Singapore Is Seeking Business With Startups to Spur Them

Singapore’s government will support technology startups by doing business with them rather than having them rely on grants as the city-state pushes ahead with a plan to become a high-tech hub, a top minister said. The government wants to fuel private ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore geared up to keep its spot as major port

Work is well under way to secure Singapore's future as a key port of call - most prominently ... range of large-scale infrastructure projects that will vie for transhipment business in the region. Malaysia, for instance, wants to build a giant port on ... ( read original story ...)

Man jailed 17 months for dealing with duty-unpaid cigarettes

More than 700 cartons of cigarettes were seized in an operation by the Singapore Customs two weeks ago, where the man was arrested. In addition to the unpaid duty, the cigarettes also evaded Goods and Services Tax (GST) amounting to $6,230. On Aug 5 ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore beckons with top business and leisure attractions

It requires strategic vision and a deft balancing act for any city to combine the roles of regional financial hub, leader in tech innovation and respected centre of higher education. But that is a feat Singapore continues to perform, while also showing the ... ( read original story ...)

The best business class on Perth-Singapore flights

Receive 100,000 Membership Rewards Bonus Points when you apply online by 2 October 2017. Receive a $400 Travel Credit each year to use towards any eligible flights, hotels, experiences or car hire. T&Cs. Minimum spend applies. Click here now. Perth enjoys ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s Ezion suspends shares, seeks restructuring

SINGAPORE - Singapore-based oil services company Ezion Holdings ... challenges to its cashflows that "will threaten the fundamental viability of the group's business if these challenges persist." It had total debt of about $1.4 billion as of end June. ( read original story ...)

Digital transformation drives Singapore businesses in 2017

Just last August, UOB launched BizSmart in Singapore, an integration of five cloud-based digital apps that helps SMEs cut costs by up to 60%. For instance, Xero provides direct account feeds to business owners to view operating account transactions ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore port authority hosts workshop

SINGAPORE: The OECS Region is Ideally Positioned for the Development of the Maritime Industry. The capacity of OECS port authorities to minimize trade transaction costs and spur economic growth has been strengthened following a five-day regional training ... ( read original story ...)

Home-grown pride: A look at 8 of Singapore’s oldest businesses

SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - Even though Singapore has just celebrated its 52nd birthday, many of its home-grown companies have been in existence for much longer, with several being twice as old as its home country. Many of these firms have survived ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s exports growth slows to 2.7% in Q2

SINGAPORE: Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) grew 2.7 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of the year, slowing from the 15.3 per cent expansion in the previous quarter, the International Enterprise (IE) Singapore said on Friday (Aug 11). The growth ... ( read original story ...)

Sustainable Singapore Movement: Less talk, more action needed

From left: NUS' Professor Leo Tan, World Green Building Council's Tai Lee Siang, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources' Amy Khor, WWF Singapore's Elaine Tan, and Eco-Business' Jessica Cheam. Image: Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore economy expects 2.5% growth

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s economy is expected to be a shade rosier this year, with growth of about 2.5%, higher than last year’s 2% expansion, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday, in his National Day message. Still, he cautioned that urgent ... ( read original story ...)