As the startup ecosystem increasingly bears the weight of play-it-safe startups taking advantage of the lion city’s prime business conditions, Singapore needs to weed out underperforming businesses and direct its more-than-abundant capital to risk-taking ... ( read original story ...)
25 smokers caught with contraband cigarettes in CBD by Singapore Customs plainclothes officers
SINGAPORE: More than 25 people were caught smoking contraband cigarettes in an enforcement operation by the Singapore Customs last Friday (April 6). In a Facebook post on Monday, Singapore Customs said that plainclothes officers were out in the Central ... ( read original story ...)
Pavilion Energy Imports First LNG Cargo for Use in Singapore
Became second company last year to obtain LNG import license LNG brought from Qatar, world’s largest exporter of the gas Singapore’s state-owned natural gas importer brought in its first cargo of a super-chilled form of the fuel for domestic use. ( read original story ...)
Singapore uncertainty index climbs as trade war clouds outlook
SINGAPORE: Rising US-China trade tensions are raising alarm bells in export-reliant Singapore, with an index measuring economic uncertainty climbing to a five-month high in March. The Economic Policy Uncertainty Index for Singapore increased to 155 last ... ( read original story ...)
The best seats in Singapore Airlines’ Boeing 787-10 business class
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Singapore’s Pavilion Gas imports its first LNG cargo for domestic use
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Pavilion Gas, a unit of Pavilion Energy, imported its first liquefied natural gas(LNG) cargo for domestic use to power the city-state’s industrial sector as it looks to grow its business in the country and in Asia. The LNG ... ( read original story ...)
Norway-Asia Business Summit 2018 details
The Norwegian Business Association in Singapore presents the seventh edition of the Norway-Asia Business Summit (NABS), taking place 16-18 April in Singapore. The summit will explore how to navigate the geo-political landscape in Asia; discuss how to ... ( read original story ...)
The most fascinating details and secrets from inside Singapore Airline’s food facility
How airplane food is made can depend on the airline. For Singapore Airlines, they contract an airline catering firm called Gate Gourmet in Switzerland to produce more than 50,000 meals a day. Some of the most fascinating details and secrets from inside ... ( read original story ...)
Foreigners in S’pore told not to import politics
The Singapore Police Force has issued a warning against the importing of politics from other countries into the Republic, after learning of calls encouraging overseas Malaysians to support political activities in the lead-up to their country's upcoming ... ( read original story ...)
Police warn against importing foreign politics into Singapore, in run-up to Malaysian election
SINGAPORE - The police have issued a warning against the importing of politics from other countries into Singapore, after learning of calls encouraging overseas Malaysians to support political activities in the lead-up to Malaysia's upcoming general election. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Accidental Hotelier Dreams Big
“But you learn how to swim.” Now 38, Allen is chief executive of the family’s privately held Park Hotel Group and passionate about the hotel business. He and the group are based in Singapore and come 2019, the portfolio will boast 16 hotels. Park ... ( read original story ...)
Meet the Russian risk takers making safe Singapore their home
“It is crucial to be neutral. It is a value that allows people to use Singapore as a base to do global business, even in times of calamity,” says Beloussov, who came to Singapore in 1994 when the electronics company he co-founded was dealing with ... ( read original story ...)
India, Singapore to explore new areas of cooperation during Modi visit
SINGAPORE: India and Singapore will explore areas of further cooperation and take stock of progress of their strategic partnership during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's June visit here. "It would be a good opportunity for both sides to take stock of the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore a Global Innovation Champion, Says CTA
ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new global ranking from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) identifies Singapore is one of 13 countries earning the designation of 2018 Innovation Champion. CTA’s inaugural Innovation Scorecard identifies ... ( read original story ...)
Meet Singapore’s cryptocurrency czars
Their combined token sales proceeds hit US$381.42m in 2017. Singapore Business Review rounded up the biggest initial coin offering (ICOs) raised in Singapore last 2017. Based on our compiled list, these major deals hit a whopping US$381.42m in total ... ( read original story ...)
Take a trip to Airbnb’s Singapore HQ, where staff can holiday during meetings and lunch is always free
But despite scaling up to a team of more than 3,100 employees worldwide, those homely roots are still a part of the business today. Just take its Singapore headquarters as an example. Situated in the middle of the city-state's central business district ... ( read original story ...)