SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Southeast Asian foreign ministers urged Myanmar to give a commission of inquiry into the violence in Rakhine state full mandate to hold those who are responsible accountable, Sin... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested for allegedly attempting to extort $500,000 from Standard Chartered Bank
SINGAPORE - A 35-year-old man was arrested on Sunday (Sept 30) for allegedly attempting to extort $500,000 from Standard Chartered Bank. The police said that they received a report last Thursday (Sept ... ( read original story ...)
12cm launches echoss stamp as Singapore’s representative innovative service
NTUC is a national confederation of trade unions as well as a network of professional associations and partners across all sectors in Singapore. As one of NTUC's social enterprises, NTUC Link is commi... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Press Holdings unveils AI initiative and stock photo marketplace
Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) is integrating AI technology in a bid to create more viral-worthy news headlines, it said in an announcement today. It will collaborate with Singapore research agency A* ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore teaches Asia how to fight fake news
It is restrictive to frame fake news as primarily a free speech issue. It must be framed in terms of technology and, ultimately, education. A year ago, I summarized these rough thoughts to Association ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore morning news for October 2
There are no hidden components or perks in the salary structure for Singapore’s ministers, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said in Parliament yesterday. Formula One, the auto racing series owned b... ( read original story ...)
Singapore news outlet calls out Umno leader for spreading fake news on Anwar
PETALING JAYA - A Singapore news outlet has called out an Umno leader for allegedly spreading fake news about PKR president-elect Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. BERITAmediacorp, a Bahasa Malaysia news port... ( read original story ...)
Singapore eyes Vietnamese tourist dollar
HCM CITY — Việt Nam is a promising tourism market that ranks among its 10 biggest anywhere and four biggest in Southeast Asia, the Singapore Tourism Board has said. Sherleen SEAH, area director of STB ... ( read original story ...)
Strengthening SMEs & Singapore: SME Interview Series with Funding Societies
Singapore has been a finance hub and has had a very mature ... Like us on our Facebook page to keep up to date with our latest news and articles. ( read original story ...)
Singapore morning news for September 28
The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings are out for another year and while there’s some minor shuffling in the top 10, lower down the list where most Asean universities sit there’s ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to open up retail electricity market from November: What it means for consumers
SINGAPORE: For the past week ... will be will depend on individual retailer’s price efficiency and business plans”. “But the good news is, if consumers are unhappy with their retailer, they can always ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore & India: A shared vision for a clean future
PM Modi shakes hand with Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong prior to their bilateral meeting on the sidelin... Read More "India is a country on a vastly different scale from Singapore. ( read original story ...)
Bank lending back on growth path last month
Bank lending crept higher last month after a slight decline in July that was the first dip since January, preliminary Monetary Authority of Singapore data showed yesterday. Loans through the domestic ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s OCBC says sale of Hong Kong Life Insurance cancelled
SINGAPORE, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Singapore's OCBC Bank said on Monday that a planned sale of Hong Kong Life Insurance to investment firm First Origin had been called off after the buyer failed to meet cer... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Mauritius fight for relevance after DTAA amendments in 2016
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) have been attempting to tighten regulations over the years . Two years after India renegotiated its double taxatio... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Changi international airport to present humanless automated travel experiencea
First of all, it should be noted that the focus is to reduce the manual functions as future airports would not include human officials, except one customs officer. Here, in Singapore, as the plane joi... ( read original story ...)