DBS’s head of large corporates for India, has moved to ING in Singapore in a managing director role. Banerjee joined ING as head of corporate clients for India on 1 September, according to a spokesperson for the bank in Singapore. During nine ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore shares edge lower as lenders drag
Singapore stocks fell on Wednesday ... Among the lenders, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp fell 0.2 percent , DBS Group Holdings lost 0.5 percent and United Overseas Bank declined 0.6 percent. Keppel DC REIT said it acquired a data centre in Dublin, Ireland ... ( read original story ...)
Govt Denies Rumor It is Planning to Import Gas from Singapore
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The government has denied a rumor that it is planning to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Singapore. The Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan said that the government is only negotiating a deal to build ... ( read original story ...)
Accenture Digital Hub Launches in Singapore
SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accenture (NYSE:ACN) today launched the Accenture Digital Hub in Singapore. Supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board, the facility aims to help clients around the region invent, co-create, and apply disruptive ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Unlimited mobile data plans could replace home internet
With StarHub and M1 now reinstating unlimited mobile data plans, many internet users in Singapore have been reconsidering relying solely on mobile broadband. A researcher believes that mobile broadband is fast and reliable enough to replace home broadband ... ( read original story ...)
Two people confirmed dead after tanker and dredger collide off Singapore
SINGAPORE -- An oil tanker and a dredger collided in Singapore waters Wednesday, capsizing the dredger and leaving two dead and three crew members missing, authorities said. Divers recovered the two bodies from the partially submerged dredger, the Maritime ... ( read original story ...)
Anger as Singapore gets first female president without a vote
SINGAPORE: Singapore got its first female president Wednesday, but the milestone was overshadowed by criticism that her selection was undemocratic after she was handed the job without a vote. Halimah Yacob, a former speaker of parliament from the Muslim ... ( read original story ...)
Jonan denies reports on LNG import from Singapore
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Ignasius Jonan, rebutted the reports on the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Singapore. "I think the news is not right. Singapore offers mini LNG tankers to channel our ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore names first woman president, raising eyebrows over election process
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore named a former speaker of parliament as the multicultural city-state’s first woman president on Wednesday while critics expressed dismay that other candidates were disqualified and the election went uncontested. Aiming to ... ( read original story ...)
A*STAR provides Singapore manufacturers access to latest technologies
Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) on Friday (8 September 2017) launched its Tech Access initiative, which aims to provide local manufacturing companies and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with access to its research ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered : makes another statement hire in APAC
Standard Chartered has appointed Deutsche Banks securities services head in Singapore, Ying-Ying Tan, to its rapidly growing Asia-Pacific custody team. Under the leadership of Margaret Harwood-Jones, Standard Chartered has been actively adding experienced ... ( read original story ...)
Tanker, dredger collide off Singapore; 2 dead, 3 missing
An oil tanker and a dredger collided in Singapore waters Wednesday, capsizing the dredger and leaving two dead and three crew members missing, authorities said. Divers recovered the two bodies from the partially submerged dredger, the Maritime and Port ... ( read original story ...)
Two dead and three missing in Singapore ship collision
These are external links and will open in a new window Two sailors are confirmed dead and three are still missing after two ships collided in the waters off Singapore, port authorities have said. The collision was between an Indonesian-registered tanker ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore dredger-tanker crash kills two
Two people are dead and three are missing after a crash between a dredger and a tanker in Singapore's waters. Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said seven of crew members of Dominican-registered dredger were rescued by the police coast guard. ( read original story ...)
Singapore elects first woman president
Halimah Yacob has been elected as Singapore's first woman president after the returning officer announced she was the sole candidate to qualify for the contest. Aiming to strengthen a sense of inclusivity in the multicultural city-state, Singapore had ... ( read original story ...)
Hamilton chasing Singapore hat-trick but wary of Ferrari
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton arrives in Singapore as Formula One leader and the season’s first back-to-back winner, but Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel could dash the Mercedes driver’s hopes of a third win in a row on Sunday. Hamilton led team ... ( read original story ...)