By 2030, Singapore hopes to have more than 80 per cent of its buildings on the green standards, either through the implementation of future buildings using green technology, or by retrofitting old buildings into the new architectural code. Going green has ... ( read original story ...)
26 students shortlisted for OCBC Bank internship on 'bank of the future'
SINGAPORE - Twenty-six students will embark on a quest to come up with innovative ideas for a bank of the future, as part of a unique internship programme by OCBC Bank, which is also designed to hone their entreprenuerial skills and banking sector experience. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Shares May End Losing Streak
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has moved lower in back-to-back sessions, sliding almost 50 points or 1.6 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,140-point plateau, although the market may stop the bleeding on ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Bank launches internship for Singaporean undergraduates
It aims not only to introduce participants to the world of banking, but feature the deliberate inculcating of entrepreneurship skills and knowledge. From the pool of applicants, 26 penultimate-year undergraduates from the top Singapore universities ... ( read original story ...)
DBS customers to have access to 24/7 foreign exchange
SINGAPORE — DBS Bank customers will be able to transact currency exchanges in 12 major currencies through their DBS Internet banking and mobile banking platforms sometime in the third quarter of the year, said the Singapore bank on Tuesday (April 18). ( read original story ...)
Singapore Technologies Engineering : ST Engineering's Electronics Arm Wins Contracts Worth S$464m in 1Q2017
Rail Electronics & Intelligent Transportation contracts of about S$67m were secured from local and overseas customers. These include the supply of the Passenger Information System to CRRC Qingdao Sifang for 400 of Chicago's 7000 Series rail cars; delivery ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For April 18
Singapore home sales surged to the highest monthly total for nearly four years in March, a month in which the government rolled back some property curbs in March following a three-year slide in prices. PROCTER & Gamble (P&G) will invest more than US$100 ... ( read original story ...)
Small countries like Singapore, Switzerland must cooperate in fintech: Swiss Finance Minister
SINGAPORE: Singapore and Switzerland are not competitors when it comes to the development of financial technology (fintech) and with both countries being small financial hubs, it is important to cooperate, said Swiss Finance Minister Ueli Maurer. Mr Maurer ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore home sales surge to highest in almost four years
SINGAPORE: Singapore home sales surged to the highest monthly total for nearly four years in March, a month in which the government rolled back some property curbs following a three-year slide in prices. Developers sold 1,780 units in March, the most in a ... ( read original story ...)
Mr Othman Wok – 'He made a multiracial Singapore possible'
Mr Othman Wok, a member of independent Singapore's first Cabinet, died yesterday at the age of 92. According to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Mr Othman died at the Singapore General Hospital at 12.21pm. He had been ill for some time. He leaves his ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines : Changi Airport, SIA and STB jointly invest $33.75m to promote Singapore as a travel destination
Changi Airport Group (CAG), Singapore Airlines (SIA) and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) will take an ongoing joint partnership, aimed at promoting inbound travel, to new heights. Under a renewed three-year partnership, the three parties will jointly ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Mandatory MFMs Bring No Big Change in Number of Licensed Bunker Surveyors
The latest data from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) shows there are a total of 49 licensed bunker surveyors in Singapore, a slight decrease from 51 in January. As Ship & Bunker reported in September - ahead of the January 1 ... ( read original story ...)
How to see Singapore on a budget
A ride on the MegaZip costs $45 for about 30 seconds of fun, but combine it with the ropes course and it’s $65 for both. For more travel news and inspiration sign up to Escape’s newsletter. The writer was a guest of the Singapore Tourism Board. ( read original story ...)
Second body found in Singapore River in 4 days
A body was found in the Singapore River early yesterday morning, the second such incident in four days. The police were alerted to the discovery near Clarke Quay at 3.41am. The Singapore Civil Defence Force said officers retrieved the body of a woman in ... ( read original story ...)
UOB unveils new savings account allowing customers to earn KrisFlyer miles
SINGAPORE: A new United Overseas Bank (UOB) savings account was launched on Tuesday (Apr 18) that allows customers to earn KrisFlyer miles when they save or spend. The KrisFlyer UOB Account allows customers who prefer to spend on a debit card or who are ... ( read original story ...)
GE launches 1st high-tech service center in Singapore
... that will benefit from a close working relationship with GE are Spring Singapore— who was tapped to work with the conglomerate on the development of a technology startup incubation programme – and Platform E, the Singapore Institute of Management ... ( read original story ...)