SINGAPORE Organizers of Singapore's Pink Dot gay pride rally have warned foreigners and those who are not permanent residents of the city-state to steer clear of this year's event, following rule changes aimed at keeping foreigners out of domestic politics. ( read original story ...)
Singapore 'vending machine' dispenses Ferraris, Lamborghinis
SINGAPORE Forget about soft drinks and potato chips - a "vending machine" in Singapore is offering up luxury vehicles, including Bentleys, Ferraris and Lamborghinis. Used car seller Autobahn Motors opened a futuristic 15-story showroom in December, with ... ( read original story ...)
Mobile app that could spell end of parking coupons on trial
SINGAPORE — Motorists may soon say goodbye to the hassle of tearing parking coupons, with a new mobile application for the payment of parking fees in the works. The app, developed by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), the Housing and Development ... ( read original story ...)
Meet the Singapore interns making apps, not coffee, at SCB, DBS and OCBC
This year, three of the largest banks in Singapore – Standard Chartered, DBS and OCBC – are hiring students into technology and innovation-focused internships that allow them to tackle real business challenges. DBS took on 24 penultimate-year students ... ( read original story ...)
Motorola Solutions Showcases Technology to Accelerate Mobile Intelligence in Asia Pacific
Motorola Solutions continues to invest in new capabilities and skills to accelerate innovation within Asia Pacific - from its partnership with Singapore's ST Electronics to develop advanced communications technologies to its acquisition of a large team of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore uses mobile app to replace paper parking coupons
Motorists may soon be able to pay parking fees on their mobile devices instead of having to tear paper coupons, as the authorities run tests on a new mobile application as part of the Smart Nation push. The application, developed by the Urban Redevelopment ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Bourse May Extend Friday's Losses
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market on Friday saw an end to the four-day winning streak in which it had advanced almost 45 points or 1.3 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,255-point plateau and the market may take further ... ( read original story ...)
UOL net attributable profit up 4% in Q1
It noted that conditions within Singapore’s private residential market appear to be stabilising following the adjustments to the property cooling measures and improved sentiments. Meanwhile, the pressure on office rents from new supply has abated as ... ( read original story ...)
Smarter together: The France-Singapore cleantech connection
“There are a lot of French companies that have built up strong capabilities in urban solutions in their Singapore operations over the years, and we are pleased to see many meaningful partnerships develop between French business interests and Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Developers sold 1,555 private homes in April
A total of 419 units were sold at Seaside Residences, making it the top-selling project last month. (Photo: Frasers Centrepoint Singapore) Property developers sold 1,555 new private homes in April 2017, down 12.6 percent from 1,780 units a month earlier ... ( read original story ...)
Mobile app to replace paper parking coupons to go on trial
SINGAPORE — Motorists may soon be able to pay parking fees on their mobile devices instead of having to tear paper coupons, as the authorities run tests on a new mobile application as part of the Smart Nation push. The application, developed by the Urban ... ( read original story ...)
Mobile parking app being developed to replace coupons
SINGAPORE - Tearing out tabs from parking coupons could soon be a thing of the past. An app to allow motorists to pay their parking charges using their mobile devices is being developed by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and the Housing ... ( read original story ...)
Number of S'pore companies exploring HK IPO 'doubled'
The number of Singapore companies exploring a Hong Kong IPO has "doubled", according to PwC. "Looking at our pipeline, I would say, over the past 12 months, the number of Singapore companies considering a Hong Kong IPO has doubled to over a dozen," PwC ... ( read original story ...)
Information Technology Stocks Continue to Shine
Singapore’s Electronics cluster (27.4% of total manufacturing activity) demonstrates strong momentum with its 13th consecutive month of YoY output growth. SGX’s IT Sector is an outperformer in the YTD with total returns of 33.3%, above the STI’s +11 ... ( read original story ...)
Number of Singapore companies exploring HK IPO 'doubled'
The competition between the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and the stock exchange of Hong Kong for listings looks set to intensify as more companies here mull over moves to head to the Republic's rival to raise capital. Market watchers said this reveals that a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore LGBT rally says 'no choice' but to bar outsiders
Singapore's Pink Dot LGBT rights rally will only allow Singaporean ... especially those of a political or controversial nature," Mr Shanmugam was quoted as saying by Channel News Asia. Human rights group Amnesty International said it was concerned that ... ( read original story ...)