MNCs with hub operations in Singapore can identify and develop high-potential Singaporeans for senior C-level roles through bilateral exchanges across regional offices which allows for richer learning ...
The Big Read: Buy local but at what price? Costlier Singapore produce could hamper quest for greater food security
SINGAPORE: Though local food produce costs more than imported ones, Ms Doreen Chan still believes she is getting more bang for her buck by buying local, as they are “fresher” and “better in quality”.
Why are Singapore manufacturers moving to India?
Singapore is well-known for being an easy place to do business. Among the factors that play to the city-state’s advantage is an attractive tax system, an extensive network of tax treaties, ready ...
6 ways Singapore can grow its talent pool for global leadership roles
The Alliance for Action on Business Leadership Development (AfA-BLD) has laid out six recommendations to grow the pool of Singapore talents for global leadership roles. For more Singaporean talents to ...
Johoreans welcome Putrajaya’s proposal for economic zone with Singapore, but calls for joint involvement
However, Johor has always fallen short in comparison with Singapore. Being a highly-developed nation, Singapore prides itself as one of the world’s most business-friendly regulatory environments for ...
Malaysian Customs seize 300kg of cocaine in Port Klang in container loaded with beans
The discovery makes it the second time in about a month that the Royal Malaysian Customs Department (RMCD) has busted a major drug smuggling syndicate. On May 11, The Straits Times reported that the ...
Aberdeen oil services firm buys Singapore-based rival
Coming months after OEG bought a US business, it provides further evidence that some ... around $4 million compared with $100m for its new owner. However, OEG said the Singapore firm had invested more ...
Climate change: region must follow Singapore’s example and enact carbon tax strategy
A region-wide carbon tax is long overdue to pave the way for a speedy reduction of emissions to protect the environment and accelerate green innovation Many people in Southeast Asia are feeling the ...
Leaders with strong social skills are becoming more valued, says chief of Google Singapore Ben King
The idea of what it takes to be a good leader has changed quite dramatically in a time of significant transformational change post COVID-19. “Executive presence” is not enough, says Ben King, head of ...
Indonesian fishermen, activists fear loss of marine life, islands as sea-sand exports resume
Activists and coastal dwellers warn that restarting sea-sand exports threatens fishermen’s livelihoods and could hasten the loss of Indonesia’s many small islands.
Is Harvey Norman Ossia’s founder George Goh preparing a run for Singapore’s Elected Presidency? Political watchers think so
First, a website detailing George Goh's biography and his accomplishments was set up several months ago. Then, just as Singaporeans were ...
Singapore Post (SGX:S08) Is Finding It Tricky To Allocate Its Capital
Typically, we'll see the trend of both return on capital employed (ROCE) declining and this usually coincides with a decreasing amount of capital employed. This indicates to us that the business is ...
The Big Read: Buy local but at what price? Pricier Singapore produce could hamper quest for greater food security
Though local produce costs higher than imported ones, Ms Doreen Chan still believes she is getting more bang for her buck by buying local, as they are “fresher” and “better in quality”.
Singapore state-backed assets blacklisted after failing Kempen’s ESG test
State-backed assets from Singapore have ended up on an ESG blacklist at Van Lanschot Kempen NV, after Asia’s wealthiest country per capita failed an updated ESG test used by the wealth manager to ...
Will Singapore, Hong Kong step up crypto scrutiny as US cracks down on Binance, Coinbase?
Unlike Singapore and Hong Kong, the US does not have comprehensive regulations for crypto and blockchain firms to operate without fear of regulatory action.
Crypto exchange Binance.US set to be cut off from banking system after US lawsuit
Bitcoin and Ether, the top two coins, shed about 1 per cent as of 12.40pm in Singapore. Read more at straitstimes.com.