, here are 9 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Favors ‘Organic’ Policy in Move Toward Open Banking
Singapore wants its lenders to share data with financial technology and other non-bank firms, but doesn’t plan to force the issue, according to a central bank official. The transition towards “open banking” can be more successful if it takes place ... ( read original story ...)