OPPOSITION Senator Antonio Trillanes IV was wrong when he claimed the alleged bank accounts were not his, even if he had flown to Singapore to disprove them, President Rodrigo Duterte has said. In a speech before Davao-based journalists Friday, Duterte ... ( read original story ...)
Lessons from Singapore and Israel: Two ends of India’s friendship arc
Like Singapore, Israel too has ensured full integration of its stakeholders with a networked human resource-based and data-linked knowledge bank. There are no silos of knowledge there either. That was the big takeaway for India, which needs to get its act ... ( read original story ...)
How to find cheap beer in Singapore
clearly doesn't drink beer much. Because Singapore is one of the most expensive countries in the world to enjoy a pint of beer, thanks to our astronomical alcohol taxes. A chart put together by Deutsche Bank puts us right at the top when it comes to the ... ( read original story ...)
Duterte to reveal Trillanes bank account ‘partners’
what more in banks outside the Philippines," he said. On September 18, Trillanes flew to Singapore to counter Duterte's claims that he holds two bank accounts in DBS Bank and another in "Hongkong Shanghai Bank." The next day, DBS Bank Alexandra Road said ... ( read original story ...)
Android Pay US bank and credit union list expands with 24 new additions
Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Belgium, Japan, Russia and New Zealand. However, there are major holdouts in some territories. Barclays Bank in the UK launched its own mobile payment service earlier this summer. Android Pay was made available ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Property agent fined, suspended for duping elderly couple
A property agent in Singapore has been fined S$6000 and suspended for misconduct as he failed to follow the Council for Estate Agencies' (CEA) Code of Ethics and Professional Client Care while he was helping an elderly couple sell their Housing and ... ( read original story ...)
ERA Realty to relist in Singapore
ERA Realty’s CEO Jack Chua. ERA Realty Network, the second biggest property agency here by agent numbers, plans to relist on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to take advantage of the anticipated recovery in the housing market, reported the Business Times. ( read original story ...)
Singapore stocks recover as lenders advance; Weak Asia weighs
Singapore stocks recouped most of their losses to end higher ... rising 0.4 percent, United Overseas Bank advancing 1 percent while Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp gaining 0.4 percent. Among the laggards, food catering firm Neo Group said it entered into ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore August industrial output seen rising 14.2% y/y
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s factories likely remained on a roll ... “It will still be largely driven by electronics,” said ANZ bank economist Weiwen Ng, adding that the outlook for the electronics sector looks bright thanks to “digitisation of processes ... ( read original story ...)
Low Inflation Shows Bank Indonesia Is Coordinating on Policy
In a speech in Singapore on Thursday, the governor said Indonesia was in an “era of structurally low and stable inflation.” The adoption of a transparent inflation targeting plan and “strong coordination between Bank Indonesia and the government in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore is world’s No. 1 launchpad for global cyber attacks: Data security firm
In May, Singapore stopped most of its public servants from being able to access the internet from their work computers. The nation’s central bank has also set up an international advisory committee dedicated to enhancing the safety and resilience of ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Bank steals the spotlight at The Marketing Events Awards 2017
Southeast Asia and ANZ who came together to celebrate the sixth year’s leading events at the Shangri-La Hotel Singapore. The bank walked away with five gold (Best Event – Branding, Best Event – Games/Contests, Best Event – Home-Grown, Best Event ... ( read original story ...)
9 things to consider when buying property in Malaysia
You could buy a landed property across the causeway at roughly the same price as an apartment in Singapore. Given the comparatively high home prices in Singapore, it is understandable that many Singaporeans have, over the years, turned their heads to ... ( read original story ...)
What Singaporean homeowners should know about mortgage refinancing
Mortgage interest rates hit record lows around 2008 ... The two rate hikes (along with some other factors) have already caused the Singapore Interbank Offered Rate (SIBOR) to rise. The three-month SIBOR rate is now about 1.2 per cent; this is almost ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore property analysts predict 10% price gain
SINGAPORE: After years of declining home prices in Singapore, analysts are expecting a turnaround as early as this year even as most of the government’s property cooling measures remain in place. Singapore property prices will rise between 5% and 10% ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Property Analysts Turn Bullish, Predict 10% Price Gain
UOB Kay Hian expects home prices to rise by 5-10% next year Morgan Stanley predicts a 10% increase in prices by end 2018 After years of declining home prices in Singapore, analysts are expecting a turnaround as early as this year even as most of the ... ( read original story ...)