Tickets for the HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens 2019, which takes place at the National Stadium on 13-14 April, are now on sale, with an Early Bird discount offer through 28 February 2019. A Premium weeke... ( read original story ...)
DBS ‘open’ to investing in startups, CEO says
SINGAPORE -- DBS Group Holdings is open to investing in digital economy startups and forging partnerships to gain access to new customers, according to the chief executive of Southeast Asia's ... ( read original story ...)
Introduction: Europe – Singapore In Business Class – What I Booked, Paid & Earned
Some links to products and travel providers on this website will earn Traveling For Miles a commission which helps contribute to the running of the site – I’m very grateful to anyone who uses these li... ( read original story ...)
Singapore telco M1’s bidders say no plan to raise offer price
and Singapore Press Holdings (SPRM.SI) (SPH) said on Tuesday they will not raise their offer price to gain majority control of mobile operator M1 Ltd (MONE.SI), a move that could put pressure on Axiat... ( read original story ...)
China’s Record 2018 Oil, Gas Imports May Be Cresting Wave as Industry Slows Down
SINGAPORE — Amid increasing signs of China's industrial slowdown in 2019, data this week showing record oil and natural gas imports likely indicates a country at peak energy growth, with its thirst se... ( read original story ...)
Electronics chain Nojima seeks Asian growth with Courts bid
TOKYO -- Japanese electronics retailer Nojima is poised to expand into Southeast Asia with its planned acquisition of Singapore-based electronics and furniture chain Courts Asia in a deal ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Plans to Focus on Health, Infrastructure in Budget
Singapore’s finance minister said next month’s budget will focus on infrastructure spending, health care for an aging population, and helping businesses transition to a digital economy. “We want to be ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Home Loans: What does the Bank Jargon Mean?
FHR refers to Fixed Deposit Home Rate. This is a form of Internal Board Rate (IBR), in which home loan interest rates are pegged to the bank’s Fixed Deposit rates. It is one of the more popular floati... ( read original story ...)
Temasek frustrated with Standard Chartered turnround
Standard Chartered’s largest investor Temasek has grown frustrated with the slow pace of chief executive Bill Winters’ turnround and is stepping up pressure on the UK-listed bank ahead of his pivotal ... ( read original story ...)
Temasek ramps up pressure over Standard Chartered turnround: FT
SINGAPORE (Jan 21): Standard Chartered’s largest investor Temasek has grown frustrated with the slow pace of chief executive Bill Winters’ turnround, according to a report by The Financial Times of UK ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered tries to have it both ways on coal
In doing so it became the first major Southeast Asian-focused financial institution (Standard Chartered has significant operations in Singapore) to rule out funding any new coal power projects. It was ... ( read original story ...)
DBS kept at ‘buy’ with still more upside expected ahead: RHB
SINGAPORE (Jan 21): RHB Research is maintaining its “buy” call on DBS Group Holdings with an unchanged target price of $29.80. This comes on the back of expectations of still more upside ahead, led by ... ( read original story ...)
Love Dividends? Then, Check Out These 3 Singapore-Listed Banks
Bank #1: DBS Group Holdings Ltd (SGX: D05) DBS is the largest bank in Singapore and is one of Asia’s leading banks with over nine million customers in 18 markets. From 2013 to 2017, DBS has increased ... ( read original story ...)
Six men arrested, more than 3,800 cartons of contraband cigarettes seized in raid
... of duty-unpaid cigarettes seized in an operation in an industrial building in Admiralty Street on Friday (Jan 11), Singapore Customs said on Tuesday. The total duty and Goods and Services Tax evad... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s December CPI seen edging higher to 0.4 year-on-year: Reuters poll
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s consumer price index likely edged higher in December from a year earlier, a Reuters poll showed on Monday. The city-state’s headline consumer price index (CPI) probab... ( read original story ...)
Grand Venture Technology Limited’s Initial Public Offering: What Investors Should Know
The company has facilities in Singapore, Malaysia and China. For the semiconductor industry, Grand Venture Technology manufactures and supplies high-precision components, and assembles key modules for ... ( read original story ...)