Some large Singapore developers, which are diversified across asset classes and markets, are sitting on small residential inventory compared to their smaller peers after years of derisking their residential portfolio in response to property cooling measures. ( read original story ...)
DBS gets RBInod to set up local subsidiary
Mumbai: The Singapore-headquartered DBS Bank has received an in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to convert its Indian branch into a wholly owned subsidiary. While this will enable the bank to freely expand across the country like ... ( read original story ...)
Mayor prepares to join Singapore Insights Delegation
Burdekin Shire Council Mayor Lyn McLaughlin will use a business delegation to Singapore this week to promote the Burdekin and to gain key insights into emerging opportunities for export and investment. The delegation of North Queensland community and ... ( read original story ...)
DBS wins approval to operate wholly-owned subsidiary in India
MUMBAI: Singapore's biggest lender DBS Group Holdings has won the Reserve Bank of India's approval to provide banking services in the country through a wholly-owned subsidiary, its CEO said on Monday (Sep 4). Piyush Gupta said the bank expects to move to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s DBS wins RBI approval to start subsidiary banking operation
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Singapore's biggest lender DBS Group Holdings has won the Reserve Bank of India's approval to provide banking services in the country through a wholly-owned subsidiary, its CEO said on Monday. Piyush Gupta said the bank expects to move ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Indonesia’s Pertamina receives first license to export gasoil – sources
SINGAPORE/JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia’s Pertamina [PERTM.UL] has received a license from the government to export gasoil for the first time, three sources close to the matter said on Monday, although the state oil company is planning to prioritize ... ( read original story ...)
Development charges for non-landed housing up 13.8%
These areas include Paya Lebar Road, Jurong West and Woodlands. Tay believes that the higher DC rates reflects the chief valuer’s optimistic outlook for the Singapore property market in the next six months. “(It) gives a strong hint of what can be ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Singapore in talks to grab bigger share of derivatives business
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong and Singapore are seeking to snare a bigger share of the $540 trillion global derivatives business, taking advantage of tough new UK and European banking rules and uncertainty created by Britain’s plans to leave the ... ( read original story ...)
Folk music-based films at Singapore Film Festival
The festival concluded with '7 Letters', which featured seven short films by Singapore's seven top filmmakers. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times of India news app for your device. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to cut workplace fatality rate to below 1 per 100,000 workers by 2028
SINGAPORE: Singapore will work to reduce its workplace fatality rate to below 1.0 per 100,000 workers by 2028, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday (Sep 3). Mr Lee was speaking at the opening of the World Congress on Safety and Health at Work at ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Customs officers threatened during operations; police report filed
SINGAPORE - The Singapore Customs has made a police report, after its officers were shouted at and threatened by some men while they were arresting a peddler. A two-minute, forty-four-second video had appeared on the Facebook page of All Singapore Stuff on ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Singapore growing fast thanks to Hong Kong
The Bank of Singapore, the private banking arm of OCBC, has experienced rapid growth by aggressively expanding its presence in Hong Kong and other cities in Greater China. “Greater China has been the main driver of our growth,” the bank’s chief ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore portal pulls down Johor report, offers apology
PETALING JAYA: A Singapore-based news portal that ran a report alleging lateness in response and withholding of treatment by Johor medical authorities on a Singaporean who had met with an accident there has apparently removed the online article ... ( read original story ...)
Seeing Singapore on a shoestring
After three weeks as an exchange student in Malaysia, I wanted to spend my holiday seeing somewhere new. I chose the bright lights of Singapore with two of my closest friends from Hong Kong: Jason and Angeline. As exchange students, we don’t have much ... ( read original story ...)
72 hours in Singapore
Three days is plenty of time to dig below Singapore's shiny exterior and get well acquainted with its stellar food scene. Nothing breaks the ice quite like sharing a plate of Singaporean chilli crab. My fellow conference attendees and I don the ... ( read original story ...)
On the Record: Daniel Boey, ‘godfather of Singapore fashion’
SINGAPORE: He’s a fashion consultant, show producer and director and reality TV show judge. Daniel Boey is also known as the “godfather of Singapore fashion” – despite the fact that he is not a fashion designer. With his almost three decades in ... ( read original story ...)