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Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has inked a three-year agreement with regional ride-sharing operator, Grab, to offer the latter's mobile wallet service at tourist hotspots as well as analyse visitors' behavioural and transport patterns. Amongst the ... ( read original story ...)

COLOMBO • One area of strong collaboration between Singapore and Sri Lanka is in the rejuvenation of the Beira Lake district in Colombo. The Singapore government think-tank Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC) conducted workshops to help Sri Lanka officials ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore businesses said they are bullish about the Sri Lanka market, and expect to benefit considerably from a free trade agreement (FTA) that both countries will sign today. One area they have high hopes for is tariff reduction, as imported goods ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore has a reputation as a free-trading entrepôt, beloved of buccaneering Brexiters. But the island state also boasts a long history of state interventionism in the economy, on which rightwing ideological purists are less keen. In spite of such ... ( read original story ...)

Before describing the incredible experiences Singapore provided us, it’s important to clarify what Singapore is and isn’t. Singapore is a city. And it’s a country, too. Call it a ‘city-state’, because it is an island that is perfectly sized to be ... ( read original story ...)

Bunker company Fratelli Cosulich recorded 5.7 million metric tonnes (mt) in global bunker sales in 2017, up by a fifth on the previous year's total of 4.7 million mt. While all the company's offices have "performed well", Singapore has led the way, CEO of ... ( read original story ...)

It is an alliance between giants from two transport industries — one powered by two wheels and other by four wheels (and gas). Today, oBike has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Grab to integrate the latter’s mobile payment platform ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore celebrities Zoe Tay, Rebecca Lim and Mark Lee, among others, went to the Esplanade Theatres on the Bay on Sunday (21 Jan) to show support for Shalynn Tsai’s first solo violin recital. Tsai is the daughter of Channel 8 actress Chen Xiuhuan (also ... ( read original story ...)

Brands for Good Awards, sponsored by Maybank & BBX, recognise SMEs and champion corporate social responsibility SINGAPORE, Jan. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- CEO Asia launches the inaugural Brands for Good in Singapore. The recognition programme, sponsored by ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Slower rates of labor force growth in Singapore are unavoidable, the city-state’s central bank head said on Monday, and any attempt to completely offset it by increasing foreign workers is not viable. Singapore faces a problem ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore will sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with Sri Lanka this week - its 13th bilateral deal and, significantly, its first since the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) faced a setback last year when the United States withdrew from it. The signing will ... ( read original story ...)

Ever since national swimmer Joseph Schooling won a gold for Singapore at the 2016 Olympics, his love life has been a big topic of interest for many fans. The 22-year-old, who is based in the US state of Texas, shared a photo of himself on Instagram on ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — Sergio Garcia played 27 holes on the last day without dropping a shot to win the Singapore Open by five strokes Sunday in an ominous display of his new found self-belief as he prepares to defend his Masters title. Still brimming with ... ( read original story ...)

These are external links and will open in a new window Gleaming Singapore is every bit the modern city, but the struggles of one father to adopt his child has shown how modern values are butting up against traditional concepts of family, writes the BBC's ... ( read original story ...)

Big day of racing in Singapore with an 11 race card. Singapore backs up Tuesday Night for the first ever Tuesday meetings. Brought to you by Knightsbridge, the home quality bloodstock. Some very well bred horses but not much of a race but THE ONE (3 ... ( read original story ...)

In a different era, the tempestuous weather that gripped Singapore and Malaysia this month would have been the perfect metaphor of the bilateral relationship between the two neighbours. For decades after the end of their acrimonious post-independence union ... ( read original story ...)