we are doubtful whether the strong double-digit growth exhibited since November 2016 can be sustained as we move into 2018," said Francis Tan, an economist at United Overseas Bank in Singapore. This is especially as the current electronics cycle may be ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s November export growth slows, weighed by non-electronics goods
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s on-year non-oil domestic exports (NODX) growth slowed significantly in November from October’s double-digit pace, dragged by a high base effect from a year ago and cooling growth of non-electronic products, official ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Nov export growth slows, weighed by non-electronics goods
SINGAPORE, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Singapore's on-year non-oil domestic exports (NODX) growth slowed significantly in November from October's double-digit pace, dragged by a high base effect from a year ago and cooling growth of non-electronic products ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Chip Firm Global A&T Files for Bankruptcy in NY
A previous bond exchange comes back to haunt the chipmaker Firm lists debt of more than $1 billion, court papers show Global A&T Electronics, a Singapore-based chip assembler that took on hefty debt a decade ago through a buyout by TPG Capital and Affinity ... ( read original story ...)
Southeast Asia could be a leader in mobile internet usage next year
that leaves plenty of room for growth in mobile internet usage. The report focused on six key markets in Southeast Asia — Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, and the Philippines — and leveraged proprietary Google data and Temasek research. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Chip Assembler Global A&T Files for Bankruptcy in NY
Global A&T Electronics, a Singapore-based chip assembler that took on hefty debt a decade ago through a buyout by TPG Capital and Affinity Equity Partners, filed for bankruptcy as a 2013 debt exchange came back to haunt it. The chip-assembler listed debt ... ( read original story ...)
Singaporeans make it to semi-finals of world championship of Vainglory, a US game with strong Singapore links
SINGAPORE - When US mobile game Vainglory was launched three years ago, its maker chose to release it first in Singapore. One of the game's key artists is Singaporean. And now, a Singapore team has made it to the semi-finals of the game's second world ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Army enhances rocket artillery capabilities
Singapore Army artillery forces operating the Lockheed Martin M142 227 mm High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) have been given a boost with the fielding of a new and more capable mobile battery command post (CP) as well as the introduction of the ... ( read original story ...)
XinFin Finances Solar Plant Using Blockchain Technology
Singapore, Singapore, December 10, 2017 — A Singapore-based Block-chain Technology Company, XinFin, which focused on international trade and finance across the globe, recently demonstrated the financing of a solar plant using their hybrid blockchain ... ( read original story ...)
3 Singapore players in Deloitte’s 2017 ranking of fastest-growing tech firms in Asia-Pacific
SINGAPORE - Three homegrown companies have made it to Deloitte's 2017 Asia Pacific Technology Fast 500 - an annual ranking that tracks the fastest-growing Asia-Pacific companies based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth over a three-year period. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Fintech Market: Overview
Monetary Authority of Singapore; the regulatory body has backed the fintech ... Minterest (https://www.minterest.sg)-Minterest is a peer-to-business financial technology platform founded by a team of former bankers with more than 120 years of collective ... ( read original story ...)
Monetary Authority of Singapore has a blockchain project, but they’re not promoting cryptocurrencies
Organized by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in collaboration with a huge number of partners and sponsors, the week-long event brought together start-ups, investors, financial institutions, technology companies, academics, and anyone ... ( read original story ...)
120% rise in cases of fraudulent purchases charged to mobile phone bills: Police
SINGAPORE - There have been 130 cases of victims being cheated of money via fraudulent purchases charged to their mobile phone bills from the start of this year to November, said the police. This is an increase of 120 per cent compared with the same ... ( read original story ...)
Samsung Electronics : Singapore Institutes Collaborate with Samsung Medical Center to Improve Treatment of Liver Cancer
SINGAPORE, Dec 14, 2017 - (ACN Newswire) - Scientists and doctors from Singapore institutes are collaborating with Samsung Medical Center (SMC), a leading academic medical centre in Seoul, Republic of Korea, to develop the world's first clinically reliable ... ( read original story ...)
Surge in cases of fraudulent purchases charged to phone bills: Singapore police
Reported cases of fraudulent purchases being charged to mobile phone bills have more than doubled ... Helpline at 1800-722-6688 or visit www.scamalert.sg when in doubt. More Singapore stories: ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Laws Chill Free Speech, Assembly
seized his mobile phone and computers, and demanded the passwords to his social media accounts. Bloggers, cartoonists, lawyers, and the foreign media are among the many who have faced contempt proceedings for criticizing the Singapore judicial system. ( read original story ...)