Singapore and Indonesia on Monday (Sep 25) concluded a third maritime boundary border treaty. A 37-year-old Singaporean man has been fined S$2,000 for receiving a Rolex watch from his mother-in-law, who bought it duty-free in Singapore as a tourist. ( read original story ...)
This Troll From Singapore Will Be Released From US Jail After Having His Asylum Upheld
The appeals court upheld the judge's original decision that "found that his prosecution in Singapore was actually pretext to silence his political opinion," Grossman said in an interview with BuzzFeed News. BuzzFeed News interviewed Yee for a story last ... ( read original story ...)
Further Damage Expected For Singapore Shares
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market headed south again on Monday, one session after it had ended the three-day slide in which it had stumbled almost 30 points or 0.9 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,215-point plateau and ... ( read original story ...)
Making sense of Belt and Road – The Asean bank: UOB
Cheong says UOB has acquired more than 1,200 FDI customers just by providing them with this connectivity. Singapore banks see a few cards they can play. One is the solid argument that any Chinese company active in southeast Asia ought to use Singapore as a ... ( read original story ...)
Manufacturing output up 19.1% in August in boost to Q3 growth
Economists from DBS, United Overseas Bank (UOB) and Maybank Kim Eng expect third-quarter gross domestic product growth to range from above 3 per cent to 4.3 per cent. The Singapore economy had grown by 2.9 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter. ( read original story ...)
Here’s how SATS could benefit from Qantas’ Singapore comeback
SATS could be in for a feast following Qantas Airways' recent change of transit hubs, according to UOB Kay Hian. Qantas previously announced that from 18 March, it will shift its transit hub from Dubai to Singapore for its kangaroo routes. Consequently ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. crude exports to Asia may shake up global oil pricing: Russell
SINGAPORE, Sept 26 (Reuters ... but perhaps the rapid pace of the shift has caught some in the market off-guard. Crude oil exports to Asia from the United States are still relatively small-scale, with Thomson Reuters Oil Research and Forecasts estimating ... ( read original story ...)
RPT-COLUMN-U.S. crude exports to Asia may shake up global oil pricing: Russell
SINGAPORE, Sept 26 (Reuters ... but perhaps the rapid pace of the shift has caught some in the market off-guard. Crude oil exports to Asia from the United States are still relatively small-scale, with Thomson Reuters Oil Research and Forecasts estimating ... ( read original story ...)
Brazil’s beef exports to return near to record, as scandal blows over
“South Africa, Iraq, Iran, Malaysia, Myanmar and Singapore not only resumed beef imports from Brazil, but mutual negotiations between these countries and the Brazilian government are centred in the eligibility of new Brazilian plants for exports,” the ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. crude exports to Asia may shake up global oil pricing
Crude oil exports to Asia from the United States are still relatively ... told the S&P Global Platts Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference in Singapore on Monday. Much of this production will be exported as U.S. refiners along the Gulf Coast aren’t capable ... ( read original story ...)
Omani crude exports to fall 84,000 b/d from Dec-Jan after Sohar expansion
which is configured to process Oman Export Blend crude, is currently running at a rate of 80% after all units were commissioned following the start of commissioning in May, Kenessey said in an interview on the sidelines of APPEC conference in Singapore. ( read original story ...)
Oil near 26-month high as Turkey threatens to choke Kurdish exports
Brent oil prices hovered near 26-month highs on Tuesday, supported by Turkey's threat to cut crude exports from Iraq's Kurdistan region ... gathered at the S&P Global Platts APPEC conference in Singapore said strong oil demand this year was accelerating ... ( read original story ...)
Blockchain booster: Singapore eyes commodity fintech firms
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore is aiming to position itself as a hub for blockchain development in commodity trading, with start-ups looking to boost access to trade finance and eliminate the opportunity for fraud. Several firms launching in coming months ... ( read original story ...)
Ripple Supports Singapore’s Fintech Hub Aspirations With New Office
and stay tuned for more information about CEO Brad Garlinghouse’s upcoming keynote at the Singapore FinTech Festival in November. Here at Fintech Finance, we work with renowned executives in the industry to provide key decision-makers globally within ... ( read original story ...)
49% of S’poreans aspire to buy property in near future
Property affordability sentiment is still subdued in Singapore. Nearly five in 10 Singaporeans intend to purchase a residential property in the near future, according to PropertyGuru’s Regional Consumer Sentiment Survey for H1 2017. Although the home ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Telecommunications Limited’s Latest Earnings: An Overview Of The Group Digital Life Business
Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SGX: Z74) is Singapore’s largest operational telco, and it currently has three business segments: Group Consumer, Group Enterprise, and Group Digital Life. In mid-August, Singtel reported its first quarter results ... ( read original story ...)