DBS/POSB has updated its ever-popular cashback card with several ... Categories: This card gives you 7% cash rebate on dining both in Singapore and abroad, and 5% cashback on supermarkets, hospital bills (this is just awesome, isn’t it?), ( read original story ...)
Singapore detains auxiliary policeman, bans publications over radicalism
SINGAPORE Singapore said on Tuesday it had detained an auxiliary ... Khairul various ways to get to Syria and die there as a "martyr", the ministry said. The news comes just a week after authorities said that they had detained the first Singaporean woman ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore arrests 2 police over plan to join Syria conflict
A Singapore auxiliary police officer who planned to join the armed conflict against Syria's government has been arrested along with one of his colleagues, the Home Affairs Ministry said Tuesday. Muhammad Khairul bin Mohamed, 24, was arrested earlier this ... ( read original story ...)
Netmarble’s Lineage2 Revolution Continues to Dominate in Asia
Lineage2 Revolution launched in 11 Asian countries on June 14, including Singapore, Philippines, and Malaysia. As of June 19, the game hit No.1 in both Apple App Store and Google Play in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. In the App Store alone, it was top ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s largest MBA programmes and largest MBA providers in 2017
Top local MBA providers in Singapore are not threatened, as they step up to the challenge by expanding international networks and strengthening partnerships with the national government. Prateek Nayak, regional head, Southeast Asia, Amity Global Business ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore visit far from being ‘junket’
THE region’s peak economic lobby group says an upcoming business delegation to Singapore will be no holiday as it lobbies for trade and investment on the back of the $2.25 billion Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Townsville Enterprise will lead the ... ( read original story ...)
Batam still one of Asia’s most lucrative investment hubs: Singapore Business Federation
Batam Indonesia Free Zone Authority (BIFZA or BP Batam) chairman Hatanto Reksodipoetro, along with representatives from the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (Kadin) Singapore committee, has just become the main speaker during a business ... ( read original story ...)
Digital economy a priority for Singapore when it takes ASEAN chair in 2018
This was highlighted as a priority on Monday (Jun 19) by Senior Minister of State of Trade and Industry Koh Poh Koon at the inaugural Digitize ASEAN Conference organised by the Singapore Business Federation. Dr Koh said that the digital economy in ASEAN ... ( read original story ...)
SMEs urged to transform their businesses to ride on digital wave
At the Singapore Business Federation’s (SBF) Digitize Asean 2017 conference yesterday, panellists said SMEs can adopt technology in a bid to prevent their businesses from being disrupted. They also suggested incubating and developing collaborative ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Bank issues Writ of Summons to Nam Cheong unit over US$10 million owed
SINGAPORE - OCBC Bank has commenced legal action against a unit of offshore marine group Nam Cheong over US$10 million owed to the bank. The firm and its subsidiary Nam Cheong International (NCIL) have on Monday (June 19) received a Writ of Summons and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore signs multilateral convention to implement tax treaty
SINGAPORE: Singapore has signed the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting. The Multilateral Instrument was signed in Paris by Sim Ann, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Culture ... ( read original story ...)
Singaporean banks ramp up cashless payment capabilities
Singapore banks are among these companies; they have been investing in fintech that eases cashless transactions to raise their game compared to other mobile payment companies. DBS Bank (DBS) and OCBC Bank have launched QR code payments as an alternative ... ( read original story ...)
China grants 22.92 mln T of oil import quotas in second batch- document
BEIJING/SINGAPORE, June 19 China has issued a second batch of oil import quotas that will allow independent refiners and some state companies to import a total of 91.73 million tonnes of crude (1.83 million barrels per day) in 2017, a document obtained by ... ( read original story ...)
SA sees LTE availability uptick
"Once again, we single out South Korea for its exceptional LTE service. The country scored highest in 4G availability and second highest in 4G speed in our tests. Hungary, the Netherlands, Norway and Singapore also performed exceptionally in both ... ( read original story ...)
UOB signs two deals to boost Chinese firms’ expansion into Southeast Asia
SINGAPORE - Local lender UOB signed two agreements to facilitate Chinese companies expanding into Southeast Asia through China's Belt and Road initiative. Mr Wee Ee Cheong, deputy chairman and chief executive of UOB, said: "China and Southeast Asia form ... ( read original story ...)
Exploring Asia’s Identity Offerings at Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2017
Singapore Press Holdings Limited (SPH), Singtel Dash, and WTS Travel websites. Mobile Connect will be central to this year’s Mobile World Congress Shanghai, featuring in a dedicated industry seminar and a series of live demonstrations inside the GSMA ... ( read original story ...)