It’s a busy time for the club with a number of championships, both professional and amateur, in 2018, including the returning SMBC Singapore Open (18-21 January), The HSBC Women’s Champions (1-4 March), The Women’s Amateur Asia Pacific (21-24 ... ( read original story ...)
A Quick Review Of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd’s Electronics Business Performance
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (SGX: S63), or STE in short, is a conglomerate with business interests in various sectors, namely Aerospace, Electronics, Land Systems, Marine and others. Given the complexity of this business, it may be useful that ... ( read original story ...)
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Singapore Airlines plans wide-ranging cost cuts to offset ... China said on Thursday it has approved HP Inc’s US$1.1 billion purchase of Samsung Electronics’ printer business with certain restrictions, citing concerns about the US firm’s dominance ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Central Bank Plans to Regulate Bitcoin Payments
The minister for the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the nation's central banking authority, has said the institution is working to create a regulatory framework for bitcoin payments. In response to a question on the matter from an MP, Tharman ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered Faces Inquiry Over $1.4 Billion Transfer by Indonesians
LONDON — Regulators in Guernsey and in Singapore have opened an inquiry into Standard Chartered over the transfer of about $1.4 billion by clients with links to the Indonesian military. Standard Chartered, which is based in London but does most of its ... ( read original story ...)
MOVES-DBS Bank names new chief economist
Oct 6 (Reuters) - Singapore-based DBS Bank, a unit of DBS Group Holdings Ltd, named Taimur Baig as chief economist and managing director for group research, replacing David Carbon, who is retiring. Baig will report to Timothy Wong, managing director and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines plans cost cuts to offset competition
SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines Ltd is pursuing more than 50 cost-cutting initiatives including reducing fuel burn and reviewing its relationship with key suppliers as part of a three-year plan to make the airline more competitive, a newsletter to staff ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered $1.4bn Guernsey transfer investigated
A $1.4bn (£1.1bn) money transfer between the Guernsey and Singapore offices of Standard Chartered is under investigation by financial regulators. The assets were moved in 2015, before the Channel Island adopted new rules on exchanging tax information with ... ( read original story ...)
Godrej Agrovet IPO subscribed 97 times on last day
The Rs1,157 crore IPO comprised a fresh issue of shares worth Rs291.5 crore ... which at the upper end of the price band will fetch the Singapore state-owned investor about Rs565.8 crore. Temasek invested Rs572 crore in 2012. Post share sale, Temasek ... ( read original story ...)
Godrej Agrovet $178 million IPO subscribed over 95 times
Godrej Agrovet was selling new shares worth 2.92 billion rupees in the IPO. Its main shareholder Godrej Industries was selling secondary shares of 3 billion rupees, and a unit of Singapore’s Temasek Holdings offered 12.3 million shares. Anchor investors ... ( read original story ...)
Godrej Agrovet IPO subscribed over 95 times on last day
Government of Singapore, among others, at Rs 460 apiece. Godrej Industries owns 60.81 per cent stake in Godrej Agrovet and intends to use the IPO proceeds towards loan repayments and other general purposes. The company is the largest palm oil producer in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore central bank to spearhead harnessing of blockchain tech for interbank payments
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has formed a consortium with The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) to develop software prototypes for decentralised inter-bank payments and settlements using the blockchain technology. According to a joint ... ( read original story ...)
DISLODGED TOILET DOOR @ TPY HUB LEFT UNATTENDED, NOT SAFE FOR WOMEN
Went shopping with my hubby at Toa Payoh Central. Upon reaching, I had to visit the toilet and we came to this toilet just beside the POSB/DBS atm at HDB hub level one. The toilet was packed and I waited for my almost 15mins which is quite common for ... ( read original story ...)
21 Old school Singapore things to let your kids experience before they…
How about resolving to let your kids experience the simple joys of these old school Singapore things, before they disappear altogether? Children’s Day is here, and this year, we thought of taking a trip down memory lane. Remember those carefree days of ... ( read original story ...)
Faris scores as Singapore lose to Qatar in Asian Cup hit out
Jason Dasey and Dez Corkhill assess the lack of intensity in the S. League which may be factoring in the national team. Jason Dasey speaks with Faris Ramli about Singapore's upcoming fixture against Turkmenistan. Despite a fifth international goal from ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Property Stocks Jump as Big Sales Buoy Sentiment
Shareholders of Singapore developers have another reason to rejoice: en-bloc sales are at a ten-year high, according to some estimates. A spate of en-bloc sales this week, or redevelopment deals in which a group of owners band together to sell apartment ... ( read original story ...)