Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. closed 1.4% higher, and DBS Group Holdings and United Overseas Bank rose at least 0.7% each. Nomura said Tuesday that Singapore banks' loan growth will continue to be supported by the robust pipeline of mortgage drawdowns. ( read original story ...)
Review: Singapore Airlines Business Class Lounge Sydney Airport
Review: China Eastern First Class 777-300ER Singapore To Shanghai Review: China Eastern First Class Lounge Shanghai Airport Review: China Eastern First Class 777 Shanghai To Los Angeles In the last installment I reviewed the Singapore Airlines first class ... ( read original story ...)
Singtel planning ‘Star Alliance’ of mobile wallets in Asia
Singapore: Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (Singtel) plans to create a platform that connects mobile wallets across Asia, enabling users to pay digitally in the countries its partners operate. The initiative will begin commercially in mid-2018 between ... ( read original story ...)
Outlook for government bonds to remain challenging: DBS report
says Singapore’s DBS Banking Group. In addition to renewed supply pressure into fiscal year 2019 domestically, developed market yields are likely to rise further as monetary normalisation continues, it observed in Tuesday’s daily market report. ( read original story ...)
Outlook for government bonds to remain challenging: DBS
says Singapore's DBS Banking Group. In addition to renewed supply pressure into fiscal year 2019 domestically, developed market yields are likely to rise further as monetary normalisation continues, it observed in today' daily market report. "Under these ... ( read original story ...)
Singtel Group first to interconnect telco mobile wallets for seamless cross-border payments Commercial launch in Singapore and Thailand in mid-2018
The Singtel Group today announced plans to interconnect mobile wallets across different ecosystems through an interoperable platform. As a start, the Group plans to first link the mobile wallets of Singtel and its regional associates, with the first ... ( read original story ...)
Outlook for Indian govt bonds to remain challenging: DBS
says Singapore's DBS Banking Group. In addition to renewed supply pressure into fiscal year 2019 domestically, developed market yields are likely to rise further as monetary normalisation continues, it observed in today' daily market report. "Under these ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines set to step up India operations
New Delhi: Singapore Airlines is set to scale up India operations to tap the growing number of international air travellers from Asia’s third-largest economy, said a company official. The airline, promoted by sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings (Pvt. ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Hong Kong among the most expensive cities
Singapore and Hong Kong ranks on the very top of the general cost of living in the cities. Singapore ranks as number one while Hong Kong as number four. That is the conclusion of the yearly report Worldwide Cost of Living by The Economist’s Intelligence ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore again named Asia’s most liveable city, ranks 25th in the world
SINGAPORE - Singapore has come in 25th globally and retained its position as the Asian city with the highest quality of living, according to human resources consulting firm Mercer’s 20th annual Quality of Living survey. Using data analysed largely ... ( read original story ...)
Trump take note – why Singapore’s claim that the death penalty works for drug offences is fake news
Speaking before the country’s parliament, Singapore’s minister for home affairs, K Shanmugam, extolled the country’s success in fighting drugs. He attributed these results to Singapore’s harsh drug laws, which include the use of capital punishment. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Presents More Than 400 Hours of Compelling Content for Global Audiences at Hong Kong Filmart 2018
SINGAPORE, March 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- This year, Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) will lead a delegation of 23 Singapore media companies to Hong Kong Filmart 2018, presenting over 400 hours of compelling stories from Asia across ... ( read original story ...)
Save money in Singapore with these free activities
THE Economist Worldwide Intelligence Unit recently released a report naming Singapore as the most expensive city the world to live in, for the fifth year in a row. However, it’s not just residents that feel the pinch. It’s travelers too. For this very ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore fines StanChart $4m over money laundering breaches
SINGAPORE: Singapore's central bank imposed penalties of S$5.2 million (US$3.95 million) on Standard Chartered Bank (SCBC) and S$1.2 million on Standard Chartered Trust (Singapore) (SCTS) for breaching money laundering rules and terrorism financing safeguards. ( read original story ...)
Singapore remains the most expensive city in the world
Malaysian man who just moved to Singapore gets shook over $20 nasi padang at ION Orchard food court Man, 22, involved in viral Geylang brawl arrested for criminal force against cops Singapore remains the most expensive city in the world, according to The ... ( read original story ...)
No Relief Yet For Singapore Stock Market
The Singapore stock market has finished lower in four straight trading days, sliding more than 50 points or 1.3 percent in that span. The Straits Times index now rests just beneath the 3,500-point plateau, and the market figures to take further damage ... ( read original story ...)