DBS and POSB customers can collect their new notes for Chinese New Year from today. The new and good-as-new notes will be available till Feb 4 at 42 POSB new notes pop-up ATMs at 20 community clubs an... ( read original story ...)
Singapore shares are ‘cheap’ and ‘attractive’ — and major wealth managers say it’s time to buy
In 2019, Singapore's stock market could deliver attractive returns to investors, according to major investors such as UBS Global Wealth Management and Citi Private Bank. "It's very attractive and that ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Power bank explodes in man’s pocket, taken to hospital for burns
A middle-aged man was taken to the hospital on Friday after a power bank exploded in his trousers' pocket that caused burns on his body. As per the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), they reach the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore online businesses most globalised, but say government policies the biggest hindrance: Survey
But the Republic's online businesses also made up the highest proportion that said it is more difficult to run an international business now than it was five years ago, with government policies being ... ( read original story ...)
Not cheap or cheerful: Singapore hawker centers struggle with new business model
SINGAPORE (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A social enterprise model for some of Singapore’s hawker centers has been criticized over high costs and poor management, as the wealthy nation tries to revita... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Home Sales Halve in December as Buyers Take a Break
Private-home sales in Singapore halved in December from the month prior as developers marketed fewer projects and buyers decamped from the city-state on holiday. Developers sold 602 units last month v... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Singapore opposition Workers’ Party fears “wipe-out” as election nears
SINGAPORE, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The leader of Singapore's only opposition party with members in parliament said there is a real risk it could lose all its seats as the city-state prepares for an electio... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, this new service gets rid of single-use plastic from takeaways
To begin with, the service will rely on physical tokens, but a digital system that uses mobile tokens is likely to replace it, Revolv’s Singapore lead Jonathan Tostevin told Eco-Business. Singapore co... ( read original story ...)
Changes announced to Singapore’s banking and financial services union
"The Asia Recruitment Award is the oscars of the recruitment industry! A display of the best of the best!" Submit your entries for the Asia Recruitment Awards before 22 February 2019. Among a number o... ( read original story ...)
Singapore $6.6 Bn Next Generation Connectivity Market, Competition Forecast and Opportunities, 2023
For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/qcwkw5/singapore_6_6_bn?w=5 Research and Markets also offers Custom Research services providing focused, compre... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Mobile Ecosystems poised for Explosive Growth
Singapore is one of the most vibrant and evolving ecosystems of IT & mobile platforms that are pushing mobile & online payments towards new horizons. I have written about the role played by the banks ... ( read original story ...)
Stowaway bird found on Singapore Airlines plane after 12 hours
A feathery passenger was discovered 12 hours into a 14-hour flight between Singapore and London. The stowaway, a mynah bird, appeared in the business class section of a Singapore Airlines flight last ... ( read original story ...)
S$75m grant to boost Singapore as enterprise financing hub
will launch a new S$75 million grant to help enterprises seeking to raise capital through Singapore's equity market. Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced this at the UBS Wealth Insights conferenc... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s CapitaLand in $8 bn deal creating Asia property giant
Singapore's CapitaLand said Monday it has agreed to buy two real estate holding firms in a Sg$11 billion ($8.1 billion) deal that will create Asia's biggest property group with assets in dozens of cou... ( read original story ...)
CapitaLand to Pay Temasek $4.4 Billion for Property Assets
(Bloomberg) -- Singapore developer CapitaLand Ltd. agreed to buy two property units from state investor Temasek Holdings Pte. for S$6 billion ($4.4 billion) in a deal it said will create Asia’s larges... ( read original story ...)
Ascott Residence Trust (ART) upgraded to ‘buy’ by OCBC on ‘impressive’ sale of Raffles Place property
SINGAPORE (Jan 14): OCBC Investment Research is upgrading ... the research house was impressed that ART has managed to sell the property for $353.3 million, which is 64.3% above the valuation of $215 ... ( read original story ...)