The number of Singapore companies exploring a Hong Kong IPO has "doubled", according to PwC. "Looking at our pipeline, I would say, over the past 12 months, the number of Singapore companies considering a Hong Kong IPO has doubled to over a dozen," PwC ... ( read original story ...)
Information Technology Stocks Continue to Shine
Singapore’s Electronics cluster (27.4% of total manufacturing activity) demonstrates strong momentum with its 13th consecutive month of YoY output growth. SGX’s IT Sector is an outperformer in the YTD with total returns of 33.3%, above the STI’s +11 ... ( read original story ...)
Number of Singapore companies exploring HK IPO 'doubled'
The competition between the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and the stock exchange of Hong Kong for listings looks set to intensify as more companies here mull over moves to head to the Republic's rival to raise capital. Market watchers said this reveals that a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore LGBT rally says 'no choice' but to bar outsiders
Singapore's Pink Dot LGBT rights rally will only allow Singaporean ... especially those of a political or controversial nature," Mr Shanmugam was quoted as saying by Channel News Asia. Human rights group Amnesty International said it was concerned that ... ( read original story ...)
ST Electronics Corporate Video
Established in 1969, Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited (ST Electronics) is a leading Information Communications Technologies (ICT) System provider in the region. Our core capabilities lie in the design, development and integration of advanced ... ( read original story ...)
How tech-enabled urban farms can work for Singapore
Arguably, the investment, technology and operating costs show promise. But what about the consumer market? Also, with Singapore's land constraints, how would an urban farm here commercialise and scale up? Consumer data collected by researchers at Murdoch ... ( read original story ...)
Three-quarter tank rule could soon include diesel vehicles
... powered vehicles registered in Singapore could soon be subjected to the three-quarter tank rule as well when going into Malaysia, as part of a slew of proposed changes to the Customs Act. The Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Singapore Customs are seeking ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Singapore's impending urban mobility revolution
Leveraging Global Navigation Satellite System technology in our upcoming next-generation ERP system, which will give us aggregated, real-time and comprehensive data on all road traffic in Singapore, we are re-developing our traffic lights management system ... ( read original story ...)
Innovation and technology will be key factors as Singapore doles out new farmland
The Singapore Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) announced today it plans to allocate 60 hectares (or about 600,000 square metres) of agricultural land for the local farming community. What is interesting about the deal is that the government ... ( read original story ...)
Marina Bay's Pop-Up Beach Is Back With Pre-ULTRA Parties And An Inflatable Obstacle Course
This June, the ultimate beach party is happening right in the heart of Marina Bay with the return of Singapore’s Biggest BayFest, DBS Marina Regatta. With activities like a giant inflatable obstacle course, Potato Head’s legendary Coconut Bar ... ( read original story ...)
The mobile network that lets you call and use data free in America, Brazil and Singapore – Three fires latest shot in roaming wars
Mobile network Three has ramped up roaming wars by scrapping rip-off charges in Singapore and Brazil. The provider is the first to add more destinations outside Europe and already includes America, Hong Kong and Australia in its Feel at Home package. ( read original story ...)
Systra, Meinhardt bag design contracts for Singapore-KL HSR project
Global engineering companies Systra and Meinhardt have been awarded two Reference Design Consultant (RDC) contracts by MyHSR Corporation, and is responsible for implementing the Singapore-Kuala Lumpur High Speed Rail (HSR) project in Malaysia, reported ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore calls first Queen’s Counsel to the Bar
SINGAPORE: Legal history was made on Thursday (May 11) after renowned British lawyer and arbitration expert Toby Landau became the first Queen’s Counsel (QC) to be called to the Singapore bar since independence. In his speech welcoming Mr Landau and ... ( read original story ...)
POLL-Singapore April exports seen rising 12.4 pct y/y
Apps/econ-polls?RIC=SGXOILY%3DECI SINGAPORE, May 12 (Reuters) - Singapore's non-oil domestic exports likely continued to grow strongly in April but at a slower pace than in March, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. Non-oil domestic exports in April were ... ( read original story ...)
The Voice irks Singapore with Mandarin proviso
Singapore and Malaysia are about to get their own version of singing contest The Voice - but the catch is that it only wants contestants who can perform in Mandarin, a move that has prompted mixed reactions. It has also exposed the uncomfortable realities ... ( read original story ...)
Sir Stirling Moss 'thrilled' to be out of Singapore hospital after motor racing great spends 134 days in medical care
One of Britain's greatest racers, Sir Stirling Moss, is out of hospital after 134 days in medical care in Singapore. The news was confirmed via a statement on Sir Stirling's official website, which said he is 'thrilled to be back where he belongs'. ( read original story ...)