Asia-Pacific has emerged as the company’s fastest growth market, representing 50 per cent of its business revenue and 65 per cent of trading volume. “When the company choose to enter into Asia about a decade ago, we chose Singapore as our headquarters ... ( read original story ...)
Should siblings be In business together?
Just look at the very public feud, pitting Singapore's prime minister Lee Hsien Loong against his sister and younger brother. Epic family stories weave together threads of love, ambition, passion, and betrayal. Therefore, the business of siblings working ... ( read original story ...)
Lounge Review: Singapore Airlines SilverKris business class lounge, Bangkok Airport
Your choice of rewards program + complimentary insurance covers. Reduced annual card fee 1st year. With Qantas Rewards get 2 complimentary Qantas Lounge invitations per year. Priority Pass airport lounge access if you choose Altitude Rewards. New cards only. ( read original story ...)
Singapore upbeat on more tourist arrivals from India
With a growth of over 8 per cent during 2016, and during January-April quarter of 2017, more than 3,50,000 Indian tourists visiting Singapore for either business holidays, the number continues to grow, GB Srithar, Regional Director, South Asia, Middle East ... ( read original story ...)
32-year-old Singaporean jailed for importing chewing tobacco products in first such case
SINGAPORE - A man has been jailed for importing chewing tobacco products in the first such prosecution of its kind, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said on Thursday (July 20). Kavinthiran, a 32-year-old Singaporean, was given a four-week jail sentence ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s first e-commerce marketplace for energy powers up
Singapore began liberalising its energy market in 2001 ... Sustainable energy is not just a tree-hugging, feel-good thing. It’s a very practical business process. Lim said businesses can save about 20 per cent of their electricity bills by switching ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore licenses first Chinese fintech firm, heating up competition with Hong Kong
“The establishment of Lu International in Singapore, an important financial hub of China’s belt and road initiative, means that Ping An’s successful and unique business model in China will be operating within Singapore’s well-developed financial ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore exports rebound in June after 2 months of flat growth
SINGAPORE: Non-oil exports in Singapore rose 8.2 per cent last month from a year ago after flat growth in the previous two months, trade agency International Enterprise (IE) Singapore said on Monday (Jul 17). However, on a month-on-month seasonally ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore June exports rise 8.2 percent year-on-year for first time in two months
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's annual non-oil domestic exports (NODX) grew for the first time in two months in June, thanks to an extended uptick in electronics sales on the back of improving global demand. Exports rose a higher-than-expected at 8.2 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Press : SPH partners with Business Insider in Singapore and Malaysia
SINGAPORE, 17 July 2017 - Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) and Business Insider (BI), the US-based global business news source, have entered into a licensing partnership to operate Singapore (www.businessinsider.sg) and Malaysia (www.businessinsider.my ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore penthouse tests luxury market
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 (US$72.6 million). Due to be formally unveiled later this year, Wallich Residence's penthouse is in the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore June marine fuel sales fall to their lowest this year
SINGAPORE: Sales of marine fuels in June in Singapore, Asia’s biggest ship fuelling port, fell 6.1 percent from a year ago to 3.836 million tonnes, the lowest since September, data from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) showed on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore June exports expected to rise on firm electronics shipments
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports in June were expected to rise from a year earlier, helped by continued strength in electronics shipments and recovering from two consecutive months of contraction, a Reuters poll found on Friday. Non-oil ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s economy has been growing much more slowly than people thought
Singapore’s economy continued to splutter in the June quarter, growing at a far slower pace than expected. According to advanced estimates offered by the Singaporean government, the economy grew 0.4% in seasonally adjusted annualised terms, missing ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore penthouse on sale for over RM300mil
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$100mil (RM311.8mil). Due to be formally unveiled later this year, Wallich Residence's penthouse is in the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Temasek assets rise 13.6pc to a record US$197b
Singapore state investment firm Temasek Holdings on Tuesday ... “The banks are also adjusting the way they have been doing business and earning their income with the transition of the Chinese economy from one of an investment-led to a consumption-and ... ( read original story ...)