BANGKOK — Singapore will get a new president on Wednesday, but she will not be elected. Halimah Yacob, 63, the former speaker of Parliament, will become the country’s first female president and the first in five decades to come from the Malay ethnicity ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore GP talking points
Formula 1 heads to its hottest race and the heat is firmly on Ferrari to deliver in Singapore, after being humbled in their home race by Mercedes last time out. The Scuderia were no match for the Silver Arrows at Monza, finishing over 36 seconds behind ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Keyboard lets customers make P2P payments without leaving messaging apps
Singapore's OCBC Bank has launched an Android keyboard that enables customers to make peer-to-peer payments from within any app or mobile browser. Once they have downloaded and set up the keyboard app, customers can tap on the OCBC Pay Anyone icon from ... ( read original story ...)
POSB rolls out wearable smartwatch tech to 6000 primary school children
The POSB Smart Buddy programme is fully subsidised by POSB. (See Appendix for further details) Said Jeremy Soo, Managing Director and Head of Consumer Banking Group (Singapore), DBS Bank: “We believe that POSB Smart Buddy represents a paradigm shift for ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s presidency puts Malay representation on agenda
SINGAPORE: There are no Muslim Malays in the top echelons of Singapore's army, and few among the senior ranks of its judiciary, but a member of its poorest ethnic minority will become president of the Southeast Asian city state this month. Aiming to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s First Female President Will Be A Hijab-Wearing Muslim Woman
“I can only say that I promise to do the best that I can to serve the people of Singapore and that doesn’t change whether there is an election or no election,” Yacob said about the news on Monday, according to Channel News Asia. The 63-year-old ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore private property prices to rise 10% by end-2018
SINGAPORE: Singapore property prices are set to jump 10 per cent by the end of next year, according to United States banking giant Morgan Stanley. The bank’s in-house experts expect private home prices to start rising next month – instead of early next ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC and UOB joins DBS and BOC to offer 3 Years Fixed Rate Mortgage Packages
Last week, HSBC and UOB joins DBS and Bank of China (BOC) to offer 3 Years Fixed Rate Mortgage Packages. The home loan market in Singapore is starting to become receptive to fixed rates mortgage packages again with more choices on offer. 13 Sep 2017 When ... ( read original story ...)
No ATM needed: Standard Chartered partners start-up soCash on 400 cash withdrawal points
SINGAPORE - Standard Chartered Bank has partnered financial technology start-up soCash, which will allow its customers to withdraw cash at over 400 points through the bank's mobile app, SC Mobile. The cash points include merchants such as Buzz, U Star ... ( read original story ...)
No Gas Import from Singapore, PLN Says
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - State power company PLN said it will not import gas from Singapore but will cooperate with Singaporean companies to build gas infrastructure. PLN business director for Central Java Amir Rosidin said the company and Singapore's Pavilion ... ( read original story ...)
Interview: Deep technology key to creating value for Singapore company
Creating value is vital to any business, and according to a Singapore CEO, key to the city-state staying relevant in an increasingly competitive world. But how does a company create value? Peter Ho, head of engineering company Hope Technik, thinks the ... ( read original story ...)
AT&T Certifies an LTE for IoT Module by Sequans
and StreamliteLTE™, optimized for M2M devices and other LTE devices for the Internet of Things (IoT). Sequans is based in Paris, France with additional offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Israel, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sweden, Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
Going cashless in Singapore challenging but not impossible
Fave, formerly known as deals website Groupon, launched mobile payments platform FavePay in Singapore and Malaysia last month. The app is focused on helping its close to 500,000 users find deals, but FavePay now allows them to make payments through the app ... ( read original story ...)
How StarHub can survive from its weakening mobile segment
OCBC said that StarHub still has substantial exposure to Singapore's mobile market, with around 55% of its service revenue derived from mobile business. "We believe the recent launch of unlimited data plans by Starhub and M1 is the result of the ... ( read original story ...)
How Singapore elected a president without a vote
Singapore (CNN)Singaporeans were meant to go to the polls at the end of next week to vote for a new president, but they'll no longer have the chance, with only one candidate qualifying for the race. Former Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob has emerged ... ( read original story ...)
Business sentiment dips in Q4, but outlook stays positive
SINGAPORE — Business sentiment among local companies remains upbeat, even as the Business Optimism Index (BOI) by the Singapore Commercial Credit Bureau (SCCB) fell for the final quarter of this year. Analysts cautioned that while the economic recovery ... ( read original story ...)