The Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) today announced its bid to join six of the largest and most renowned marathons in the world - London, Berlin, New York, Chicago, Tokyo and Boston - as an Abbott World Marathon Majors (WMM) event. The ... ( read original story ...)
Review: Singapore Airlines Business Class 777-300ER Hong Kong To San Francisco
I boarded through door L2, where I was greeted by several flight attendants and pointed towards my seat. I tend to think you can tell within the first minute how good of a crew you’ll have, and this one was stellar. Singapore has a few different longhaul ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC not sure worst of oil and gas NPL woes over
SINGAPORE: OCBC tackled concerns over bad loans, high expenses and dividends at its annual general meeting (AGM) on Friday. More than 1,200 shareholders attended the AGM at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, where several asked if the bank was past the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore operators sign up payment providers in Mobile Connect push
Payment services providers, Nets and EZ-Link, are among a handful of businesses in Singapore that have signed up to support a GSMA authentication standard, which will enable users to access services via their mobile number. HungryGoWhere, Singapore Press ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC faces shareholders questions on NPLs, executive pay at AGM
SINGAPORE - OCBC faced questions on asset quality outlook and rising costs at its latest annual general meeting on Friday (Apr 28). All three Singapore banks were impacted by their non-performing loan (NPL) exposure to the oil and gas sector. This remained ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore's UOB shares up after earnings beat expectations
Shares of Singapore banks led gains in the city state's benchmark index Friday after United Overseas Bank (UOB) reported better than expected first quarter earnings. In a pre-market filing to the Singapore Exchange, UOB said its first quarter net profit ... ( read original story ...)
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Windows 10 Professional 64bit ) UX390UA XH74 BL 12.5 inch Ultra Slim Lightweight Laptop ( Intel… Super Google Chromebook Pixel 2013 (4G LTE) Touch Screen 12.85″ 2560×1700 3:2 LCD i5-3427U 4GB DDR3 64GB SSD 3.4lbs Ultraportable Chromebook Pixel 2013 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore's automation incentives draw tech firms, boost economy
This investment rush into electronics helped the technology sector log 57 percent output growth on average in October-February from a year ago, and kept Singapore from recession late last year. "I've lived in Europe, I've lived in Japan, I've spent a lot ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore ranked world's top maritime capital, but another city is quickly on the ascent
Singapore has emerged as the world's top maritime capital in a report launched Wednesday, by Norwegian consulting firm Menon Economics. The annually report, "Leading Maritime Capitals of the World," described the Southeast Asian city state as a resilient ... ( read original story ...)
Customers in short supply at HSBC's Pearl River Delta branches, core of China plan
The (China) strategy should be pursued – but it is only one of many strategies for HSBC," said Hugh Young, Singapore-based fund manager at Aberdeen Asset Management, HSBC's 6th-largest shareholder. And what figures the bank has disclosed for 2016 are ... ( read original story ...)
Empty Pearl River Delta branches a check on HSBC's China plan
The (China) strategy should be pursued – but it is only one of many strategies for HSBC," said Hugh Young, Singapore-based fund manager at Aberdeen Asset Management, HSBC's 6th-largest shareholder. And what figures the bank has disclosed for 2016 are ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered Marathon bids to join World Marathon Majors
SINGAPORE: The Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) announced its bid to join six of the largest and most renowned marathons in the world as an Abbott World Marathon Majors (WMM) event on Thursday (Apr 27). The WMM, which started in 2006 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For April 27
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (Ipos) and home-based private equity firm Makara Capital launched a S$1 billion fund on Wednesday (April 26), with aims to invest in companies with strong intellectual property focus, to help them expand into ... ( read original story ...)
International tourists spend most in Singapore among APAC destinations in 2016: Report
SINGAPORE: International tourists spent the most in Singapore among Asia Pacific destinations last year, coming in ahead of other hotspots such as Bangkok and Tokyo, according to the latest findings from Mastercard released on Wednesday (Apr 26). According ... ( read original story ...)
Google Street View to capture running and walking trails in Singapore
SINGAPORE - People who are looking for a new nature trail to stretch their legs can soon search for them on the Google Street View application. Google Singapore on Thursday (April 27) said they will be working with Singapore-based running platform ... ( read original story ...)
POLICY SUGGESTIONS TO MAKE SINGAPORE A BETTER HOME FOR SINGAPOREANS
I have been attending the almost monthly FOSG (Future of Singapore) public forums at the Agora, initiated and organised by Professor Tay Keng Soon. They are very interesting discussions by notable Singaporeans like Toh Han Shih, Jack Sim, Donald Low ... ( read original story ...)