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Singapore wants to bolster its status as a wealth management and foreign exchange centre as part of plans to create more financial-sector jobs and mitigate the effect of rapid changes in technology. In a plan unveiled Monday, the Monetary Authority of ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore wants to bolster its status as a wealth management and foreign exchange center as part of plans to create more financial-sector jobs and mitigate the effect of rapid changes in technology. In a plan unveiled Monday, the Monetary Authority of ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore unveiled a roadmap for strengthening its status as a financial hub in Asia, with the aim of growing the sector more than 4 percent a year and creating thousands of jobs. "With technology transforming the way financial ... ( read original story ...)

Johor's State Minister for Health and Environment Ayub Rahmat said the high ammonia was due to a factory that processes "chicken droppings", Bernama news agency quoted him as saying. Johor, which is just north of Singapore, shut down three of its water ... ( read original story ...)

Water production at Singapore’s desalination plants and local waterworks has been stepped up to meet demand here, after pollution in the Johor River led to the temporary closure of four water treatment plants along the river, including one in Kota Tinggi ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore (AFP) - Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki ended her career-long jinx against Venus Williams in spectacular style to lift the WTA Finals trophy for the first time on Sunday. The Dane had won just one set in seven harrowing defeats to ... ( read original story ...)

Should you buy a new car now? How car prices will increase after the new excise tax bill Should you buy a new car now? How car prices will increase after the new excise tax bill Mazda continues to impress with new Kai concept Stricter enforcement of LTO ... ( read original story ...)

Kakamigahara: Indian eves got off to a roaring start at the Women's Asia Cup 2017 with a dominating 10-0 victory over Singapore on Saturday. Navneet Kaur (3rd & 41st minutes), Rani (15th & 18th) and Navjot Kaur (30th & 50th) netted the ball twice ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Martina Hingis ended her career on a losing note when the retiring Swiss great and her partner Chan Yung-jan of Taiwan were beaten 6-4 7-6(5) by Timea Babos and Andrea Hlavackova in a WTA Finals doubles semi-final on Saturday. ( read original story ...)

Singapore will remain open-minded and will not regulate cryptocurrencies. The managing director of MAS said that money laundering is not the fault of cryptocurrencies. Recently during an interview with Bloomberg, an official of Monetary Authority of ... ( read original story ...)

Nevertheless, this shift is somewhat bad news for the U.S, which has now been bumped to the sixth tier on the Global Passport Index, a space it shares with Canada, Malaysia and Ireland. "While Singapore quietly climbed the ranks, the U.S. passport has ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore will conclude its experiment with blockchain technology and its own digital currency next year before deciding whether to commercialize the trial, the country's regulator has told CNBC. In 2016, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore will not allow its personal car population to grow starting in February. Singapore's ban is part of an effort to conserve land; 12% of the island's land area is taken up by roads. The city-state is planning to invest billions in public transit. ( read original story ...)

The red Singapore passport has topped a global passport ranking index thanks to one more country removing visa requirements for Singaporeans. Developed by Arton Capital, a financial advisory firm which provides investor programmes for residence and ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore, one of the most expensive places in the world to buy a vehicle, will freeze the number of private cars on its roads for at least two years, a rare move in Asia where many cities are increasingly gridlocked. The city-state said the ... ( read original story ...)

Winslow made a trip to Singapore in August this year to hold a basketball training camp for youths as part of the Jr. NBA programme and spoke to Yahoo News Singapore about the NBA off-season. The Singapore Slingers highlighted the shout-out by posting the ... ( read original story ...)