BANGKOK: A Thai court on Tuesday (Jun 6) sentenced a Canadian man to 14 months in jail for crimes linked to a rare bank robbery in Singapore where he allegedly used nothing more than a threatening note to steal US$22,000. According to authorities in ... ( read original story ...)
Losses May Accelerate For Singapore Bourse
The Singapore stock market on Monday snapped the three-day winning streak in which it had advanced more than 35 points or 1.1 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,240-point and it may take further damage on Tuesday. The global ... ( read original story ...)
Singtel, DBS beef up initiative to help SMBs digitise
Singtel and DBS are offering further help to get small and midsize businesses (SMBs) to digitise their operations and explore e-commerce options to grow their presence. The Singapore telco and bank were targeting to list 5,000 SMBs on the 99%SME website ... ( read original story ...)
Singtel, DBS beef up SME support programme
DBS will also roll out new services with preferential pricing ... Thye Shan Medical Hall, a supplier of traditional Chinese medicine and treatment services in Singapore, is currently working with a group of NYP students to promote its products on digital ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Shares May Add To Winning Streak
The Singapore stock market has climbed higher in three straight trading days, adding more than 35 points or 1.1 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,240-point plateau and it's called higher again on Monday. The global ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC’s Pay Anyone app now supports QR code cashless payments
The service is currently available to nearly 2,500 NETS terminals at selected merchants across Singapore. The OCBC Pay Anyone app enables customers to scan QR codes to make cashless e-payments directly from their OCBC Bank accounts to merchants. ( read original story ...)
ST launches digital newsletter for overseas Singaporeans
The Straits Times is creating two monthly e-zines – one for adults and the other for students – detailing major current affairs and stories about Singapore and Singaporeans. These digital newsletters will be transmitted by the Overseas Singaporean ... ( read original story ...)
SMEs can market online for free as part of 99%SME campaign: Singtel, DBS
SINGAPORE - Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) here can now market themselves online at no cost by listing on the 99%SME website, Singtel and DBS said in a joint statement on Monday (June 5). This year's campaign also aims to help SMEs venture into ... ( read original story ...)
The exceptional interns working for Stan Chart, HSBC and others in Singapore this summer
These outstanding students are now joining banks in Singapore. Do your skills measure up to theirs? http://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/285127/friend-or-foe-tips-for-interacting-with-fellow-investment-banking-interns/ Internships at global banks in ... ( read original story ...)
DBS’ Innovation Chief Neal Cross: “Singaporeans need a bigger risk appetite”
That’s what DBS Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) Neal Cross did at the 47th St Gallen Symposium (SGS) that was held in early May. Besides Education Minister Ong Ye Kung, Cross was another speaker from Singapore who stood out. Neal Cross at the opening of ... ( read original story ...)
The Weekly Nibble: Is the Local Stock Market Cheap Currently?
3. Are Singapore Stocks Expensive Or Cheap Currently? We should always be mindful of the value of stocks when investing. On that note, my fellow Fool Chong Ser Jing recently investigated the local stock market to see if it is cheap or expensive now. ( read original story ...)
Why the world’s expats just dumped Australia out of their top 10 global destinations
Singapore is top of the heap for living the expat live. It’s so good that the country is draining away Australians to work there. HSBC’s latest annual global Expat Explorer report shows 57% of expats originally chose to move to Australia for a better ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Marina Regatta 2017: Singapore’s Biggest BayFest
Singapore’s largest giant inflatable water obstacle course ... and the people to the Bay, DBS/POSB initiatives such as the DBS Marina Regatta, DBS Marina Bay Sailing Programme, POSB PAssion Run for Kids, and its other complimentary cycling and yoga ... ( read original story ...)
Here Are Some Of The Singapore Market’s Cheapest Stocks Right Now
I have a habit of studying Singapore’s stock market at the start of every month to determine how cheap or expensive stocks are. One way I do so is to determine the number of net-net stocks that are available in the market. A net-net stock is a stock with ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s Mandiri eyes S’pore private banking business
Indonesia's largest lender Bank Mandiri wants a piece of the lucrative private banking business in Singapore, particularly the accounts of wealthy Indonesian clients. Recent reforms in Indonesia, including a successful tax amnesty, have made ultra-rich ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to pave the way for tech startup IPOs
Singapore is paving the way for promising technology companies in the country to go public through an agreement inked between the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Singapore Exchange (SGX), the largest bourse in Southeast Asia. By submitting ... ( read original story ...)