Singapore could follow Hong Kong in handing out virtual banking licenses, according to the head of the largest local lender, in a move that would create another source of competition for the city ... ( read original story ...)
Maluku Exports 6.4 Tons of Fresh Tuna to Japan
He pointed out that fresh tuna exports were also carried out by two other exporters, PT. Harta Samudera and PT. Cemerlang Laut Ambon. In addition, live mangrove crabs were exported by Putri Desi to ... ( read original story ...)
Skills shortages, labor curbs may hit Singapore manufacturing
a large number of high-tech manufacturers view Singapore as the best place to set up their Asian headquarters and plants due to proximity to booming regional markets, ease of doing business and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Will Never Be A First World Nation. Until We Build More Water Coolers.
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears! Singapore is facing an unprecedented crisis today. This existential threat is not inequality, fake news, or China’s increasingly assertive foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Skills shortages, labour curbs may hit Singapore manufacturing
Singapore has attracted high-tech manufacturers with incentives and a well-educated workforce but growing demands for highly skilled labour and government moves to curb numbers of foreign workers may ... ( read original story ...)
Why Indian Startups Love Singapore
No wonder Indian startup entrepreneurs, besieged by Angel tax notices (reluctantly withdrawn) and a slew of clearances needed to set up an enterprise, are choosing to take their business to countries ... ( read original story ...)
Charlie Munger: ‘If you want one mantra, it comes from’ Singapore’s first prime minister
Berkshire Hathaway’s vice chair, Charlie Munger, said Saturday that the one mantra he followed in life came from Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew, the first Prime Minister of Singapore who governed for three ... ( read original story ...)
Teresa Kok : Take advantage of CPO export duty exemption
SINGAPORE (May 2): Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok has urged exporters to take advantage of the seven-month-long extension of the export duty exemption on crude palm oil (cpo) from May 1, 2019. ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Regulator Recognizes Potential of Blockchain for Cross-Border Payments
Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief Fintech Officer of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), said that blockchain has potential for cross-border payments but the agency “does not see much” in retail ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore factory growth drops in April with electronics continuing to shrink
SINGAPORE - Manufacturing growth slipped to a more than two-year low last month after a brief uptick in March as the electronics sector continued to shrink. Singapore's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI ... ( read original story ...)
UOB cautious about outlook as loan margins shrink
Net profit for UOB, the smallest of Singapore's three banking groups, rose 8% to 1.05 billion Singapore dollars ($770.4 million) in the first quarter ended March. The results were slightly better ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia minister lambasts Singapore’s ‘sad’ stance on palm oil
Singapore Zoo has on several occasions created sensationalised ... and managing incidents of fire in and around palm oil plantations,” she told Eco-Business. Clarke said she was opposed to bans on ... ( read original story ...)
Use AmEx points for free business class or first class upgrades
business class, or first class using points, or a combination of points and cash. Flights on about 20 airlines are eligible, including Aeromexico, Air Canada, Etihad, Norwegian, Qantas, SAS, Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore International Foundation Builds Capacity Amongst Indian Social Entrepreneurs to Make The World a Better Place
Since 2010, the YSE programme has nurtured a youth network of global changemakers with innovative business ideas focused on social good. Over a four-day workshop held in Singapore in March, the tenth ... ( read original story ...)
The Business Times
The Business Times (BT), a member of the Singapore Press Holdings group, is South-east Asia's leading financial daily. BT brings its readers daily corporate, financial, economic and political news, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to Send Money From Ex-Goldman Banker Back to Malaysia
(Bloomberg) -- Singaporean authorities are preparing to return about S$35 million ($26 million) surrendered by former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker Roger Ng and his family in connection with the ... ( read original story ...)