Singapore Jan bank lending slows for the first time 4 months

SINGAPORE Feb 28 Singapore's total bank lending in January slowed for the first time in four months, due to a fall in general commerce, central bank data showed on Tuesday. Loans and advances by domestic banking units in the city-state amounted to S$617.1 ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore offers the world's cheapest Michelin-starred meal

(CNN)Singapore's Liao Fan Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice & Noodle -- the humble hawker stall now home to the world's cheapest Michelin-star meal -- was the only place you could try Chan Hon Meng's iconic S$2 ($1.42) chicken rice dish. Now, there are two. ( read original story ...)

Singapore manufacturing may show the way for future economy

Take a look at the underdog manufacturing sector and you may see what Singapore's economic restructuring can turn out to be, observers told The Business Times. Long deemed as being in decline, the sector's surprise output surge at end-2016 has suddenly ... ( read original story ...)

Woman sent back to Singapore despite 27-year marriage

Image caption Mrs Clennell has been married for 27 years and has two sons and a granddaughter in the UK A woman married to a British man for 27 years has been sent back to Singapore. Irene Clennell was being held in a Scottish detention centre, but told ... ( read original story ...)

NUS Business School's leaner, meaner curriculum

Freshmen at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School this year will get first-hand experience in exercising flexibility, a core value of entrepreneurship. The business school promises undergraduates taking the Bachelor of Business ... ( read original story ...)

Finance firms eyeing bigger slice of the SME pie

Singapore's three listed finance firms are poised to reap benefits from regulatory changes that will boost their customer reach and capacity to lend. Already, Hong Leong Finance, Sing Investments & Finance and Singapura Finance have enjoyed hefty run-ups ... ( read original story ...)

$2.8m scheme launched to help law firms adopt technology

SINGAPORE - Lawyers will soon get support from the Government to adopt technology in their law practices, under a new $2.8m scheme launched on Monday (Feb27). The Tech Start for Law programme will fund up to 70 per cent of the first-year's cost for ... ( read original story ...)

New S$2.8m tech grant launched for law firms

SINGAPORE – To get small and medium-sized law firms to start using technology to be more productive, a S$2.8 million kitty has been set aside, giving firms up to 70 per cent discounts when they buy new tech solutions. These can be practice management ... ( read original story ...)

Mild Support Tipped For Singapore Stock Market

(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market on Friday ended the two-day winning streak in which it had advanced almost 45 points or 1.5 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,115-point plateau, although the market may find traction on ... ( read original story ...)

UOB Singapore River Trail Higlights!

This is the Trail Highlights Video for a Corporate Team-building trail organised by LDR Pte Ltd for UOB IT Staff! Check out more of our trails at our Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/LDR.pteltd. ( read original story ...)