Singapore’s immigrants want immigrants out

Despite the restrictions, however, it is clear Singapore has skills gaps in certain fields including IT but also in aspects of the sciences and senior management. We do need to import talent. Without developers, thousands of them, Singapore’s economic ... ( read original story ...)

Cheetah Mobile wades into artificial intelligence

Chinese tech firm Cheetah Mobile has said it plans to continue to develop artificial ... Competitors included teams from Singapore, the United States and other countries. "We use algorithms to discern interfering data and designed special computing models ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s Cruise Ships Are Luring Indian Visitors in Droves

Indians are flocking to Singapore because the city-state is a hub port near many attractive Southeast Asian cruise destinations in Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Cruise lines are adding ships and routes, which could fuel the trend. When Indian architect ... ( read original story ...)

‘Malay enough’ to run for Singapore president?

PETALING JAYA: Singapore Parliament Speaker Halimah Yacob has said she is qualified to run as a Malay candidate in September’s presidential election reserved for Malays. The Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC MP said she had been certified as a member of the Malay ... ( read original story ...)

Standard Chartered: Bangladesh’s partner in progress

This was the sixth time Standard Chartered had organised an investment summit outside Bangladesh. As a regional investment hub, Singapore has been identified as a priority destination, and the bank has organised investment summits there in 2012 ... ( read original story ...)

StanChart bullish on UAE despite slowing economy

Standard Chartered, the emerging market specialist bank, said the UAE is among the top markets for the financial institution despite the slowdown in the country’s economic growth. Like Hong Kong and Singapore, the UAE is a trading hub with a large expat ... ( read original story ...)

HNA seeking more arrangers for delayed property IPO

China's HNA Group, which is having trouble with is REIT IPO in Singapore, has a 20 per cent stake in Virgin Australia. Edwina Pickles HNA Commercial REIT is seeking to add arrangers to its planned Singapore initial public offering as Bank of America Corp ... ( read original story ...)

The Singapore Market this Week: STI Hit a Two-Year High

The Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), the local stock market bellwether, hit a two-year high of ... And better yet -- you'll also get instant access to a free Singapore investing research report. “Take Stock” covers all manner of financial topics ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore disputes US human trafficking report

Singapore has taken issue with an annual report by the US State Department for depicting an inaccurate and less positive picture of the human trafficking situation here. An inter-agency task force co-chaired by the Home Affairs and Manpower ministries said ... ( read original story ...)