Details of this new $6.2 million building, to be known as Jurong Central Plaza, were revealed yesterday by Jurong GRC MP Ang Wei Neng. Singapore telecom firm StarHub Ltd has further augmented its enterprise solutions offering through the acquisition of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For December 15
Half of Singapore’s business sectors need to improve their cash management to free up an additional $8.7 billion of liquidity that is tied up, according to a new study. It found that the drag in performance was due to a rise in the time taken to collect ... ( read original story ...)
The top Google search in Singapore is an unlikely candidate
Also Read: Singapore less likely to experience e-commerce fraud ... tennis tournament on the planet — was the top searched result in the international news category. It looks like Singaporeans are pretty concerned about Kim Jong-un and his threat ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore and Philippine armies conduct joint military training
where more than 1,100 people, mostly militants, have been killed. — Reuters The post Singapore and Philippine armies conduct joint military training appeared first on UNTV News. ( read original story ...)
Ed Sheeran concert pass forgers jailed in Singapore
These are external links and will open in a new window An Australian has been jailed in Singapore for using a forged concert pass at an Ed Sheeran concert. Paul Cosgrove, along with a Briton and two New Zealanders, obtained and used the fake passes to ... ( read original story ...)
Robert and Grace Mugabe currently in Singapore, Zimbabwe official says
Zimbabwe's former leader Robert Mugabe and his wife, Grace, have travelled to Singapore on their first trip abroad since Mugabe resigned last month under pressure from the military and ruling party, the presidential spokesman said Tuesday. Mugabe ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s electric car-sharing program hits the road
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore launched on Tuesday its first large-scale electric car-sharing program through which the land-scarce city-state hopes to provide commuters with more transport options and steer them away from the need to buy their own cars ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s ComfortDelGro buys majority stake in Uber unit
(Reuters) - Singapore's top taxi operator ComfortDelGro Corp (SES:C52.SI - News) will buy a 51 percent stake in a unit of Uber [UBER.UL] that runs a fleet of private hire vehicles, as the companies seek to bridge the gap with dominant ride-hailing firm Grab. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to seek public views on short-term home rentals like Airbnb
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Singapore government, which has charged two men with unauthorized short-term letting of apartments, said on Friday it plans to seek public feedback soon on a regulatory framework for allowing such accommodation. The move comes as ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore is on the brink of a ‘demographic time bomb’
Singapore's low fertility rate and aging population have put the country on a dangerous path. If the course doesn't reverse, experts say it could become a "demographic time bomb." These "time bombs" result in shrinking economies and breakdowns in the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines changed flight route after North Korea missile test
a spokesperson told Fox News on Thursday. Singapore Airlines, in response to North Korea’s July launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, changed its route for flights between Incheon, South Korea and Los Angeles, Calif. The new route avoided the ... ( read original story ...)
Two Singapore ‘Airbnb hosts’ charged for illegal home stays
Two men have been charged in Singapore for illegally renting out their homes for short-term stays via Airbnb, according to local media. It is the first known case of its kind since new laws against home sharing came into effect in June. Under the changes ... ( read original story ...)
Airbnb questions Singapore’s home sharing framework after duo charged for illegal condo rental
Terence Tan En Wei, 35, and Yao Song Liang, 34, are accused of renting out four different units at D’leedon Condominium via Airbnb without obtaining the relevant approval – the first such case in Singapore. In an email statement to Yahoo News Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Stopping militancy spread in ASEAN a priority for Singapore: minister
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Southeast Asian countries must step up their fight against religious militancy taking root in their region, including in Myanmar's troubled Rakhine State, Singapore's foreign minister said on Tuesday. The minister, Vivian Balakrishnan ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore researchers’ underwater robot inspired by manta ray
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Researchers in Singapore have built an underwater robot that looks and swims like a manta ray, using only single motors and flexible fins to propel it through water in a manner uncannily like its biological cousin. It’s not the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore model-actress Sheila Sim enjoys bachelorette party with celebrity friends
Singapore actress and model Sheila Sim enjoyed an intimate bachelorette party in the company of close celebrity friends such as actors Nathaniel Ho and Chen Han Wei over the weekend. The 33-year-old is expected to tie the knot this year with someone whose ... ( read original story ...)