Singtel has launched what it claims is Singapore’s first mobile leasing plans that will allow its SIM Only customers to rent out the latest Apple and Samsung phones for a monthly fee instead of purchasing them upfront. Customers on SIM Only plans can ... ( read original story ...)
Siptel Pte Ltd bringing the future to the present with VOIP technology
This basically brings the future to the present for businesses in Singapore, while helping them cut cost drastically even as they remain connected to the world. Technology is dynamic and the advancement in technology has helped businesses and even ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore aiming to become a cheque-free country by 2025: Ong Ye Kung
Fast is an inter-bank electronic funds transfer for customers to transfer funds from one bank to another in Singapore instantly. The use of cash and cheques has been coming down steadily in recent years, said Mr Ong. Cash withdrawals at ATMs have been ... ( read original story ...)
Could the Johor rail link push Woodlands property prices down?
Meanwhile, commercial property investors might also smell an opportunity here. 3. Private residential development in Woodlands The area to the north-west of the upcoming Singapore RTS terminus has also been demarcated for housing. This is part of a larger ... ( read original story ...)
Man fined S$3,500 for importing a live tortoise
The animal is a protected species under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and a permit is required for any import, export and re-export of CITES-listed species in Singapore. The live tortoise ... ( read original story ...)
AVA Agri Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapor : Man fined $3,500 for illegal import of Greek Tortoise
20 June 2018: 40-year-old Ong Yi Chao was fined $3,500 by the court today for illegally importing a Greek Tortoise into Singapore. 2 On 9 February 2018, the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) was alerted by the Immigration & Checkpoints ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Set to Cut Cash, Cheques on Path to Digital Economy
(Bloomberg) -- Singapore sets targets to reduce cash and cheque usage as it prepares to allow companies to use its digital payments service in a move towards digital economy. Cheque will no longer be in use by 2025 while cash withdrawals from automatic ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: The middleman of global diplomacy
When it became clear that US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un would meet, the choice of the venue seemed self-evident. It had to be in the region, in a place that could be relied upon to have excellent infrastructure, and which ... ( read original story ...)
Gwynne Dyer: The Singapore summit — the art of the show
North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump at their summit in Singapore earlier this week. - Associated Press If the Singapore meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un had been a zero-sum game, then Trump definitely lost. ( read original story ...)
Top 8 REITS to invest in Singapore 2018
REITS are a solid asset class with has the potential to provide attractive dividend returns backed by prime real estate. With a huge diversity of REITS (38 in total) listed in SGX, we delve into the top 8 REITS that stand out among the pack, coupled with ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market May Test Support At 3,300 Points
The Singapore stock market has finished lower in four straight trading days, surrendering more than 115 points or 3.6 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,325-point plateau and it may open under pressure again on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Google hires Stan Chart director in latest raid on Singapore banking sector
Google has made yet another senior hire from the Singapore finance sector as it continues to target talent from big banks. Guillaume Van de Vyver, a director in group strategy at Standard Chartered, started at Google Singapore last month in an APAC cloud ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Telecommunications Limited’s Latest Full Year Earnings Update: What Happened With Its Enterprise Business?
Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SGX: Z74) is Singapore’s largest operational telco, and it currently has three business segments: Group Consumer, Group Enterprise, and Group Digital Life. In mid-May, Singtel announced its full year earnings update ... ( read original story ...)
StanChart is said to plot Asia hubs in Singapore, Hong Kong
LONDON: Standard Chartered Plc plans to create two new hubs for its Asian operations in Singapore and Hong Kong to simplify the emerging market lender’s extensive network and reduce costs, people familiar with the plan said. The bank has drawn up plans ... ( read original story ...)
Major Banks Pioneer the Thailand-Singapore Blockchain Remittance Flow
On May 22nd, Thailand’s fifth largest bank by total assets, Ayudhya (Krungsri), in the framework of the successful pilot test, initiated an international remittance transfer from a domestic bank account to a Standard Chartered account in Singapore. ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered eyes 2 separate hubs in Asia
In order to make operations simpler, Standard Chartered Plc intends to make two new hubs for its operations in Asia. One hub will be in Singapore while the other will be set up in Hong Kong. Sources said the company hopes to simplify its extensive network ... ( read original story ...)