CHICAGO — A Chicago immigration judge will decide this month whether a Singapore teenager arrested for online posts mocking his government will be granted asylum in the U.S. Amos Yee testified at a hearing lasting most of Tuesday. Kenneth Jeyaretnam ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore millennials look to property for financial security
The latest survey by Manulife found that 68 percent of Singapore millennials plan to purchase property. Despite having the lowest satisfaction with rental yields in Asia, Singapore millennials (those aged between 25 and 34) favour investing in property ... ( read original story ...)
SCB’s regional CEO Anna Marrs visits Bangladesh
Anna Marrs joined Standard Chartered as Group Head of Strategy and Corporate Development in January 2012. Anna has lived and worked primarily in New York, London and now Singapore, where she lives with her husband and two children. She holds an MBA from ... ( read original story ...)
Home-grown Technology Company PatSnap Invests S$22 Million in Singapore Research Centre
SINGAPORE, March 7, 2017 /CNW/ - PatSnap, a Singapore-based software company that is able to provide a single point of analysis for Research and Development (R&D) and Intellectual Property (IP) teams, announced that it will be investing S$22 million in a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore needs 15,000 rail engineers by 2030: Transport
As it expands its MRT network and improves rail reliability. The Ministry of Manpower is in need of additional 15,000 rail engineers and technicians by 2030, as it grows Singapore's rail network. According to Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan, LTA and the ... ( read original story ...)
Home loans war between DBS and UOB results in competitive rates
DBS grew its home loan book 10.1 per cent last year to S$64.5 billion. UOB was not far behind, expanding 9 per cent to S$61.5 billion. OCBC Bank, the second largest bank in Singapore, grew its home loan book by 7.3 per cent to S$60.1 billion. Ms Tok said ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore – Highlights Of Proposed Amendments To The Banking Regulations And Banking (Corporate Governance) Regulations.
This article aims to provide a brief overview of the consultation paper released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) on 7 February 2017 on the proposed amendments to the Banking Regulations and the Banking (Corporate Governance) Regulations. ( read original story ...)
Intuit Singapore to Launch Self-Employed Mobile App
SINGAPORE, March 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU), the global leader of small business management and accounting software solutions, today announced plans to launch QuickBooks Self-Employed, a new way for the Singaporean self-employed ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore's otters get upwardly mobile
Singapore's famous and much-loved urban otters have a new skill - climbing ladders. Photographer Bernard Seah filmed two of them coming out a drain last week. ( read original story ...)
Singapore's mobile digital telco Circles.Life unveils 20GB data for S$20
SINGAPORE — Digital mobile telco Circles.Life is offering an extra 20GB worth of data for S$20 for new and existing subscribers. Currently, its base plan — which offers 6GB of mobile data — costs S$28. With the latest option, a 26GB plan will cost S ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore student inspired by the pipes teaches himself Gaelic
A student from Singapore has taught himself Gaelic after being inspired by learning to play the pipes. Chi-Yan Lew has now travelled to study a term at Glasgow University and is making good use of his new language. ( read original story ...)
Here Are 3 Of The Highest-Yielding Billion-Dollar REITs in Singapore’s Stock Market
Real estate investment trusts in Singapore’s stock market aren’t given much love by investors lately, judging from the fact that many of them are trading near 52-week lows. Challenges that REITs in general are facing are well-known. There’s Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore suspends poultry imports from parts of Tennessee, Wisconsin due to avian flu
SINGAPORE: The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) has suspended the imports of poultry, poultry products, processed eggs and live birds from parts of the US states of Tennessee and Wisconsin, after reports that premises there had been affected by ... ( read original story ...)
Contract work on the rise here
Contract employment is more attractive than one might think, with the option gaining traction among professionals in Singapore. In an exclusive interview with The Business Times, chief executive Robert Walters of the eponymous global recruitment agency ... ( read original story ...)
Seeking assurance in technology
SINGAPORE — As it moved to bring its instant coffee ... needed more assurance that they were not buying a counterfeit product. The company turned to technology to plug this gap: Last December, it rolled out QR code technology on its coffee and food ... ( read original story ...)
Citi, Visa Launch eProcurement Platform In Singapore
Citibank and Visa are partnering up to launch a B2B platform for companies in Singapore aimed at streamlining complex business purchasing processes. Reports Friday (Mar. 3) said the companies are rolling out an eProcurement platform, Renepay, based on a ... ( read original story ...)