SINGAPORE - Three women were charged with theft for working together to pickpocket more than $1,000 and three mobile phones, among other items, at Orchard Road, the police said on Saturday (Dec 23). The women, aged between 31 and 39, had allegedly struck ... ( read original story ...)
Web portal, mobile application with petrol price comparison could be developed
The Competition Commission of Singapore has proposed the development of a web portal and mobile application to allow consumers to compare petrol prices. There is no collusion among petrol retailers but prices can be more transparent, said the Competition ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore court rejects bid by gay man to adopt child he fathered through surrogacy
SINGAPORE - A gay Singaporean man travelled to the United States and paid US$200,000 to father a boy through surrogacy arrangements. A district judge has rejected his bid to adopt the child - now four years old - whom he brought back with him to Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
China bourses behind Asia’s lead in global IPO boom
About 22 companies have left the Singapore Exchange this year, outpacing the number of IPO deals it hosted. That includes home-grown logistics company CWT, privatized by acquisitive Chinese conglomerate HNA Group. Massage chair maker OSIM International ... ( read original story ...)
How to Use Images on Your Website Without Violating Singapore’s Copyright Laws
However, every time we use images, designs and photographs that are not our own, we run the risk of violating Singapore’s copyright laws. Yet, we require these images, designs and photographs to have a website or blog that would attract Internet traffic. ( read original story ...)
Mainland bourses behind Asia’s lead in global IPO boom
About 22 companies have left the Singapore Exchange this year, outpacing the number of IPO deals it hosted. That includes home-grown logistics company CWT, privatized by acquisitive Chinese conglomerate HNA Group. Massage chair maker OSIM International ... ( read original story ...)
Salaries in Singapore To Rise Over 3.9% In 2018: How Much Should You Expect To Get?
Many human resource (HR) firms project salary increments to the tune of close to 4% in Singapore in 2018. Both Mercer and ECA International, two of the most renowned human resource consulting firms in the world, predicts wages in Singapore to increase by 3 ... ( read original story ...)
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Losses May Accelerate For Singapore Stock Market
The Singapore stock market headed south again on Tuesday, one session after it had ended the five-day losing streak in which it had surrendered almost 90 points or 2.6 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,380-point plateau and it ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore November Manufacturing Rises On Continued Strength In Electronics
SINGAPORE (Dec 26) -- Singapore's manufacturing output increased by 5.3% in November from a year ago as continued expansion in the electronics and precision engineering sectors offset weakness in pharmaceuticals and marine and offshore engineering, the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Post Limited Is Trading Close To Its 52-Week Low Price: Is It A Good Business?
Singapore Post Limited (SGX: S08), or SingPost, is a mail and logistics company, organised into three major segments of Mail/Postal, Logistics, and Retail & eCommerce. The company recently appeared on my radar as it is trading close to its 52-week low price. ( read original story ...)
Five foods that got people in Singapore talking in 2017
Spanish frozen yogurt chain llaollao, popular for their fro-yo that comes with a variety of toppings, had all their outlets in Singapore replaced with another European yogurt chain called Yolé on 9 December. Of course, this news made everyone rush down to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore fourth-quarter GDP growth seen slowing from blistering third-quarter pace
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s economy is expected to have lost some steam in the fourth quarter, but may show enough momentum to keep alive expectations of a monetary policy tightening next year. Gross domestic product (GDP) in the October-December ... ( read original story ...)
What a Singapore black-and-white lacks in mod cons it more than makes for in atmosphere
In the three years since artist Louise Hill left Hong Kong for Singapore with her family, she has lived in three of the city state’s most sought-after forms of housing: a gleaming, contemporary town house on the resort island of Sentosa; a Peranakan ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore November factory output below forecast, may temper Q4 GDP
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s industrial production in November rose less than expected from a year earlier, underscoring expectations for a moderation in the city-state’s economic growth in the fourth quarter. Manufacturing output rose 5.3 percent ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore deputy PM to lead ASEAN-India Prawasi Bharat Diwas
Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean will join India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for a two-day ASEAN-India Pravasi Bharatiya Divas to be held here next month. Apart from Swaraj, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari ... ( read original story ...)