Category: NEWS

SINGAPORE, March 12 (Reuters) - Singapore’s retail sales in January fell from a year earlier, due to a drop in motor vehicle sales, data showed on Monday. Total retail sales fell 8.4 percent from a year earlier in January, after rising a revised 6.3 ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - Bangladesh and Singapore are at different levels of development, but can complement each other in their pursuit of economic growth, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Monday (March 12). Singapore has the capital, advanced ... ( read original story ...)

According to a press release from the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) of Singapore, the country has become the sixth APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) economy to participate in the Cross-Border Privacy Rules System (CBPR) alongside USA ... ( read original story ...)

Rapid switch to renewable energy not feasible for now, say lenders, but aim is to get clients to go green Singapore's three local banks are facing greater scrutiny for their lending to coal-fired power plants in the region, over fears the projects will ... ( read original story ...)

About 1,600 consumer banking employees from Citibank Singapore are undergoing training in areas, such as customer journey design and cyber security, which have become increasingly important for banking professionals. By launching this series of multi ... ( read original story ...)

Mr Koo Chung Chang: Appointed chief financial officer of AIA Singapore from March 5. He oversees the financial operations, management reporting and actuarial management of the company. He was previously chief strategy officer. Prior to joining AIA ... ( read original story ...)

Congress president Rahul Gandhi today called on Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong and met other senior leaders of the country. Gandhi is on a three-day trip to Singapore and Malaysia during which he will meet Malaysian PM Najib Razak, besides ... ( read original story ...)

Conceived as a contemporary lifestyle destination that embraces the energy of Singapore’s urban spirit, architect Andre Fu and his design studio AFSO seek to capture the city’s eclectic shop-house experience of dining at Andaz Singapore. Working within ... ( read original story ...)

As The Post's Katie Zezima reported (confirming an earlier report from Axios), Trump has privately expressed interest in Singapore’s policy of executing drug dealers. He also has endorsed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, whose “drug war” has ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - From some 30 internationally-acclaimed garden and floral designers to an award-winning local movie director. These are just some of the people who will work together to dazzle visitors at the Singapore Garden Festival (SGF) from July 21 to Aug ... ( read original story ...)

The Singapore Garden Festival (SGF) will return for its seventh edition at the Gardens by the Bay in July. And due to its success, there will be two new events which will be held separately from the main show. The SGF, which has been held once every two ... ( read original story ...)

"Withdraw this false video, or prepare for prosecution in Singapore's courts!", tweeted an irate-sounding Basu. @INCIndia This is a classic fake-news video. You are using my image to falsely advertise your politician, showing a… https://t.co/1lHHQUlIa4 ... ( read original story ...)

MPA has unveiled four broad strategies to drive Singapore’s next phase of growth as a Global Maritime Hub for Connectivity, Innovation and Talent: Strengthening Singapore’s Connectivity and Inter-linkages; Building a Vibrant Innovation Ecosystem ... ( read original story ...)

Fake news have been a convenient excuse for censorship in Singapore. The Singapore government is currently drafting censorship laws to ban independent news media which they brush off as “fake news”. Fake news cause undue panic and sow discord among the ... ( read original story ...)

The sweeping trade deal signed yesterday in Chile has unlocked considerable potential for Singapore firms, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said yesterday. Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade) Lim Hng Kiang, who was in Santiago for the signing ... ( read original story ...)

The basket was presented Saturday at the downtown Takashimaya Singapore Ltd to publicize the news for the 2018 Singapore Garden Festival, which will be put on from July 21 to August 3 this year. Having achieved recognition at home and overseas for six ... ( read original story ...)