Cromwell Property has shocked investors with its decision to pull ... with Mr Weightman saying the European real estate investment trust, to be listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange, was part of its strategy to diversify its capital sources and increase ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore inflation muted ahead of monetary policy statement
SINGAPORE (Nikkei Markets ... which would be the highest in three years. UOB expects MAS to stand pat when its issues its half-yearly monetary policy statement in October, although it said the central bank could revert to its policy of allowing a ... ( read original story ...)
Orchard Road Business Association picks agencies for PR and marketing duties
Additionally, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, AIA Singapore, UOB and Far East Organization have appointed creative agency TMRW to manage their creative and digital development projects, while Aalst Chocolates named Different its creative agency. The Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Adelaide 36ers warm up for NBL season by winning Merlion Cup in Singapore
ADELAIDE completed a clean sweep of the Merlion Cup in a flawless pre-season tournament in Singapore on the weekend ... Brooks also had high praise for US import Shannon Shorter after his first hitout with his new team. “Shorter has shown he’s for ... ( read original story ...)
Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival opens in Singapore
“The Chinatown Festivals play an integral role in preserving and passing on our Chinese traditions and customs. For this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival, we hope to evoke fond memories for Singaporeans by recreating Singapore’s traditional lanterns ... ( read original story ...)
An ISIS fighter from Singapore has challenged Prince Harry to a fight ‘if you’re man enough’
Al-Hayat/Reuters An ISIS fighter from Singapore has challenged Prince Harry to a fight in a terrorist propaganda video. The militant, who uses the name Abu Uqayl, laid down the gauntlet to Harry, telling him "come here and fight us if you're man enough." ( read original story ...)
Singapore works with Alipay to lift Chinese tourism experience
SINGAPORE -- Ant Financial Services Group, the online payment arm of China's e-commerce leader Alibaba Group Holding, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) to improve the overall Singapore experience for tourists ... ( read original story ...)
Bali’s rumbling volcano spurs travel warnings from Australia, Singapore
Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, the United States and the U.K. issued advisories on Monday and at the weekend warning that increased volcanic activity at Mount Agung in eastern Bali could disrupt flights at one of the world's most popular tourist ... ( read original story ...)
Red Hat launches Open Innovation Labs in Asia Pacific
SINGAPORE, Sept. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the launch of its first Red Hat Open Innovation Labs in the Asia-Pacific region in Singapore. Red Hat Open ... ( read original story ...)
IE Singapore to facilitate $50m partnership for Vietnam water treatment projects
The concessions will last for 50 years. IE Singapore will facilitate a partnership between Darco Water Technologies Limited (Darco) and InfraCo Asia Development Pte. Ltd. (InfraCo Asia) to work on four water treatment projects in Vietnam. According to a ... ( read original story ...)
PPP Project Finance & Infrastructure Program in Singapore
The methodology used is designed to encourage maximum participation by all delegates. The presenter will suggest ideas and theories to the delegates and then encourage them to test out the ideas by the use of discussion, small group work, exercises and ... ( read original story ...)
At Salesforce Singapore, workers get 7 days of volunteer leave every year
All of Salesforce’s employees in Singapore made use of their volunteer leave last year and clocked more than 11,000 hours of volunteer time in total. Last July, Singaporean Jeanette James (in light blue) participated in a volunteer expedition where she ... ( read original story ...)
Virtual Forge Adds Branch Offices in Dubai and Singapore
HEIDELBERG, Germany--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Virtual Forge, leading provider of security solutions for SAP systems, is expanding its international presence with a branch office in Dubai and an office in Singapore. In the United Arab Emirates ... ( read original story ...)
HDB LOANS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN BANK LOANS FOR THE PAST DECADE!
But from 2008 to the present, bank loans have been much cheaper ... costs so as to level the playing field and reduce the divide between the RICH and POOR in Singapore. The person buying an HDB flat shouldn't be hit by an interest rate higher than the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore witnesses 0.4% inflation in August
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4 percent in August, compared to the 0.6 percent of CPI-All Items inflation in July, said Ministry of Trade and Industry and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in a joint release on Monday. The ... ( read original story ...)
Citi to hire 25 new China-savvy bankers along the Belt and Road
Four international banks (Bank of East Asia, Citi, HSBC and Standard Chartered) first set up wholly owned subsidiaries ... Regional banks, especially those in Singapore, were also starting to look seriously at how to best target the scheme. ( read original story ...)