Forty years after Singapore embarked on a clean-up of the Singapore River, the Prime Minister said that keeping the river clean is a relentless effort and that people should help by refraining from littering. "The river clean-up is never done," said Mr Lee ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore shares decline at Monday’s open
SINGAPORE - Singapore stocks opened weaker on Monday (Nov 27) with the Straits Times Index retreating 1.67 points to 3,440.48 as at 9.02am after fits of volatility in markets last week. Gainers outnumbered losers 73 to 42, after 31.1 million shares worth S ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For November 27
The Singapore Government has launched in China the first overseas initiative under the Global Innovation Alliance (GIA), a network to promote entrepreneurship and innovation with a focus on technology. Singapore has reported its first case of laughing gas ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Prime Minister’s Visit To Washington DC And America’s Asian Policy – Analysis
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong visited the United States from 23 to 26 October 2017 and had discussions with President Donald Trump, key economic and security members of his cabinet and important figures in Congress. He was the fourth Southeast ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore snubbed as China rules Asian dollar-bond market
The tropical city is starting to get left out in the cold when it comes to marketing offshore dollar debt, in another sign of the increasing influence of China. At least 37 Chinese companies skipped roadshows in Singapore this year, out of the 136 that ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Loses Dominance in Bond Market
Nov.26 -- Singapore is being left out in the cold in Asia's dollar bond market, even in a banner year for sales. More Chinese companies are choosing to skip roadshows in the city-state and are taking a bigger share of the buyer-base in the region. ( read original story ...)
NRI Woman Officer Jailed For Maid Abuse In Singapore
SINGAPORE – An Indian-origin former woman warrant officer in the Singapore Army was on Monday jailed for four months and three weeks for abusing and beating her Indian maid. K Rajakumari, 57, who retired after 35 years of service, apologised to Sargunam ... ( read original story ...)
Additional Support Predicted For Singapore Stock Market
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market bounced higher again on Friday, one session after it had snapped the four-day winning streak in which it had advanced more than 85 points or 2.7 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,440 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Festival: SE Asia’s Commissioners Seek Fresh Projects
Southeast Asian content commissioning powerhouses congregated at the Singapore International Film Festival to discuss the kind of content they are looking for at a panel discussion titled ‘Producing Stories in Southeast Asia’. “Come to us with a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore KrisFlyer’s New “Spontaneous Escapes” Awards
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Singapore backs up its fintech ambitions with new initiatives
Singapore’s central bank has launched a batch of initiatives — including helping banks create an industry-wide platform for compliance checks — as the city aims to become a global hub for financial technology. Ravi Menon, managing director of the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-on-Thames? This is no vision for post-Brexit Britain
From the glittering office towers clustered by the waterfront, to the spotless malls crowded with perfectly coiffed shoppers, it’s hard not to feel transported into the future when you arrive in Singapore – a hi-tech, consumer-oriented kind of future ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia-Singapore Airlines – the Siamese twins set for separation: the Robert Kuok memoirs
It was likely that some people in the government thought that it was shameful for Chinese Malaysians to run the national shipping line. When I sensed that this was their attitude, it was time for me to call it a day. Kuok Brothers eventually sold all their ... ( read original story ...)
Citi vs Stan Chart vs HSBC: where are their Singapore jobs?
HSBC, Standard Chartered, Citi: they are three of the Western banks most entrenched in the Asian region. The first two generate most of their profits from Asia, while Citi employs more people in Singapore than any other foreign bank. But which of them has ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Hosts The Biggest Fintech Meetup Ever
Singapore - home to some 400 fintech startups and 100+ financial institutions–is more ambitious than ever to take the global fintech hub crown. The government-led, corporation sponsored Fintech Festival is into its second year, this time bigger and ... ( read original story ...)
Jaitley on two-day visit to Singapore
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley left for Singapore on Tuesday on a two-day official trip where he will meet foreign investors as well as Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Jaitley, who will be accompanied by Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra ... ( read original story ...)