SINGAPORE - Analysts are pencilling in higher full-year exports for Singapore after a better-than-expected first quarter showing, and are tipping the official forecast of 0 per cent to 2 per cent ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore attractions, hoteliers expect only small boost from HK-Singapore flights but hope they lead to more air travel bubbles
A number of attraction operators and hoteliers here do not believe the recently revived Hong Kong-Singapore air travel bubble will provide the boost they need to ride out the Covid-19 pandemic given ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s migrant workers deserve better than to be ferried like livestock
I had mixed feelings when I pored over Bloomberg's latest Covid-19 Resilience Ranking released this week. On one hand, it was good to see my home country Singapore fare well in the index, which uses a ... ( read original story ...)
Can 1% of Singapore’s Land Feed Its Population?
Urban farming isn’t just a fad. After the pandemic underscored worries about food supply, the government is taking bigger steps toward self-sufficiency. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s PayNow linked to Thailand’s PromptPay, allowing funds transfers ‘within a matter of minutes’ | Video
From Thursday (Apr 29), users of Singapore's PayNow and Thailand's PromptPay will be able to send up to S$1,000 or THB25,000 daily across the two countries using just a mobile number, as the two ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore adtech startup bags $415k seed funding from VC firm SOSV
Bounty Media said it plans to roll out its services across Southeast Asia and the greater Asia-Pacific region through 2022. ( read original story ...)
Thailand, Singapore can trade cash easily now with linked epay networks
Friends and family in Thailand and Singapore can now trade cash in a heartbeat using just their mobile phone numbers The two nation’s e-payment systems – Thailand’s Promptpay and Singapore’s PayNow – ... ( read original story ...)
Bangkok Bank pioneers real time Thailand-Singapore funds transfer via mobile numbers registered with PromptPay/PayNow
Bangkok Bank pioneers real time Thailand Singapore funds transfer via mobile numbers registered with PromptPay/PayNow to send and receive funds on a 24 hour basis, reinforcing its position as a leadin ... ( read original story ...)
OnePlus EB2103 appears on Singapore’s IMDA ahead of launch
D CAD renders of a OnePlus smartphone codenamed Ebba were released by reliable leaker @OnLeaks (Steve Hemmerstoffer). A couple of days later, a OnePlus phone with model number EB2101 was certified by ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Residential Property Sector Experiences Uneven Recovery in 2021
International property consultant Edmund Tie is reporting this week that amid signs Singapore's economy has turned the corner and is on track to a projected growth of between 4% and 6% for the year, ... ( read original story ...)
Simultaneous Voice and LTE (SVLTE) Market
The present de facto standard for voice transmission is simultaneous voice and LTE SVLTE when LTE is an overlay to a CDMA EV DO network The voice service is implemented in this arrangement as a 1x ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand, Singapore launch world’s first linkage of real-time payment systems
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today launched the linkage of Thailand’s PromptPay and Singapore’s PayNow real-time retail payment systems.In a joint statement ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand, Singapore link real-time payment systems
Users of Singapore’s PayNow and Thailand’s PromptPay will now be able to transfer money across the countries as the two real-time payment systems have been linked, authorities announced on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
News Analysis: Singapore banks gear up to promote green finance
Singapore banks are busy rolling out various loan packages amid the coronavirus pandemic to shore up the role of green finance in the city-state. The latest drive came from DBS Bank, Singapore's ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports highest number of Covid cases in the community in nine months
Singapore's health ministry reported 16 new locally transmitted coronavirus cases on Thursday, the highest number since July 11, 2020. ( read original story ...)
OCBC says it ‘may not need so many branches’ with plans to review office space
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s second largest bank OCBC will be reviewing its office space requirements, including the number of bank branches it has, ... ( read original story ...)