1. Mediacorp, the country’s other main news group that publishes the Today newspaper, said in August it would stop the print edition. Singapore Press’s market value fell below that of its U.S. peer New York Times Co. for the first time in 12 years ... ( read original story ...)
Sebastian Vettel’s Ferrari engine undamaged in Singapore GP crash
The news is significant as it reduces the chances of Vettel having ... but he is still considered one of the best drivers 1505919971 F1 Haas hopes Singapore marks end of 'struggles' Haas boss Gunther Steiner hopes his Formula 1 team now has all of its ... ( read original story ...)
Poor grade for Malaysia, Singapore brands in palm oil sustainability: WWF
Two out of three companies in Malaysia and Singapore are not transparent about their palm oil use, the World Wildlife Fund contends. Most of these companies do not source palm oil that has been certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil. ( read original story ...)
Formula One is a big boost to Singapore’s economy, according to research by Blis
Shawn Lim is a reporter at The Drum, covering industry news around the Asia Pacific region with a focus on Singapore and Southeast Asia. Based in Singapore, he has worked across photography, video and online, covering a range of subjects including current ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore forms high speed rail infrastructure company
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority has formed SG HSR Pte Ltd as wholly-owned subsidiary to act as Infrastructure Company for its part of the Kuala Lumpur – Singapore High Speed Rail project. SG HSR will be responsible for building, owning, funding and ... ( read original story ...)
Ferrari discovers Vettel’s Singapore engine still useable
Sebastian Vettel's Singapore Grand Prix Formula 1 engine is available to ... can remain in the pool to be used again if required in the remaining six races. The news is significant as it reduces the chances of Vettel having to take a grid penalty later ... ( read original story ...)
ERA Realty to make reappearance on SGX as APAC Realty; IPO priced at S$0.66 a share
APAC Realty, which operates under the ERA brand, plans to raise net proceeds of S$27.1 million by selling 48.9 million shares at 66 Singapore cents apiece in an initial public offering (IPO). The IPO will comprise 4.8 million new shares and 44.1 million ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore business leaders rank terrorist and cyber attacks as biggest global risks
SINGAPORE - Business leaders in Singapore have ranked terrorist and cyber attacks as the most concerning global risks in a new global survey by the World Economic Forum. This stands in contrast to the top five risks identified globally, which were ... ( read original story ...)
InsurTech Regulations in Singapore
Singapore Government is creating a framework to encourage ... It’s overdue. Here at Fintech Finance, we work with renowned executives in the industry to provide key decision-makers globally within leading financial services organizations with reliable ... ( read original story ...)
9 things to consider when buying property in Malaysia
You could buy a landed property across the causeway at roughly the same price as an apartment in Singapore. Given the comparatively high home prices in Singapore, it is understandable that many Singaporeans have, over the years, turned their heads to ... ( read original story ...)
Foreign home buying up 20% this year
View of luxury apartments in Singapore. UOB Kay Hian believes that home purchases by foreigners, which increased by up to 20 percent in the first nine months of 2017, still has room to grow. This comes as the figure accounted for only 22 percent of this ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore baggage handler ‘swapped hundreds of tags’
A baggage handler at Singapore's international airport allegedly swapped hundreds of baggage tags, sending luggage to the wrong destination. Tay Boon Keh has been charged with 286 counts of mischief, according to the Straits Times newspaper. He swapped ... ( read original story ...)
China-Singapore relations warm during Lee’s visit
BEIJING (AP) — Just a few months ago, President Xi Jinping was welcoming leaders from around the world to discuss China's multibillion-dollar plan to build a new Silk Road trade route. Presidents and prime ministers came from Russia, Turkey and nearly ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore PM Travels to China to Smooth Over Embattled Relationship
The Prime Minister of Singapore has traveled to Beijing to try to smooth relations over between the tiny city-state and China, which have clashed in territory disputes in recent years over the South China Sea. Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Press Market Value Falls Behind New York Times
Singapore’s leading newspaper publisher had a market capitalization that was larger than that of the New York Times Co.-- until this month. Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. saw its market value fall below that of its better known U.S. peer for the first ... ( read original story ...)
Business sentiment among S’pore firms up slightly in Q3
SINGAPORE—Business optimism in Singapore rose slightly while the overall business sentiment for Asia as a whole has dropped, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters and Insead released yesterday. Singapore posted a sub-index score of 64 in the July-to ... ( read original story ...)