Singapore shares fell after four sessions of gains on Thursday, with financials such as Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp and DBS Group accounting for most of the losses. Asian shares edged higher after the U.S. Federal Reserve's comments tempered prospects for ... ( read original story ...)
Samsung Electronics : Singapore Institutes Collaborate with Samsung Medical Center to Improve Treatment of Liver Cancer
SINGAPORE, Dec 14, 2017 - (ACN Newswire) - Scientists and doctors from Singapore institutes are collaborating with Samsung Medical Center (SMC), a leading academic medical centre in Seoul, Republic of Korea, to develop the world's first clinically reliable ... ( read original story ...)
Ed Sheeran concert pass forgers jailed in Singapore
These are external links and will open in a new window An Australian has been jailed in Singapore for using a forged concert pass at an Ed Sheeran concert. Paul Cosgrove, along with a Briton and two New Zealanders, obtained and used the fake passes to ... ( read original story ...)
First review: Singapore Airlines’ new A380 business class seat
Receive 75,000 bonus Qantas Points plus 75 Qantas Status Credits if you buy a new return flight & travel by 31/05/18. No annual fee for first year. Min spend, T&Cs apply. Click here. Singapore Airline is making plenty of noise about its all-new Airbus A380 ... ( read original story ...)
First pics: 2017 Singapore Airlines A380 Business Class
Receive 75,000 bonus Qantas Points plus 75 Qantas Status Credits if you buy a new return flight & travel by 31/05/18. No annual fee for first year. Min spend, T&Cs apply. Click here. Join Australian Business Traveller as we explore the new Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Flying Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 Suites as My Own Private Jet, Sydney – Paris
American Express, Citibank, Chase, Capital One and other banks are advertising ... My wife and I booked first class awards in Singapore’s Suites from Sydney to Paris, with a stopover for a couple of days in Singapore. These were one-way awards, and ... ( read original story ...)
Singtel, DBS join multinationals in pledging transparency on climate change risks
Singtel, DBS and City Developments are among 237 international firms ... have committed to support the initiative. The other Singapore firms joining in include the Singapore Exchange and Olam International, along with Singapore's central bank, the Monetary ... ( read original story ...)
Surge in cases of fraudulent purchases charged to phone bills: Singapore police
Reported cases of fraudulent purchases being charged to mobile phone bills have more than doubled ... Helpline at 1800-722-6688 or visit www.scamalert.sg when in doubt. More Singapore stories: ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Laws Chill Free Speech, Assembly
seized his mobile phone and computers, and demanded the passwords to his social media accounts. Bloggers, cartoonists, lawyers, and the foreign media are among the many who have faced contempt proceedings for criticizing the Singapore judicial system. ( read original story ...)
Indian student offers underage girl phone for sex, jailed in Singapore
Hari responded to the girl's post on a social network app requesting help to buy a new mobile phone. The girl offered sexual services, and, after negotiating, they agreed that she would receive 70 Singapore dollars. (Photo: File/ Representational ... ( read original story ...)
Economists raise 2017 Singapore GDP growth forecast: MAS
SINGAPORE: Economists have raised their forecasts for Singapore’s economic growth this year, as they upgraded their views on manufacturing and exports, a central bank survey showed on Wednesday. Singapore’s gross domestic product is expected to grow 3 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore remains the world’s no. 1 exporter of ornamental fish
Despite having very little agricultural land, Singapore happens to be the world’s top exporter of decorative and ornamental fish. It may sound strange, given our immense focus on high-tech industries, but Singapore has held on to this record for close to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court has no say in ‘appropriateness’ of charge in Singapore military vehicle case: prosecutors
Defence counsel Joseph Tse Wah-yuen SC had earlier asked the District Court to offer a correct interpretation of a stipulation in the city’s Import and Export Ordinance ... The vehicles were en route to Singapore from the Taiwanese port of Kaohsiung ... ( read original story ...)
ADB upgrades developing Asia’s growth prospects on stronger-than-expected exports, domestic consumption
It says the subregion is benefiting from stronger investments and exports, with accelerating growth for Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, adding that infrastructure investment continued to play an important role in Indonesia ... ( read original story ...)
Lloyd Yapa’s treatise on export competitiveness: A must reference book for SL economic policymakers
South Asia’s lost competitiveness Yapa has found that South Asia has lost its competitiveness compared to more advanced nations in East Asia, namely, Singapore and Malaysia. This is reflected in the poor performance of its exports. For instance ... ( read original story ...)
Asia PME biodiesel stable; exports face challenging outlook
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Prices of palm methyl ester (PME ... Dealings were muted, with hardly any discussions for export cargoes to the EU. “It has been quiet. Not sure if it’s because it’s almost the year-end,” a market source said. ( read original story ...)