Mary Ho, 81, plays a mean electric guitar. The feisty grandmother is now gearing up for the performance of a lifetime - playing for thousands at Singapore's annual National Day Parade in August. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Authorities Clarify Regulatory Position On ICOs – Securities in Some Cases – Following SEC Lead
in Singapore as a means of raising funds. Richard Kastelein is the Founder, Publisher and Editor in Chief of industry leading online publication, Blockchain News, partner of token design and ICO architecture company Cryptoassets Design Group and co-founder ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For August 3
Singapore’s manufacturing sector expanded for the 11th straight month in July, according to data released by Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management (SIPMM) on Wednesday (Aug 2). THE EntrePass scheme – a work visa for foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Indian-origin man robs petrol pump employee in Singapore
SINGAPORE: An Indian-origin man in Singapore has allegedly ... faces a maximum of 10 years in jail and at least 12 strokes of caning if found guilty, reported Channel News Asia. Police were alerted at around 12.50 pm after the suspect fled the petrol ... ( read original story ...)
Three British men face whipping and 20 years in a Singapore prison as they go on trial accused of gang-raping a drunk and unconscious woman, 23, after a stag party
Three British men have gone on trial in Singapore today accused of gang-raping a 23-year-old woman while visiting the city-state for a stag party. Khong Tam Thanh, 22, Le Michael, 24, and Vu Thai Son, 24, face up to 20 years in jail and a caning if found ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GIC leads $220 million funding round for Chinese P2P firm Dianrong
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese peer-to-peer lending platform Dianrong said on Wednesday it raised $220 million from a group of investors led by Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte Ltd, looking to step up research of new technology as it expands across ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For August 1
SOME 2,500 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore will be trained by Google to tap the global market by 2019, the tech giant announced on Monday during the official launch of the expansion of its Go Global initiative. Consumers have reported ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Hong Kong visitors can use passport scanners in Bangkok airports soon: Report
BANGKOK: Visitors from Singapore and Hong Kong will be able to use automatic passport scanners in Bangkok airports soon, with immigration processing time reduced to 20 to 30 seconds, according to Thai news outlet The Nation. The system, which is ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Three Britons on trial for stag-party gang-rape
Three Britons accused of gang-rape of Malaysian woman at Ultra Singapore music festival in September, 2016. Source: Shutterstock/Thawiwat Sae-Heng THREE British men face 20-years in jail and a caning if found guilty of gang-raping a 23-year-old Malaysian ... ( read original story ...)
Britons on trial for Singapore stag party gang-rape
SINGAPORE: Three British men went on trial in Singapore Tuesday accused of gang-raping a 23-year-old woman while visiting the city-state for a stag party. Khong Tam Thanh, 22, Le Michael, 24, and Vu Thai Son, 24, face up to 20 years in jail and a caning if ... ( read original story ...)
Shell invests in Singapore solar firm Sunseap; eyes solar projects
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell has invested in Singapore-based solar firm Sunseap Group for an undisclosed sum as part of a planned collaboration on solar projects in the Asia-Pacific region, the companies said on Tuesday. Shell declined to reveal ... ( read original story ...)
A Peek Into The St. Regis Singapore
Known for its refined elegance, The St. Regis Singapore, which sits on a quiet section of Orchard Road, stands out as one of the city’s premier accommodations. The almost decade-old The St. Regis Singapore has hosted numerous celebrities and government ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore banks could use the scepticism
HONG KONG — It took an earnings announcement from the smallest of Singapore’s banks to shake the edifice of optimism that investors had built around all three of them. United Overseas Bank Ltd.’s 5.5 per cent profit growth in the June quarter was ... ( read original story ...)
Shell petrol station robbery: First such case in Singapore in 10 years, police say
SINGAPORE: The armed robbery in broad daylight at a Shell petrol station on Monday (Jul 31) was the first such case in Singapore in 10 years, the police said in a press conference on Tuesday. A 48-year-old Singaporean man was arrested after the robbery at ... ( read original story ...)
Isentia scraps King Content brand globally, no layoffs in Singapore office
Isentia has discontinued the King Content brand name. This will result in the full integration of the agency into company under the Isentia brand name. The move was announced in an ASX listing, which revealed that the board at Isentia would be shutting ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia-Singapore will sign agreement on RTS link
JOHOR BAHRU - Malaysia and Singapore will sign a bilateral agreement on the development of the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link, this December. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Dahlan said the ... ( read original story ...)