Singapore is quickly becoming a hub for the testing of autonomous ... For the past two years, BI Intelligence, Business Insider’s premium research service, has been tracking the progress of the self-driving car space. As our reports have shown, the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore's self-driving taxi has crashed
One of Singapore's self-driving taxis recently got in an accident ... For the past two years, BI Intelligence, Business Insider’s premium research service, has been tracking the progress of the self-driving car space. As our reports have shown ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore rig builder Keppel cuts jobs as profits slump
SINGAPORE: Singapore-based Keppel Corp announced on Thursday ... Keppel chief executive Loh Chin Hua said it had slashed its workforce at its offshore and marine business by "close to 8,000", or around 26 per cent, over the nine months to September. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines confirms plans for two-class Airbus A350ULR
An Airbus spokesman has previously advised Australian Business Traveller that Singapore Airlines’ long-legged A350 will have around 170 seats – approximately 80 less than its new standard-issue A350-900s. SQ's two-class layout would likely see most of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore remains the top choice of Asian companies for business expansion
3 in 10 business leaders said so in a survey. Singapore is still the most preferred business expansion among Asian companies, a survey from UOB show. According to the second edition of the Asian Enterprise Survey, one third or 32% of the 2,500 business ... ( read original story ...)
Genting Singapore PLC’s Business: 3 Things Investors May Not Know, But Ought To
Genting Singapore PLC (SGX: G13) is likely to be a company well-known to many who live in Singapore. After all, the company is the operator of one of Singapore’s tourism landmarks, Resorts World Sentosa. The integrated resort houses one of Singapore’s ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore self-driving taxi has first "prang"
A self-driving taxi being trialled in Singapore has had its first accident. nuTonomy, the firm behind the scheme, said the car had clipped a small lorry while driving at about four miles per hour. It played down the incident as a "small prang", saying only ... ( read original story ...)
Best in business: the airline making travelling for work easy
Most airlines offer their business class passengers those little extras to ensure they travel in comfort and style. But at Singapore Airlines, where business class privileges range from the widest seat in its class to bespoke banquets, you’ll get a ... ( read original story ...)
No recession yet, but here’s why Singapore faces bigger worries ahead
But others such as the rig-builders like SembCorp Marine are still struggling to rebuild their business in the current oil slump. These issues will come into focus when a government-appointed panel looking at the future of Singapore’s economy releases ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore closes, fines bank for Malaysian 1MDB Fund links
"Although management's attention was drawn to these matters, it repeatedly failed to properly investigate the business relationships," the statement said. Falcon is the second bank to lose its license in Singapore in connection with investigations into ... ( read original story ...)
Business owners provide shuttle for Thai workers to bid late king goodbye
SINGAPORE: Around 2,500 people in Singapore paid their last ... who on their day off were were brought to the embassy on a shuttle bus hired by business owners at Golden Mile Complex. "Talking about their king, they really respect (him)," said business ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore dollar hits 7-month low on lacklustre growth outlook
SINGAPORE: The Singapore dollar fell to a seven-month low on Friday (Oct 14), as a disappointing growth report card and a dovish policy statement from the central bank fuelled concerns over the outlook of the economy. Gross domestic product (GDP) for the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore queries indicators in 2016 Global Innovation Index
... outputs showing in the index released in August was that many indicators that Singapore considers as "outputs" were treated as inputs in the GII. These include business expenditure on R&D as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), knowledge ... ( read original story ...)
How Singapore business leaders can succeed in a fast-changing world: Study
Singapore business leaders may have a global outlook but they lack the global mindset - one that's truly inclusive of multiple, diverse perspectives - to take on the world, says a study by the government-backed Human Capital Leadership Institute. ( read original story ...)
The expensive business of getting a Singapore uni degree
Singaporean university students who're feeling the pinch have good reason, according to new research. The cost of attending university in the city-state has jumped 38 percent on average since 2007, ValuePenguin, a consumer research firm in New York, told CNBC. ( read original story ...)
Singapore banks still hiring despite slowing economy
WHILE global banks are slashing Asia positions - especially in investment banking - banks operating in Singapore have thousands of vacancies, mainly in compliance and information technology. Several banks told The Business Times that while recruitment may ... ( read original story ...)