SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s ties with neighbouring Malaysia could face a “downward spiral” over a series of maritime and airspace disputes, the wealthy city-state’s foreign minister ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Bank launches one-stop digital business dashboard for SME customers
SINGAPORE (Jan 14): Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) has officially launched a digital business dashboard to provide its small-medium enterprise (SME) banking customers access to a number of ... ( read original story ...)
CapitaLand Commercial Trust to maintain positive rental reversions in 2020: UOB
SINGAPORE (Jan 14): UOB Kay Hian is maintaining its “buy” call on CapitaLand Commercial Trust (CCT), while raising its target price to $2.11 from $2 previously after fine-tuning 2018-20F DPU by –3 to ... ( read original story ...)
Ascott Residence Trust (ART) upgraded to ‘buy’ by DBS on ‘impressive’ sale of Raffles Place property
SINGAPORE (Jan 14): DBS Group Research is upgrading Ascott Residence Trust (ART) to “buy” from “hold” given the serviced residences REIT managed to sell Ascott Raffles Place Singapore at significantly ... ( read original story ...)
China December crude oil imports at second highest, gas imports at record
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China’s crude oil imports in December surged nearly 30 percent from a year earlier to the second highest for a month on a daily basis, Reuters calculations of customs data ... ( read original story ...)
Man’s large trouser bulge turns out to be four KITTENS stuffed in his pants after Singapore customs officials hear them meowing
A Singaporean man has been caught trying to smuggle cats into Malaysia after customs officials heard 'meowing' from a large bulge in his trousers. Checkpoint staff on the Singapore side of a bridge co... ( read original story ...)
Singapore freight forwarder company not liable for trade mark infringement by taking consignments of counterfeit goods, Court of Appeal rules
When the containers arrived in Singapore, they were inspected by Singapore Customs and found to include more than 15,000 items of counterfeit goods bearing the brand’s signs. All the counterfeits were ... ( read original story ...)
Burberry and Louis Vuitton lose counterfeiting case in Singapore
The fashion brands accused Megastar Shipping of trademark infringement, alleging it had handled counterfeit goods in Singapore that were intended for Indonesia. Customs authorities in Singapore seized ... ( read original story ...)
Fur-midable: Singapore foils cat-in-trousers smuggling bid
Singapore imposes strict requirements for those wishing to bring cats into the country legally, which include obtaining an import licence and health certificate. Immigration authorities warn that anim... ( read original story ...)
With farms atop malls, Singapore gets serious about food security
“Agriculture is not seen as a key sector in Singapore. But we import most of our food, so we are very vulnerable to sudden disruptions in supply,” Lim said. “Land, natural resources and low-cost labor ... ( read original story ...)
The customs discovered that the man’s large trouser is actually four kittens when they start to meow
A Singaporean man was caught when he tried to smuggle cats to Malaysia after customs officers & # 39; meowing & # 39; heard a big thickening in his pants. The checkpoint personnel on the Singapore sid... ( read original story ...)
Singapore otters a hit overseas
When he learnt about Singapore's Bishan otters, he flew here in January last year for over three weeks. He is not the only foreigner to be intrigued by our otters. Otter groups here told The New Paper ... ( read original story ...)
CapitaLand leads Singapore REIT consolidation with $4.4 bln purchase from Temasek
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's CapitaLand is buying the owner of a clutch of real estate investment trusts from state investor Temasek [TEM.UL] for about $4.4 billion, a deal the developer said wou... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Singapore’s CapitaLand to buy real estate group from Temasek for $4.4 bln
SINGAPORE, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Singapore’s CapitaLand is buying the owner of a clutch of real estate investment trusts from state investor Temasek for about $4.4 billion, in a deal the developer said w... ( read original story ...)
Singapore minister says had ‘good meeting’ with Azmin
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan said that he had an “an open and candid discussion” with Malaysian Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin A... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-backed technology firms make waves at CES
A year ago, Creative chief Sim Wong Hoo had described Super X-Fi to The Business Times in the exact same words. SEE ALSO: Creative shares surge 36% on positive CES launch of new SXFI headphone technol... ( read original story ...)