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 ...)
David Luiz praises ‘great’ Singapore, blasts Sports Hub pitch at ICC
David Luiz talks about Chelsea's preseason preparations, training in Singapore and much more ahead of the Community Shield. SINGAPORE -- Defender David Luiz joined his Chelsea manager Antonio Conte in praising Singapore as one of the hosts of the 2017 ... ( 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 ...)
Inter’s Geoffrey Kondogbia scores one of the great own goals in Chelsea friendly in Singapore
Internazionale pulled off an impressive win over Chelsea in an International Champions Cup match between the two clubs in Singapore, but most of the talk after the match was about a spectacular piece of self-sabotage from Geoffrey Kondogbia. In the 74th ... ( read original story ...)
Asia’s best bar 2017 in Singapore shares summery gin and tonic cocktail recipe
SINGAPORE, July 30 — It’s the soundtrack of summer: ice cubes clinking, effervescent bubbles fizzing and corks a-popping. To help jazz up your backyard barbecue, summer dinner party or Sunday brunch, award-winning mixologist Philip Bischoff of ... ( read original story ...)
Pole-dancing senior citizens return to the stage at Singapore Night Festival (VIDEO)
The six dancers from cancer survivor support group The Rose Diamonds will take centre stage at pole dancing studio The Brass Barre. Four of the women are aged from 57 to 61 and are unabashed about showcasing their skills. The remaining two are aged 26 and 43. ( read original story ...)
CHIOBU ANGMOH REVEALS WEIRD SINGAPORE CULTURE THAT MAKE HER FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE
A foreign vlogger from the United Kingdom posted a video on the strange things that local Singaporeans do which made her a little uncomfortable when she first arrived in Singapore. According to the vlogger, Georgia Caney, she first arrived in Singapore and ... ( read original story ...)
Arsenal, Man City earn preseason wins while Chelsea lose to Inter in Singapore
Arsenal ran out easy winners over Benfica in an entertaining game in the Emirates Cup. The Gunners went behind to an early goal from Franco Cervi, but Walcott put them in front by volleying home a cross from new signing Sead Kolasinac in the 24th minute ... ( 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 ...)
Singapore Coffee Festival: Coffee with a dash of sustainable living
Organised by The Straits Times, the Singapore Coffee Festival ... 10am to 3.30pm and 4.30pm to 10pm ADMISSION: $22, $18 (DBS and POSB cardholders, ST subscribers) INFORMATION: Available at www.sgcoffeefestival.com or e-mail sgcoffeefest@sph.com.sg ( 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 ...)