NEW DELHI (Reuters) - In the highly price-sensitive Indian aviation market, Vistara, a full-service carrier backed by local conglomerate Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines Ltd , is betting it can convin... ( read original story ...)
FBI indicts Singapore’s Tan Wee Beng, Ferrari-loving entrepreneur, for laundering North Korea funds
Prosecutors with the US attorney’s office in Manhattan allege that Tan used his Singapore-based trading firm and front companies in Thailand and Hong Kong to enable Daedong Credit Bank – a North Korea... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s finance minister opens SIRC 2018
Singapore’s minister of finance addressed SIRC 2018 as the official keynote speaker and guest of honour Heng Swee Keat, Singapore’s minister of finance, said that 60% of Asia’s corporations do not hav... ( read original story ...)
SPD Bank opens first overseas commodity center in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (SPD Bank) opened its first overseas commodity center, the SPD Bank Singapore Commodity Center, here on Friday. The new center will prov... ( read original story ...)
Four Seasons Hotel Singapore Unveils Luxury Themed Suites
The 12-month room renewal programme culminates with the unveiling of four distinctive suites, each bringing the Singapore story to life SINGAPORE, Oct. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Four Seasons Hotel ... ( read original story ...)
DBS launches Facebook Messenger bot for restaurant orders
Singapore-based DBS has begun testing a chatbot that allows customers to order and pay for meals at participating restaurants through Facebook Messenger. Dubbed Foodster, the bot marks DBS's first for... ( read original story ...)
PSA For CBD Workers: DBS’ New Chatbot Lets You Order And Pay For Your Kopi On FB Messenger
Since 77% of Singaporeans are already on mobile messaging platforms, DBS says they “saw an opportunity to combine [their] strengths with Singapore’s most widely used social media platform.” “If instan... ( read original story ...)
Frasers Hospitality Trust kept at ‘buy’ by DBS on quality portfolio
SINGAPORE (Oct 29): DBS Group Research is maintaining Frasers Hospitality Trust (FHT) at “buy” its portfolio of quality hotels is hard to replicate at its current trading yield. FHT is also in a stron... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Power launches marketplace to trade renewable energy credits
Singapore Power Group (SP Group ... will catalyse the transition towards a low carbon economy,” said Mike Power, Chief Operating Officer of Technology and Operations, DBS. “By having our 120 solar sit... ( read original story ...)
OCBC launches new brand campaign, Simply Spot On
SINGAPORE (Oct 29): Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) today a new brand promise campaign with the tagline Simply Spot On, to be rolled out over three months using an integrated multi-channel ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based Healthtech Startup Smartfuture Deploys Health Screening Kiosks in Offices to Curb Rising Diabetes and Hypertension
SINGAPORE, Oct. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- 26 self-monitoring health check-up kiosks have been installed by Smartfuture in offices across Singapore since March this year. Employees in these offices use ... ( read original story ...)
Golds and Goals moments: WTA Finals’ best legacy in Singapore lies in its substance
So many sports happenings, so little time – but we’re here to help. Yahoo News Singapore picks the top sporting moments of this past week, and tries to make sense of what had happened. In 2014, Singap... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Pools to take over horse-betting operations from Turf Club
From 7 January, Singapore Pools will take over horse-betting operations from the Singapore Turf Club. The change was announced in a media statement on Monday (29 October) by the Tote Board Group, whic... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Major Utility Company Launches Blockchain-Based Solar Energy Marketplace
SP Group, a major company providing electricity and gas in Singapore, has opened a blockchain-powered marketplace for renewable energy certificates trade. A major electricity and gas supplier in ... ( read original story ...)
Capitaland Mall Trust kept at ‘hold’ by Maybank and OCBC
SINGAPORE (Oct 29): Maybank KimEng and OCBC Investment Research are maintaining their “hold” calls on Capitaland Mall Trust (CMT) after the latter's 3Q18 results came in line with expectations. Gross ... ( read original story ...)
Cache Logistics Trust kept at ‘buy’ by RHB and OCBC
SINGAPORE (Oct 29): RHB Research and OCBC Investment Research say Cache Logistics Trust’s (Cache) 3Q18 results came within their respective expectations. Revenue increased 14.8% y-o-y to $31.5 million ... ( read original story ...)