David Fickling is a Bloomberg Gadfly columnist covering commodities, as well as industrial and consumer companies. He has been a reporter for Bloomberg News, Dow Jones, the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times and the Guardian. Singapore Airlines Ltd ... ( read original story ...)
Fugitive Red Bull heir flew to Singapore before court date
Thai immigration authorities say the heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune who is wanted on deadly hit-and-run charges flew to Singapore two days before he was due to appear before prosecutors. And airport authorities in Singapore confirmed Tuesday his ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Air May Land Unusual Net-Debt Spot as Soon as 2018
Carrier plans to proactively take on more debt in future A record plane-buying spree is poised to land Singapore Airlines Ltd. in an unfamiliar territory. Southeast Asia’s biggest carrier is expected to turn to a net-debt position as early as 2018 ... ( read original story ...)
Warships from 20 countries to dock at Singapore's first international maritime review
SINGAPORE: Come May 15, the Singapore flag won't be the only one billowing in the wind at Changi Naval Base. About 30 warships from 20 countries will dock here as part of Singapore's first-ever international maritime review. The event is one of several as ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Motor racing-Singapore secure, no Interlagos purchase – Ecclestone
There have also been questions about the Singapore Grand Prix, a popular night race whose contract expires this year, with Ecclestone suggesting last November that talks were not going well. Asked whether Malaysia's departure was a blow, Ecclestone shook ... ( read original story ...)
PM's May Day message: Singapore economy picking up, but unemployment also creeping up
SINGAPORE - Singapore's economy is picking up and may do better than last year, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday (April 30). Total employment - the number of workers in jobs - is expanding, he noted in his annual May Day message to workers ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore's Ubergrapher launches photo book
Mr Tsao has launched a compilation of these photos along with those he snapped of places he saw as he drove around Singapore. "Launching a photo book was something I never imagined I would do," he told The New Paper before the launch of his book ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Runs Multi-Agency Spill Response Exercise
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) says a multi-agency chemical spill response exercise, known as ChemSpill 2017, was held today at the port in order to test and demonstrate Singapore's readiness to tackle oil and chemical spills. ( read original story ...)
Exclusive- Singapore secure, no Interlagos circuit purchase: Ecclestone
SOCHI, Russia Formula One will not miss the Malaysian Grand Prix when it drops off the calendar after this year's race because neighbouring Singapore is set to stay as the region's showcase, former commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone said on Sunday. ( read original story ...)
Singapore minister concerned about reports of traditional Chinese medicine clinics offering sex
SINGAPORE: Minister of State for Health and Communications ... cupping and acupuncture. – The Straits Times/Asia News Network ( read original story ...)
Singapore Rolls Out LNG Bunkering Standard
The first Singapore Technical Reference (TR) 56 for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Bunkering was launched by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), SPRING Singapore and the Standards Development Organisation @ Singapore Chemical Industry Council ... ( read original story ...)
Gold medals for Vietnamese at Singapore Open
Gold medals for Vietnamese at Singapore Open, Sports news, football, Vietnam sports, vietnamnet bridge, english news, Vietnam news, news Vietnam, vietnamnet news, Vietnam net news, Vietnam latest news, vn news, Vietnam breaking news ( read original story ...)
Singapore's automation incentives draw tech firms, boost economy
This investment rush into electronics helped the technology sector log 57 percent output growth on average in October-February from a year ago, and kept Singapore from recession late last year. "I've lived in Europe, I've lived in Japan, I've spent a lot ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore ranked world's top maritime capital, but another city is quickly on the ascent
Singapore has emerged as the world's top maritime capital in a report launched Wednesday, by Norwegian consulting firm Menon Economics. The annually report, "Leading Maritime Capitals of the World," described the Southeast Asian city state as a resilient ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For April 27
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (Ipos) and home-based private equity firm Makara Capital launched a S$1 billion fund on Wednesday (April 26), with aims to invest in companies with strong intellectual property focus, to help them expand into ... ( read original story ...)
International tourists spend most in Singapore among APAC destinations in 2016: Report
SINGAPORE: International tourists spent the most in Singapore among Asia Pacific destinations last year, coming in ahead of other hotspots such as Bangkok and Tokyo, according to the latest findings from Mastercard released on Wednesday (Apr 26). According ... ( read original story ...)