Tomorrow, July 29, Dover Street Market will open the doors to its new Singapore location. This in turn accounts for the fourth DSM space, following London, Ginza (Tokyo) and New York, in addition to one franchise operation in China. “As with all human ... ( read original story ...)
The Complete Singapore Coffee Festival Guide: 10 Things To Do In Kopi Wonderland This 4 – 6 Aug ’17
The Singapore Coffee Festival (SCF) is back again this year, bigger AND better at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre! If you missed it last year, make sure you get tickets early this time round. Brought to you by DBS and hosted by The Straits Times, prepare for ... ( read original story ...)
The Week Ahead: Can DBS Match OCBC and UOB
Can DBS Group (SGX: D05) outshine Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (SGX: O39) and United Overseas Bank (SGX: U11)? The two Singapore banks have set a high bar for DBS Group. Both banks reported strong lending figures for the second quarter. Last time ... ( read original story ...)
Free delivery with Amazon Prime Now app for orders $40 and up in Singapore
A quiet buzz has been building up on Apple App Store and Google Play store in Singapore. Amazon has just flipped the switch on its Amazon Prime Now app and made it available in Singapore. Amazon Prime Now, is a fast delivery service that promises ultra ... ( read original story ...)
McDonald’s have really p*ssed people off with this new burger in Singapore
McDonald’s have have been hitting the news recently, and not in a good way ... This time, one of their Indonesian regional menu items has been causing a bit of a stir in Singapore. The fast food chain launched the Nasi Lemak burger as part of their ... ( read original story ...)
FairPrice stores to house more than 400 Tesco products
SINGAPORE: More than 400 Tesco products will be made available across almost 60 NTUC FairPrice stores islandwide and online, the supermarket chain announced on Wednesday (Jul 26). Among the "wide range of quality international food products" are Fair ... ( read original story ...)
Unemployed PMETs to get wage support under new NTUC scheme
SINGAPORE: Professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs) returning to work after a career break will receive wage support under a new scheme launched by the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) on Thursday (Jul 27). Named the Returner Work ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore slings? Taking on Alibaba, Amazon launches Prime Now in the city state
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc launched its two-hour delivery service in Singapore on Thursday, marking the e-commerce giant's push into populous Southeast Asia and its first head-on battle with its Chinese rival, Alibaba Group Holding. While Amazon ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore and Hong Kong’s Airport Dominance Is Under Threat
New China hubs may be most powerful threat to old world order For decades, Singapore and Hong Kong have reigned supreme: as key transit points connecting travelers in Asia to and from the rest of the world. But now, a $1 trillion global airport spree is ... ( read original story ...)
A Raffle For China: One Of Singapore’s Biggest Hospital Groups Makes Way For The Mainland
It’s 3 p.m. on a sultry Friday outside Raffles Hospital in Singapore’s busy Bugis district, a stone’s throw from the Arab quarter. Workmen in hard hats move swiftly about, striving to complete a long-awaited 20-story extension to this flagship of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s 50 Richest 2017: Fortunes Rise Amid Changing Times
Singaporeans got a jolt in June when a quietly raging dispute between Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his two siblings exploded on social media. Such unprecedented public venting, by the late Lee Kuan Yew’s heirs no less, exposed a rare vulnerability ... ( read original story ...)
How Much Should You Earn In Singapore Before You Think About Buying A Car
In recent years, it has become more expensive to buy a car in Singapore. With COE prices hovering at around $50,000 and the Additional Registration Fee (ARF) increasing, one can expect to pay much more for cars today. For example, a Mazda 3 costs about $ ... ( read original story ...)
How effective are wildlife corridors like Singapore’s Eco-Link?
Preliminary data shows that Eco-Link@BKE helps some species, but a lack of data means we cannot be sure. Man-made wildlife corridors are becoming a popular policy tool to create connectivity between natural areas for animals – but how well are they working? ( read original story ...)
National bowlers ready for another face-off with Singapore
PETALING JAYA: National bowlers Sin Li Jane and Esther Cheah, fresh from their one-week joint training session here with European champions Sweden, are relishing the chance to take their fierce rivalry with Singapore into the women’s competition of the ... ( read original story ...)
Third-party payment platforms in Singapore: Are local banks getting in a stew over nothing?
In 2015, DBS CEO Piyush Gupta said the banking industry’s greatest threat was competition from outside the traditional financial sector. This competition takes place primarily in the domain of online commerce and transactions. Two years later ... ( read original story ...)
Scoot Launches Campaign for 35 Markets via Publicis Singapore
If you did a double take on "Sky High Fun", you're not alone, so did we. Following the merger announcement of Singapore-based carriers TigerAir and Scoot, a multi-platform campaign has been created by Publicis Singapore launching Scoot into 35 new ... ( read original story ...)