Like almost every other bank in Singapore, Citibank has pretty good promo codes and coupons for e-commerce giants like Qoo10 ($10 off $60) and Zalora (20% off, min. spend $120). Other noteworthy ... ( read original story ...)
DBS reveals huge upturn in cashless transactions
Recent data suggests small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which make up the backbone of Singapore’s economy, are increasingly turning to digital transactions to collect money from their ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Singapura: From Miracle to Complacency by Nicholas Walton
Singapore is a puzzle — almost an affront — to liberal writers and political analysts. The island city state, squeezed between Malaysia and Indonesia near the equator in south-east Asia, is ... ( read original story ...)
Metro’s property bet
However, the listed company, Metro Holdings, has been quietly transforming itself into a property investment and development player since 2012. As part of this strategy, Yip Hoong Mun, a former senior ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Most Expensive Luxury Condominiums
Singapore has some of the best and luxurious condos across Asia that is drawing the interest of some of the richest individuals in the world who want to own one. For years the high-end real estate ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines “Old” A380 Business Class Melbourne to Singapore Review
Singapore's previous-gen business class product is looking a bit long in the tooth, but still has a winning combination of professional cabin service and inflight meals. I recently embarked on a trip ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s CDL to Buy Rest of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels
(Reuters) - Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Plc has agreed to be acquired by majority owner City Developments Ltd (CDL) in a deal that values the British company at 2.23 billion pounds, the two ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore banks’ bad loan ratio to hit 1.7% by 2020
"SMEs are particularly vulnerable to Singapore's economic slowdown ... For household loans that were predominantly mortgages, Moody's predict that NPL ratio will stay low as the strong labor market ... ( read original story ...)
Cambodia’s Hun Sen says Singapore supported genocide
PHNOM PENH/HANOI (Reuters) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has accused Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of supporting genocide because of comments Lee made about Vietnam’s 1978 invasion ... ( read original story ...)
Thirsty Singapore taps into innovation to secure its water future
SINGAPORE, June 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Every day after his morning run, Adam Reutens-Tan washes under a half-full camping shower hooked on the ceiling of his bathroom. The modified shower, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore May forex reserves drop to $265.4 bln – central bank data
SINGAPORE, June 7 (Reuters) - Singapore’s foreign exchange reserves fell to $265.42 billion in May, a drop of more than 10 percent from the month before, preliminary data from the central bank showed ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s main real estate brokerages offer great value and defense, say analysts
SINGAPORE (June 7): Phillip Capital and CGS-CIMB Research are initiating positive coverage on both APAC Realty and PropNex, the two main market players within Singapore’s real estate brokerage sector. ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore CEOs less bullish on revenue growth than global peers
32% of Singapore CEOs understand the mandate to do so, and highlighted that taxation is no longer limited to management by the finance and tax team. Amidst growing risks, Singapore CEOs seek merger ... ( read original story ...)
FEATURE-Thirsty Singapore taps into innovation to secure its water future
SINGAPORE, June 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Every day after his morning run, Adam Reutens-Tan washes under a half-full camping shower hooked on the ceiling of his bathroom. The modified shower, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore ‘deep tech’ startups face funding hurdle as risks higher
Singapore startups specialising in "deep technology" need investors that are less risk-averse and more willing to stick their bets on young companies that take longer to generate returns. One ... ( read original story ...)
Former bank officer jailed after taking more than $200k from accounts of two elderly clients
SINGAPORE - A former bank relationship manager was sentenced on Thursday (June 6) to three years and 10 months' jail after making off with more than $200,000 from two elderly clients. Liaw Tick Kwan, ... ( read original story ...)