The Beijing-based company is purchasing more cloud-computing servers in Singapore to backup U.S. data for contingency, the source added. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airport Chairman Quits Amid Fury Over Maid Case
The chairman of Singapore's airport operator has stepped aside after he faced a public backlash when a judge cleared an Indonesian maid accused of stealing from his family and criticised the case. The ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s property market gets a lift amid recession with tonic from mainland Chinese buyers, ‘unspecified foreigners’
Singapore’s property market is enjoying a sudden lift in an economy mired in recession. A category of buyers labelled as “foreigners, unspecified”, possibly including mainland Chinese, are behind the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore and Japan to launch ‘green lane’ for business, official travel on Sep 18
Singapore and Japan will launch a "reciprocal green lane" to facilitate essential business and official travel between the two ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Japan to Start Reciprocal Business Travel Lane
Singapore and Japan will begin a reciprocal green lane for business and official travel on September 18, according to a joint government press statement. ( read original story ...)
Japan, Singapore Open Travel; Cases Top 28 Million: Virus Update
Japan and Singapore plan to open a reciprocal green lane for travel next week in a bid to revive business between the two Asian countries. Global cases topped 28 million as Western Europe surpassed ... ( read original story ...)
Axington’s board engaging Loh cousins on strategic changes to business direction
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - The two-man board of Axington Inc is engaging with controlling shareholders Nelson Loh and Terence Loh to obtain clarity on strategic changes to be made in the ... ( read original story ...)
TikTok Owner Plans to Spend Billions in Singapore After U.S. Ban
ByteDance Ltd., the Chinese owner of video-sharing app TikTok, is planning to make Singapore its beachhead for the rest of Asia as part of its global expansion, according to people familiar with the ... ( read original story ...)
Continued Consolidation Expected For Singapore Bourse
The Singapore stock market has moved lower in three straight sessions, sinking almost 20 points or 0.8 percent along the way. The ... ( read original story ...)
Zomato preps an IPO menu with fresh funds
If the Gurugram-based startup pulls off the feat, it will join the likes of MakeMyTrip, which listed on NASDAQ in 2010, and Zomato’s single-largest shareholder Info Edge India Ltd, which was listed on ... ( read original story ...)
Retracing final moments The Singapore Grip author’s life
The Singapore Grip was the last novel JG Farrell ever completed - he drowned aged 44 on a remote part of the Irish coast in 1979, in circumstances never wholly explained. ITV's upcoming six-part ... ( read original story ...)
US rebound fails to halt Singapore bourse’s fall
The Singapore bourse continued its downward trajectory yesterday, with the key Straits Times Index closing 7.24 points, or 0.29 per cent, lower at 2,492.09, uninspired by Wall Street's overnight ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore moots need to update rules on data access in e-commerce
Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore suggests guidelines need to be reviewed to provide "greater clarity" with regards to the role of data, in addressing the potential for e-commerce ... ( read original story ...)
Loan grants for SMEs with turnover of $10m or lower are still available
In responding to a parliamentary question of how many banks with Qualifying Full Banking Licences currently give out loan grants to local corporations with turnovers below S$10 million, Mr Tharman ... ( read original story ...)
StanChart restructures business units; two global business CEOs to be based in Singapore
LONDON (REUTERS) - Standard Chartered said on Thursday (Sept 10) it would merge several of its businesses and reduce the number of top executives as the Asia- and Africa-focused bank seeks to trim ... ( read original story ...)
After a flight cancellation, where’s my Singapore Airlines refund?
A Singapore Airlines agent promised us a refund if we submitted a refund request on the airline’s website. We filled out the form, but no one contacted us. We tried again and again to contact the ... ( read original story ...)