Singapore’s first Housing and Development Board (HDB) housing blocks were erected in November of 1960, in response to a severe lack of adequate housing for the country's 1.6 million citizens. Fast forward to 2017, and over 80% of the Singaporean ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore's 2016 average resident unemployment rate highest since 2010
SINGAPORE: The annual average resident unemployment rate rose slightly from 2.8 per cent in 2015 to 3 per cent in 2016, the highest since 2010, according to the finalised figures from the Manpower of Ministry (MOM) released on Wednesday (Mar 15). According ... ( read original story ...)
Analysts boost Singapore's 2017 growth forecast to 2.3%: MAS survey
SINGAPORE: Analysts have boosted their growth forecast for Singapore’s economy for 2017 to 2.3 per cent, up from 1.5 per cent, according to a quarterly survey released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Wednesday (Mar 15). This reverses a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore's Changi voted best airport
Singapore's Changi Airport has been voted the world's best airport by air travellers for the fifth consecutive year at the 2017 World Airport Awards in Amsterdam, organisers Skytrax say. Besides nabbing other titles such as the best Asian airport and the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore's Jimi Hendrix back to do shows
With his electrifying guitar skills, colourful dressing and commanding stage presence, musician Ray Anthony made his name in the late 1960s and 1970s as Singapore's Jimi Hendrix. Singapore’s Jimi Hendrix Ray Anthony performing at the DBS Auditorium in ... ( read original story ...)
Banks tussle for the brightest from the Class of 2017
Last year, Credit Suisse received over 13,000 applications across the region for internship and full-time graduate roles; more than 4,000 came from Singapore. The bank did not disclose the final number who were offered jobs this year. Last year ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and Singapore agree regulatory fast-tracking of fintech companies
The financial regulators of Japan and Singapore have signed a “co-operation framework” for regulating financial technology, they announced on March 13. The agreement allows for information-sharing on relevant issues and also the regulatory fast ... ( read original story ...)
Miles Or CashBack? Which Type Of Credit Cards Should You Go For In Singapore?
Citibank Premier Miles Card If you don’t already know ... That’s assuming you don’t earn any accelerated miles, which would make the figure higher. Based on the current Singapore Airline Krisflyer miles conversion chart, this would be sufficient ... ( read original story ...)
Planet Earth II ignores threats to Singapore’s last forests
In this sense, criticism of Planet Earth II misses the point, he told Eco-Business. Singapore is a leader in urban greening while so many other cities have been consumed by greyness, and Gardens by the Bay strikes an inspirational note at the end of the ... ( read original story ...)
Ways To Get More From Singapore Airlines’ Boeing 777-300ER Business Class
For comfort optimisation and tips on improving your overall flight experience, explore our Singapore Airlines Business Class review before you drop a pretty penny. If you’ve flown Singapore Airlines Business Class, you’re aware of the exclusive ... ( read original story ...)
Infineon upgrades its Singapore plant into smart factory
We can leverage a conducive research and development (R&D) ecosystem and supportive policies for high value-added manufacturing in Singapore." He told The Business Times that if the pilot phase for horizontal integration (involving the Singapore location ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore's jobs market at its weakest since 2009
Average unemployment rate sits at 3%. The Singapore labour market might have slumped to its worst in the past year since 2009. Citing the latest figures from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), Citi Research said headline, resident, and citizen unemployment ... ( read original story ...)
South African Engen agrees to export gas-oil to Singapore
SINGAPORE: SA’s Engen is set to export a gas-oil cargo to Singapore, according to trade sources and shipping data. The company has provisionally booked the Torm Horizon to transport 35,000 tons of gas-oil to Singapore from Durban, shipping fixtures showed. ( read original story ...)
DBS, POSB cardholders get access to EZ-Pay service for ERP payment
SINGAPORE: DBS and POSB cardholders who drive need not have a CashCard in their In-Vehicle Unit (IU) when they go through an Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantry - if they are registered for the EZ-Pay service. Offered by EZ-Link, the company announced on ... ( read original story ...)
DBS, POSB cardholders get access to EZ-Pay facility
SINGAPORE - EZ-Link, on Wednesday, announced a collaboration with DBS Bank that will extend its EZ-Pay facility to DBS and POSB card holders. The expansion will enable wider access to the payment service - launched back in Aug 2016 - by allowing more card ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For March 15
Singapore morning news by AEC News Today is your one stop source for Singapore news on matters of governance and policies affecting Asean business communities. Singapore Warns Investors about Trading Unregulated Binary Options The Monetary Authority of ... ( read original story ...)