I'll be honest: a Toronto farmer's market is the last place I would expect a vendor to be selling a dish like Singaporean laksa. But that's exactly where I came across home cook Eleanor Sim and her po... ( read original story ...)
UOB KayHian 4Q earnings down by nearly half as investor sentiment turns cautious
SINGAPORE (Feb 28): UOB KayHian has reported 4Q earnings of $11.3 million, down 48.9% from a year ago. The securities brokerage says trading volumes across regional markets where it operates started t... ( read original story ...)
DBS launches robo-adviser that offers more than just ETFs
SINGAPORE (Feb 28): When it comes to robo-advisers, there are a dime a dozen out there. Investors are spoilt for choice in deciding which platform to help them curate and manage a portfolio. But DBS d... ( read original story ...)
Asia’s Iran crude oil imports dips to two-month low in January; to rebound in February
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asia’s crude oil imports from Iran dipped in January to the lowest in two months after top buyers China and India slowed down purchases and as Japan recorded zero imports for a t... ( read original story ...)
9 in 10 graduates of Singapore’s top universities hired within 6 months
90.2% of fresh graduates from the full-time programmes of Nanyang Technological University (NTU), National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore Management ... In 2018, Information & Digital Techno... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Olam says to expand ‘crown jewel’ cocoa business, Q4 profit drops
SINGAPORE, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Singapore-based Olam International on Thursday said it planned to invest more on expanding its cocoa business, while reporting a 34-percent fall in quarterly profit partl... ( read original story ...)
Trade truce may throw up a surprise: The Singapore Dollar
CPF contributions in SG- - Guide to interest rates, minimum sums and all the calculators you need (Bloomberg) -- The end of the U.S.-China trade war may throw up a surprise winner among Asia-Pacific c... ( read original story ...)
Bloomberg Poll Shows Investors in Hong Kong and Singapore Plan To Invest More in Onshore Chinese Bonds
Hong Kong, Singapore – A Bloomberg survey conducted among banking and investing professionals in Hong Kong and Singapore suggests that more market participants (67 percent) expect to invest in Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
5 Things to Like About Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Limited Now
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Limited (SGX: O39), or OCBC, is one of the three main local banks listed in Singapore, along with United Overseas Bank Ltd and DBS Group Holdings Ltd. The company has rece... ( read original story ...)
Bombardier increasing Singapore service centre size, to hire more workers
Mr Jim Carr, Canada's Minister of International Trade Diversification, said: "This important Canadian investment in Singapore is a platform that will create new opportunities for Canadian business in ... ( read original story ...)
SBR International Business Awards 2019 is open for nominations
The awards will honour first-rate international businesses in Singapore. For the sixth straight year, the Singapore Business Review International Business Awards is accepting nominations to honour fir... ( read original story ...)
Singapore morning news for February 28
Six flights operated by Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its low-cost carrier Scoot were cancelled or rerouted on Wednesday (Feb 27) after heightened Pakistan-India tensions led to the closure of the Paki... ( read original story ...)
Trade Truce May Throw Up a Surprise Winner: the Singapore Dollar
(Bloomberg) -- The end of the U.S.-China trade war may throw up a surprise winner among Asia-Pacific currencies other than yuan: the Singapore dollar. While traders have highlighted the Australian dol... ( read original story ...)
Indonesian wheat imports to be hit by faltering demand from feed makers – miller
SINGAPORE, Reuters – Wheat imports by Indonesia, the world’s No.2 buyer of the grain, are likely to be pressured in 2019 by reduced appetite for the commodity from animal feed makers, a top official a... ( read original story ...)
100 community events and projects to be rolled out in Singapore to mark Bicentennial
SINGAPORE : The Nagore Dargah Indian Muslim Heritage Centre, which has almost two centuries of history, is curating a photo exhibition which matches photographs of 100 Singaporeans with their ancestor... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, technology is helping to predict a tsunami, recycle water for affected citizens
The damage prediction can be 80 to 90 per cent accurate, based on the initial information that is available, he said, during a panel discussion in Singapore today about Japan’s disaster management tec... ( read original story ...)