Environment activists jailed for filming sand export activities

and most of it has gone to enlarge Singapore. But Cambodia had banned all sand exports as dredging has had a serious impact on coastal ecosystems and surrounding land said the Ministry of Mines and Energy. However, when two environment activists filmed ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s GDP growth to moderate

SINGAPORE: which is viewed within the group of nations called ... GDP growth to moderate to +2.9%, economic growth to slow on lower exports,” said the report. It also said strong economic diversification and innovation efforts will, however, keep ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore wants closer ties with Sabah, Sarawak

SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has expressed interest in developing closer relation between the island republic and East Malaysia. “A lot of business can be done between Sabah and Singapore,” he said during a courtesy call by a ... ( read original story ...)

Sustainable fashion: Students tackle Singapore’s textile waste

and Eco-Business to collect, process and resell donated items for EcoBank, a charity initiative by the two firms. During a recent session held at City Industrial Building in eastern Singapore, students and lecturers spent hours categorising donated items ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s import and export price indices rose in 2017

Import prices increased 5.8%, whilst export prices were up by 2.9%. Singapore's National Statistics Office reported that Singapore's import and export prices went up by 5.8% and 2.9% YoY, respectively, in 2017. Five commodities showed higher prices, led by ... ( read original story ...)

Sri Lanka – Singapore FTA: ‘A New Dawn?’

However, Sri Lanka is yet to fully realise the economic benefits of long-standing diplomatic ties with Singapore, in terms of export earnings or foreign investment flows. In terms of export values, Singapore was only Sri Lanka’s 20th largest trading ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Dec factory output posts biggest decline in 2 years

It seems to be a general, regional picture that there’s weakness in the December period in terms of exports and production,” said Credit Suisse economist, Michael Wan, adding that the weakness is likely to be temporary. Singapore’s manufacturing data ... ( read original story ...)

Ramkalni Nordeco to start exports to new markets in Asia, Europe

"There are several export markets that we intended to enter soon ... This year the company plans to take part in food trade fairs in South Korea and Singapore where it hopes to find new potential cooperation partners. As reported, in 2016 Ramkalni Nordeco ... ( read original story ...)

Hopes up as Singapore earnings season begins

SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - UST as traders toasted the gains of 2017 a month back, the market could be looking at another annus mirabilis this year. Earnings season is upon us, which often offers watchers a referendum on the health of a stock. ( read original story ...)