The far-flung pearling town of Broome has become Australia's new gateway to Asia with the start of direct flights to Singapore. Four hours after leaving Southeast Asia's bustling hub, about 80 tourists landed on the edge of some of the most isolated ... ( read original story ...)
Fallen Singapore High-Flyer Seeks Court Protection for Debt
Hyflux Ltd., the Singapore water treatment firm, has suspended trading of its shares and related securities and started a court-supervised reorganization process, the company said in a statement late Tuesday. The move will provide the company with room to ... ( read original story ...)
Smart technology key to zero waste economy: Masagos
Smart technology will be the key to achieving Singapore's goal of becoming a "zero waste" society by 2030, and create new jobs in the process, Mr Masagos Zulkifli, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, said yesterday. In his first Facebook Live ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: DBS Group Holdings Ltd (DBSM:SI) Stock Consolidating
Overall, the bias in prices is: Upwards. The projected upper bound is: 30.38. The projected lower bound is: 28.04. The projected closing price is: 29.21. A black body occurred (because prices closed lower than they opened). During the past 10 bars, there ... ( read original story ...)
Over $40 million of fuel stolen from Shell refinery, Singapore court docs show
SINGAPORE, May 22 (Reuters) - Singapore authorities have levied new charges against a group of fuel thieves operating at Royal Dutch Shell’s oil refinery in the city-state, raising the value of the stolen fuel to over $40 million from around $10 million ... ( read original story ...)
Fallen Singapore High-Flyer Eyes Court Protection for Debt Talks
(Bloomberg) -- Hyflux Ltd., the Singapore water treatment firm, is considering seeking a form of court protection to facilitate negotiations with creditors, people with knowledge of the matter said. Load Error The company is considering asking the ... ( read original story ...)
A Brutal(ist) future: Take a peek inside Pearl Bank Apartments, before it gets demolished
Photography: Hubab Hood Love it or hate it, Brutalist architecture may not be for everyone but we’re preparing to see yet another iconic building in Singapore get demolished soon. Say your farewells to Pearl Bank Apartments. If you bring up the names of ... ( read original story ...)
Maids can opt for POSB accounts when seeking work permits
Starting Sept 1, maids applying for Singapore work permits can opt to set up their POSB bank accounts as well. No minimum sum is required. The bank card that they will receive after they arrive can also be used as an ez-link card. It is also a membership ... ( read original story ...)
Export of dogs to Australia from Singapore suspended for now over canine influenza fears
A temporary suspension on the export of dogs to Australia from Singapore has been imposed by Australian authorities following concerns about canine influenza, said the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) in a circular on Tuesday (22 May). ( read original story ...)
Singapore Press : CEE 2018 scores its biggest ever consumer electronics exhibition with up to 90% off on IT gadgets
Singapore, 22 May 2018- The biggest edition of the Consumer Electronics Exhibition (CEE 2018) is backfrom 24 to 27 May 2018 at theSuntec Convention and Exhibition Centre, Level 3 (11am - 9pm), and Level 4 (12 - 9pm). CEE 2018 is organised by Exhibits Inc ... ( read original story ...)
3 REITs in Singapore with the Highest Distribution Yields
According to a recent report by the Singapore Exchange, the 34 REITs and six stapled trusts in Singapore averaged a 6.6% distribution yield. For context, the FTSE ST REIT Index (SGX: FSTAS8670) has a 6.0% yield. With that, here are the top three highest ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Bourse Sued by India Exchange in Futures Dispute
(Bloomberg) -- The National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. sued Singapore Exchange Ltd. in a Mumbai court, escalating a dispute that threatens to leave international investors without one of the world’s most widely used offshore futures contracts. ( read original story ...)
How do Singapore banking stocks compare with overseas banks? Which banking stocks should investors be banking on now?
Singapore’s 3 listed banks, namely DBS, UOB and OCBC bank dominate the local banking scene and are major components of the STI index, with about 40% of total weight going to these blue chip banking heavyweights. Performance for first 5 months in 2018 for ... ( read original story ...)
Exports jump in April after shrinking for two months
Economists say it is unlikely to last because of slowing electronics sector and trade tensions After shrinking for two straight months, Singapore's exports recovered last month as volatile pharmaceutical shipments rebounded. But economists expect this ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore final first quarter GDP growth seen in line with initial estimates
Singapore’s economy is expected to have expanded modestly in the first quarter, a Reuters poll found on Tuesday, in line with initial estimates, although slowing growth in factory activity and dwindling electronic exports could cloud the outlook. ( read original story ...)
U.S. commodity exports to China to rise amid trade talks, but volumes are capped
SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters ... Yet infrastructure bottlenecks mean energy and commodity exports can grow only gradually, and only if U.S. oil, gas and other goods remain cost attractive against global competition. Morgan Stanley estimates it could ... ( read original story ...)