The Singapore government is to launch a new scheme to fund film co-production in Southeast Asia. It will offer grants worth S$250,000 or US$183,000 per film. The initiative was announced Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)
StarHub unveils three contract-free SIM-only options, axes default mobile contract plans
SINGAPORE - The reputation of Singapore telcos is in decline, a key StarHub executive has suggested, even as the company moved on Wednesday (Dec 5) to replace its existing slate of post-paid mobile pl... ( read original story ...)
Runners From Across The Globe To Compete At 2018 Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon
Approximately 50,000 runners from around the world will take to the streets of Singapore when the 17th annual Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) takes place this weekend. For the first time, ... ( read original story ...)
Go on the defensive with these S-REITs next year, says OCBC
SINGAPORE (Dec 4): OCBC Investment Research expects Singapore REITs (S-REITs) to record positive DPU growth next year. For those under its coverage, OCBC is projecting growth of 0.3% for FY19F and 2.4 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore makes strong protest to Malaysia over port extension plan
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has made a "strong protest" to Malaysia over its plan to extend the limits of a port in its southernmost state, saying it encroached the territorial waters of the wealt... ( read original story ...)
Juvo Expands Reach In Asia With New Singapore Regional Headquarters
SAN FRANCISCO and SINGAPORE, Dec. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Juvo, the pioneer in mobile Identity Scoring for financial and digital access, has announced its latest step in its expansion across Asia - op... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Grab ends its game-changing year flush with cash
Grab, the most popular ride-hailing app in Southeast Asia, will end 2018 with $3 billion in new funds as it seeks to fend off rivals in aregion of more than 600 million people. The Singapore-based sta... ( read original story ...)
Glencore’s Singapore head of oil becomes LNG boss as Mark Catton retires
LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Glencore’s head of oil in Singapore Chin Thean Quek has become the new director of the company’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) division after veteran Mark Catton retired at the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: FLY Project Helps Next Generation of Southeast Asian Talent to Soar
The short films “Yanti” and “Welcome To The Happiest Place On Earth” were screened to an appreciative audience at the Singapore National Design Centre, prior to the graduation ceremony. ( read original story ...)
Singapore lodges ‘strong protest’ with Malaysia over port extension
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has lodged a “strong protest” with Malaysia over its plan to extend the limits of a port in Malaysia’s southern-most state, saying it encroached into the territorial wa... ( read original story ...)
Singapore offices shine in otherwise dull property market
SINGAPORE (Nikkei Markets) -- Office space is the bright spot in an uncertain Singapore property market as healthy demand combines with the limited supply expected over the next two years to lift ... ( read original story ...)
HDB Ownership Debate: 4 Differences Between Owning A HDB And A Private Property
The SPR quote limits the number of non-Malaysian Singapore Permanent Residents that can buy HDB resale flats within the block/neighbourhood level. Read Also: Is HDB Policy “Unfair” Towards Private Pro... ( read original story ...)
For Singapore, immigration is necessary to grow its property values
PETALING JAYA (Dec 1): Singapore’s population growth must be increased to sustain increases in property prices and rents, said a report in The Edge Malaysia. While vacancies have fallen to a four-year ... ( read original story ...)
7 things to take note of when buying old properties in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Buying old properties on the cheap and “doing them up” is an old practice employed by property investors, but it takes some experience to deal with potential downsides. Here is what you nee... ( read original story ...)
Singapore on radar for foreign institutional investors again
After years of lacklustre foreign institutional interest in the Singapore commercial property market, Singapore is appearing on investors' radar again. Inflows from foreign institutional investors - e... ( read original story ...)
Property agent jailed 28 weeks for maid abuse
Deputy Public Prosecutor Kenny Yang said Ms Ema came to Singapore in December 2016 and Khoo started verbally abusing her that very month. The abuse turned physical by January last year when Khoo pulle... ( read original story ...)