KUALA LUMPUR: Damansara Realty Bhd’s 70% owned indirect subsidiary Metro Parking (Singapore) Pte Ltd has secured an S$18.14mil (RM56.54mil) contract to operate and manage car parks at Sport Singapore’s Sport Centres. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore sentences ex-BSI banker to more jail time in 1MDB linked case
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singapore court jailed a former wealth manager of Swiss bank BSI for 4-1/2 years on Wednesday for money laundering and cheating in a case linked to investigations into the siphoning off of billions of dollars from Malaysian ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore three-storey penthouse with private pool on 64th floor reaches £56m price tag
Due to be formally unveiled later this year, Wallich Residence's penthouse is in the tallest building in Singapore, the island of well-heeled stability that attracts the super-rich from its less-developed Southeast Asian neighbours, as well as multi ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, China enjoy strong bilateral ties that have adapted to changes
SINGAPORE: Singapore and China have built a strong bilateral relationship that has adapted with the changing needs of both countries over the years, said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean on Thursday (Jul 13) at the FutureChina Global Forum, where he rei ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore penthouse on sale for over US$72 mln
SINGAPORE: The asking price for a new three-storey Singapore penthouse, complete with a private pool on the 64th floor, has reached a dizzying S$100 million ($72.6 million). Due to be formally unveiled later this year, Wallich Residence's penthouse is in ... ( read original story ...)
1 in 5 Singaporeans mull over switching from main bank, study reveals
A study by JD Power has revealed that probably a portion of Singapore bank customers are not satisfied with the services of their current bank. Almost 20 percent of customers, or one in five, are considering leaving their primary bank for another in the ... ( read original story ...)
Wealth in Singapore: HNW Investors 2017
Companies mentioned in this report: Standard Chartered Private Bank, HSBC, Citibank, DBS, OCBC, Bank of Singapore and Vontobel. - Expats constitute half of Singapore's HNW population, hence constituting a lucrative target market. - Accelerated demand for ... ( read original story ...)
ANALYSIS-Singapore penthouse on sale for $72 mln, a test for luxury market’s recovery
The 'bungalow in the sky' penthouse in the GuocoLand -developed Tanjong Pagar Centre, is likely to become Singapore's most expensive apartment. The asking price for a new three-storey Singapore penthouse, complete with a private pool on the 64th floor ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore penthouse on sale for over $72 million, a test for luxury market’s recovery
The 'bungalow in the sky' penthouse in the GuocoLand-developed Tanjong Pagar Centre, is likely to become Singapore's most expensive apartment. It will test the endurance of demand for luxury property in the city-state – the part of the market that has ... ( read original story ...)
Cambodia bans sand exports permanently
Cambodia has permanently banned sand exports, officially ending sales to Singapore which has used it for years as part of its land reclamation. Environmental groups said digging and dredging has had a serious impact on coastal ecosystems. A temporary ban ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Indonesia ready to exchange taxpayers’ financial data – ministries
About 11 percent of those assets were expected to be repatriated back to Indonesia. On Wednesday, Singapore's Ministry of Finance said in a statement the city-state "is ready to have an Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (AEOI ... ( read original story ...)
GomSpace A/S – Singapore to Explore the Application and Deployment of Space-based VHF Communications for Air Traffic Management
(the "Company") together with The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited (ST Electronics) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the application and deployment of space-based Very High ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Botanic Gardens and ‘orchid diplomacy’
Singapore (CNN) — Sorry, Gardens by the Bay -- you might have the world's largest vertical garden, but the 156-year-old Singapore Botanic Gardens is still the most iconic garden in the green-obsessed city-state. In 2015, the 183-acre tropical garden ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore penthouse on sale for $72 million, a test for luxury market’s recovery
The 'bungalow in the sky' penthouse in the GuocoLand (GUOC.SI)-developed Tanjong Pagar Centre, is likely to become Singapore's most expensive apartment. It will test the endurance of demand for luxury property in the city-state – the part of the market ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong vs Singapore: Which City Has Better Housing and Living for Expats?
Real estate investors have seen secondary home prices soar 400% since the last property slump in 2003. Hong Kong’s stock market has beaten Singapore’s over the past five years, too. International companies based in Hong Kong rose 53 percent since 1997 ... ( read original story ...)
UN urges Singapore to halt Malaysian’s execution
The United Nations on Wednesday urged Singapore to halt the execution of a Malaysian drug trafficker, saying it should not go ahead while an appeal was pending in his home country. Prabagaran Srivijayan was sentenced to death in 2012 for trafficking 22.24 ... ( read original story ...)