SINGAPORE: US tech giant Google will work with global training provider AVADO, SPRING Singapore and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) to launch a digital leadership and marketing programme aimed at fostering the next generation of digital ... ( read original story ...)
Visit HDB homes, have a picnic at Singapore International Festival of Arts 2017
SINGAPORE: From home cooks welcoming visitors to their kitchens to families opening their doors to strangers, this year’s Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) will have a decidedly inclusive and participatory vibe when it kicks off in June ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore and Germany have the most powerful passports
For the first time, Singapore is tied with Germany as the country with the most powerful passport in an international ranking. Both countries share top spot in Global Passport Power Rank 2017, published by Arton Capital's Passport Index. Holders of a ... ( read original story ...)
5 hilarious comebacks over inaccurate portrayal of Singapore in Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
American TV drama Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders features Singapore in one of its episodes, but netizens are not happy. They have called it inaccurate and stereotypical. Enter local blogger mrbrown, who gave a hilarious comeback to certain scenes in the ... ( read original story ...)
PM Lee delivers eulogy for pioneer leader Othman Wok
The unwavering commitment of pioneer leader Othman Wok and his Malay colleagues to multiracialism made today's Singapore possible, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday. Speaking at the memorial service for one of Singapore's founding fathers ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore's SATS mints Kiwi lamb trade transhipments
Singapore ground handler SATS has received European Union (EU) approval as an authorised establishment for meat transhipment services between New Zealand and the EU. With this new trade flow, SATS is looking at an estimated 10% increase in lamb shipments ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Press : SPH wins eight awards at Asian Media Awards 2017
19 April 2017- Singapore Press Holdings Limited (SPH) clinched eight awards at the Asian Media Awards 2017. The awards were presented this evening at the Publish Asia 2017 Gala Dinner by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA ... ( read original story ...)
New UOB account allows customers to earn KrisFlyer miles
SINGAPORE: A new United Overseas Bank (UOB) account was launched on Tuesday (Apr 18) that allows customers to earn KrisFlyer miles when they save or spend. The KrisFlyer UOB Account, which will be available from Wednesday, allows customers who prefer to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Businesses Brace for Higher Costs
Singapore is routinely ranked among the top when it comes to global competitiveness, mainly because of its low company tax rates, good infrastructure and easy procedures to open a business, rather than cost effectiveness. It was placed fourth out of 61 cou ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s M1 suffers from mobile ARPU headaches anew
SINGAPORE: Singapore telco M1 continually suffered from revenue cuts in its mobile segment in the past quarter. According to DBS Vickers Securities, M1’s postpaid mobile revenues were flat as the increase in customer base driven by the increase in SIM ... ( read original story ...)
Argentina to take on minnows Singapore
Lionel Messi's Argentina will take on football minnows Singapore in a June friendly match in the city-state, organisers said Wednesday. Argentina, ranked second in the world by FIFA, will kick off at the National Stadium against 159th placed Singapore on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore grabs No. 2 spot in global business talent ranking
SINGAPORE -- When it comes to attracting and keeping the world's best business talent, Singapore is second only to Switzerland, according to the Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2017 report released by the French business school INSEAD. For the annual ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Shares Tipped To Open Under Pressure
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has finished lower in three straight trading days, sliding almost 50 points or 1.6 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index remains just beneath the 3,140-point plateau, and the market may open in the red ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore ties with Germany for 'most powerful' passport: Index
SINGAPORE: Singapore has tied with Germany as the country with the most powerful passport in the world after a change in Ukraine's visa rules, according to a passport index by global financial advisory firm Arton Capital. The index previously ranked ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Hong Kong reaffirm longstanding friendship
SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean and Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying reaffirmed the longstanding friendship between Singapore and Hong Kong, said Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in a media statement on Tuesday (Apr 18 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore tops talent competitiveness index in Asia Pacific for the 4th year running
SINGAPORE: Singapore on Tuesday (Apr 18) retained its top spot in Asia Pacific for the fourth consecutive year in the Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI), an annual benchmarking report that measures the ability of countries to attract and develop ... ( read original story ...)