“We see volume picking up and the price declines have slowed,” Lim Ming Yan, the president and CEO of CapitaLand Ltd, said in a Bloomberg Television interview with Haslinda Amin today. “We see this trend continuing for 2017. There is no compelling ... ( read original story ...)
Memorial ceremony marks fall of Singapore to Japanese troops
SINGAPORE — It was 75 years ago that Singapore, the island at the tip of the Malay Peninsula that had been key strategic outpost of Britain's colonial empire, fell to invading Japanese troops. The events live on in history books more than in memories. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to ease rules to promote startup financing
Singapore is proposing to ease regulations for venture capital managers including shortening their application process in a bid to promote financing for startup development. Under a consultation paper published by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore enjoys tourism boom
Tourist arrivals and spending in Singapore hit record highs last year, buoyed by the growth of the Chinese market and visitors spending more on food and beverage, shopping and accommodation. Preliminary estimates by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) showed ... ( read original story ...)
Fall of Singapore anniversary: Praise for courage of Australia's 'magnificent' POWs, veterans
About 130,000 allied troops were taken prisoner, including 15,000 Australians, when Japanese forces streamed into Singapore across the Straits of Jahore in February 1942. Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove joined hundreds of others at a ceremony to mark ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore govt to give faster approvals, lower requirements for venture capital managers
Though venture capital investment in Singapore has been reported to grow at healthy rate, the government believes that “there is room” to further expand its size and scope The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced a proposal to simplify ... ( read original story ...)
Fall of Singapore at 75: Australian Malays, Singaporeans remember the occupation
The people left behind in Singapore and Malaysia upon the fall of Singapore and the British retreat 75 years ago today saw their lives irrevocably change. Today, emigrants from Malaysia (then Malaya) and Singapore are themselves and their extended families ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to Ease VC Rules to Promote Financing for Startups
Singapore is proposing to ease regulations for venture capital managers including shortening their application process in a bid to promote financing for startup development. Under a consultation paper published by the Monetary Authority of Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Fatal Singapore tree fall prompts questions
The death of a woman in Singapore after a 270-year-old tree fell on her in the ... compaction of its root zone by visitors," Mr Leong said in a statement to BBC News. NParks said it has "a systematic regime of inspection checks" and deploys more than ... ( read original story ...)
Fall of Singapore anniversary: How a military defeat changed Australia
February 15 marks the 75th anniversary of the fall of Singapore in World War II. It also effectively marks the rise of the US-Australia strategic relationship. More on that later. Let us first go back to the dark days of January 1942. The Pacific War is ... ( read original story ...)
Canada 150 event in Singapore cancelled after accident kills one
SINGAPORE - The Canadian High Commission in Singapore cancelled a Canada 150 event at the Botanic Gardens after an accident left one person dead. The federal government says the person killed and four others injured were not Canadian. The Singapore Straits ... ( read original story ...)
One person killed in accident at Canada 150 event in Singapore
One person is dead after an accident at a Canada 150 event in the Singapore Botanic Gardens on Saturday, according to the High Commission of Canada. Channel NewsAsia reported on its website that a "massive Tembusu tree toppled at the Singapore Botanic ... ( read original story ...)
After 'America first', satirical video outlines why it should be 'Singapore second'
SINGAPORE - "It's going to be only America first!" US President Donald Trump exclaimed at his inauguration speech in January. Now Singapore, characteristically undeterred despite going up against much larger rivals in the contest, has thrown its name into ... ( read original story ...)
People in Singapore don’t read much literature. Can these tiny books change that?
When it comes to literacy, Singapore is no slouch. The country boosts a 98 percent ... Student Ang Beng Heng, 24, told Straits Times that he’d rather check his news apps and Facebook feeds in his free time. "Current affairs are more often used as a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore and Indonesia agree on third maritime border treaty
SINGAPORE: After 10 rounds of discussions over three years, Singapore and Indonesia have agreed on a third maritime border treaty. The two countries’ foreign ministers on Friday (Feb 10) exchanged the Instruments of Ratification for the treaty which will ... ( read original story ...)
Committee on the Future Economy outlines direction for Singapore's economic development
SINGAPORE: The Committee on the Future Economy (CFE) tasked to set the direction for Singapore’s economic development released its report on Thursday (Feb 9), outlining seven strategies for the next decade. Speaking at a press conference, co-chair of the ... ( read original story ...)