said it would transfer to Scoot its services from Singapore to Kuching, Malaysia and from the city-state to Palembang, Indonesia from October and November, respectively. "There are sometimes opportunities whereby the budget side of the business can do a ... ( read original story ...)
Waning medical tourism forces rethink in Singapore
SINGAPORE -- The Mount Elizabeth Novena hospital is a sprawling, modern complex just north of Singapore's central business district. Inside, it is packed with small, specialist clinics -- a high-class mega-mall for medicine that serves the local market and ... ( read original story ...)
Business at Teochew porridge stall not affected by brawls: Eatery manager
SINGAPORE - Fights may have erupted twice at the Heng Long Teochew Porridge shop along Upper Serangoon Road but they have not been bad for business. A manager of the eatery, who declined to be named, said the brawls have brought publicity for the porridge ... ( read original story ...)
Access over 600 million consumers by doing business in Singapore
Singapore is the de-facto launch-pad into ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations); a collection of nation states home to over 600 million consumers with increasing spending power. It’s for this reason that Enterprise Nation’s third trade ... ( read original story ...)
Over 8,300 SMEs to benefit from industry-led projects: Spring, IE Singapore
... to aggregate the needs of the industry and source for suitable solutions to help SMEs strengthen business capabilities," said Spring Singapore chief executive Poon Hong Yuen. Of the 28 industry development and internationalisation projects supported ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore celebrates National Day at Astana Expo 2017
Both countries recently concluded negotiations on a Bilateral Investment Treaty which will open up more business and investment opportunities for Singapore and Kazakhstan businesses. There are about 100 Kazakhstan companies registered in Singapore to date ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, South Australia ink partnership for closer collaboration in food innovation
The MOU between trade agency Spring Singapore and Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA) was inked during a South Australian business mission to Singapore on Monday (July 24). "We are looking forward to a fruitful partnership with PIRSA to ... ( read original story ...)
Debate on import laws in Terrex trial could have ‘major implications’ for shipping firms
The nine Terrex armoured troop carriers were intercepted while en route to Singapore from the Taiwanese port of Kaohsiung after a military training exercise. The vehicles were released and returned on January 27, after Hong Kong’s customs chief Roy Tang ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore CPI falls
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s consumer price index fell to 0.5% in June, from 1.4% in the prior month, due to sharply lower housing maintenance and repairs inflation, the ministry of trade and industry and the Monetary Authority of Singapore said on Monday ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore gains momentum in arms race for currency trading hub status
Asia-Pacific has emerged as the company’s fastest growth market, representing 50 per cent of its business revenue and 65 per cent of trading volume. “When the company choose to enter into Asia about a decade ago, we chose Singapore as our headquarters ... ( read original story ...)
Should siblings be In business together?
Just look at the very public feud, pitting Singapore's prime minister Lee Hsien Loong against his sister and younger brother. Epic family stories weave together threads of love, ambition, passion, and betrayal. Therefore, the business of siblings working ... ( read original story ...)
Lounge Review: Singapore Airlines SilverKris business class lounge, Bangkok Airport
Your choice of rewards program + complimentary insurance covers. Reduced annual card fee 1st year. With Qantas Rewards get 2 complimentary Qantas Lounge invitations per year. Priority Pass airport lounge access if you choose Altitude Rewards. New cards only. ( read original story ...)
Singapore upbeat on more tourist arrivals from India
With a growth of over 8 per cent during 2016, and during January-April quarter of 2017, more than 3,50,000 Indian tourists visiting Singapore for either business holidays, the number continues to grow, GB Srithar, Regional Director, South Asia, Middle East ... ( read original story ...)
32-year-old Singaporean jailed for importing chewing tobacco products in first such case
SINGAPORE - A man has been jailed for importing chewing tobacco products in the first such prosecution of its kind, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said on Thursday (July 20). Kavinthiran, a 32-year-old Singaporean, was given a four-week jail sentence ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s first e-commerce marketplace for energy powers up
Singapore began liberalising its energy market in 2001 ... Sustainable energy is not just a tree-hugging, feel-good thing. It’s a very practical business process. Lim said businesses can save about 20 per cent of their electricity bills by switching ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore licenses first Chinese fintech firm, heating up competition with Hong Kong
“The establishment of Lu International in Singapore, an important financial hub of China’s belt and road initiative, means that Ping An’s successful and unique business model in China will be operating within Singapore’s well-developed financial ... ( read original story ...)