Cooling measures form an integral and important part of the Singapore property market. Investors say it’s punitive and unnecessary while the banks and government claims it enhances stability of the market. In whatever case, the cooling measures are here ... ( read original story ...)
Plans for tougher restrictions on foreign buyers to help first-time buyers get on property ladder
Foreign buyers will face tougher restrictions on purchasing British property under plans being worked up by the ... off plan by particularly Far Eastern buyers – China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia," a Whitehall source said. “They are bought when ... ( read original story ...)
Indian businessman flies to Singapore to buy new iPhone as wedding gift
An Indian businessman flew all the way to Singapore and lined up for 13 hours overnight outside an Apple store to buy the latest iPhone. An Indian businessman flew all the way to Singapore and lined up for 13 hours overnight outside an Apple store to buy ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore announces tech transfer, talent and smart capital initiatives to spur innovation
Speaking at the opening of the Singapore Week of Innovation & Technology on 18 September 2017, he said, “In the course of my involvement in the Committee on the Future Economy and with the National Research Foundation, I have been reflecting on the ... ( read original story ...)
Ignore the show for Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore and China are still at odds
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s visit to China this week was widely seen as a sign that relations, strained in large part by differences over the South China Sea, are back on track. However, despite the show of goodwill during Lee’s visit ... ( read original story ...)
Minister Tharman: Singapore is now more liberal and less fearful
When questioned by a NTU student over the ruling party PAP’s gutter politics of defaming contest opponents during the Bukit Panjang by-election in 2016, Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said that the country is now “more liberal and less ... ( read original story ...)
Bodybuilder Pradip Subramanian dies after AFC match in Singapore
World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Federation (WBPF) president Pradip Subramanian, 32, was rushed to the Singapore General Hospital after the fight. Steven was originally supposed to fight against another Singapore Idol alumnus Sylvester Sim, who had ... ( read original story ...)
Indian man flies to Singapore to buy new iPhone 8 Plus for his daughter
An Indian businessman flew all the way to Singapore and lined up for 13 hours overnight outside an Apple store to buy the latest iPhone as a wedding gift for his daughter. Amin Ahmed Dholiya, 43, was the first in the queue outside the Apple store on ... ( read original story ...)
Bodybuilder dies after celebrity Muay Thai match with ex-Singapore Idol contestant
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singaporean bodybuilder has died after a celebrity Muay Thai fight against former Singapore Idol contestant Steven Lim in the city-state, local media reported. The match on Saturday was the 32-year-old Pradip Subramanian's first ... ( read original story ...)
14th September: Global Digital Banking Conference
Following the success of the Global Digital Banking Series that toured Dubai, London, Singapore, Sydney and Toronto in 2016, we are pleased to announce the second annual tour, with the Canadian edition taking place in mid September. This event will gather ... ( read original story ...)
Rody insists on Trillanes’ bank accounts
OPPOSITION Senator Antonio Trillanes IV was wrong when he claimed the alleged bank accounts were not his, even if he had flown to Singapore to disprove them, President Rodrigo Duterte has said. In a speech before Davao-based journalists Friday, Duterte ... ( read original story ...)
Lessons from Singapore and Israel: Two ends of India’s friendship arc
Like Singapore, Israel too has ensured full integration of its stakeholders with a networked human resource-based and data-linked knowledge bank. There are no silos of knowledge there either. That was the big takeaway for India, which needs to get its act ... ( read original story ...)
How to find cheap beer in Singapore
clearly doesn't drink beer much. Because Singapore is one of the most expensive countries in the world to enjoy a pint of beer, thanks to our astronomical alcohol taxes. A chart put together by Deutsche Bank puts us right at the top when it comes to the ... ( read original story ...)
Duterte to reveal Trillanes bank account ‘partners’
what more in banks outside the Philippines," he said. On September 18, Trillanes flew to Singapore to counter Duterte's claims that he holds two bank accounts in DBS Bank and another in "Hongkong Shanghai Bank." The next day, DBS Bank Alexandra Road said ... ( read original story ...)
The best destinations in the world for expats have been revealed
Singapore was named the best place to live and work in the latest HSBC Expat Explorer survey, the third year in a row that it’s earned that title. It beat out Norway, which rose four places to come in second. The stable economic and political environment ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon: It’s smarter to avoid injuries than deal with them, says Mok Ying Ren
Running is a weight-bearing sport - with every step that you take, your leg has to support the full weight of your body. This is unlike non-weight bearing ones like cycling, where your body is supported by a bicycle seat, and swimming, where your weight is ... ( read original story ...)