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In 2015, DBS CEO Piyush Gupta said the banking industry’s greatest threat was competition from outside the traditional financial sector. This competition takes place primarily in the domain of online commerce and transactions. Two years later ... ( read original story ...)

If you did a double take on "Sky High Fun", you're not alone, so did we. Following the merger announcement of Singapore-based carriers TigerAir and Scoot, a multi-platform campaign has been created by Publicis Singapore launching Scoot into 35 new ... ( read original story ...)

The story of Amazon’s coming to Southeast Asia may as well have been written by Samuel Beckett – we all talk about it a lot but it never shows up. Until now, that is. After a long time of “will they, won’t they,” the US ecommerce giant could ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: News organisations are important in the fight against fake news, even as new legislation is being developed to deal with the problem, said Mr Chee Hong Tat on Wednesday (Jul 26). In his keynote address at the Global News Forum, the Senior ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - When a new terminal opens in 2017 at Singapore's Changi Airport, the world's best for five years straight according to a survey, passengers will be able to, in theory, go through check-in to boarding without speaking to another person. ( read original story ...)

Singapore Airlines is known for being one of the best airlines in the world. In suites class & first class the airline offers great pajamas and amenity kits. However, many are surprised to learn that the airline doesn’t have amenity kits in business class. ( read original story ...)

Parmjit Kaur, 50, allegedly submitted false claims for training grants from the then-Singapore Workforce Development Agency between 2011 and 2013. The grants were purportedly meant to go towards in-house courses that Harry conducted for its employees. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — The Republic will gain a stronger foothold in the new area of dispute resolution between foreign investors and states — or investment dispute resolution — with the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) to set up a staffed office here in ... ( read original story ...)

Set up in 2009 by Singaporean Teo Jia En, 35, and her Italian husband Federico Folcia, 38, Roomorama announced last week on its website that it has stopped accepting bookings, while it mulls over its future. “Increasing competition and regulatory ... ( read original story ...)

A relative's death prompted him to start volunteering in 2014 with the Singapore Red Cross (SRC). Three years later, Mr Deniis Mark, 53, is one of 28 individuals and eight organisations presented with awards at the fifth Singapore Red Cross Awards yesterday. ( read original story ...)

Chelsea’s match against Bayern Munich was only a pre-season game, yes, but it was still Chelsea versus Bayern Munich, two of Europe’s biggest teams facing off. This was only the third match between the two sides in the last ten years. There was of ... ( read original story ...)

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) have invested in a new Medium-altitude Earth Orbit Search and Rescue (MEOSAR) ground system to enhance search and rescue capabilities in Singapore’s maritime ... ( read original story ...)

With more millennials placing more priority on personal experiences rather than things, it comes as no surprise that going on overseas exchange is a norm nowadays. Not will you only have tons of fun, it will be a once in a life-time experience. You will ... ( read original story ...)

McDonald’s Singapore released its newest burger in mid-July, and it’s simultaneously the most popular and most controversial item on the menu. The chain’s new “Nasi Lemak” Burger, which is a take on one of the country’s popular dishes ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore officials on Monday congratulated the cartoonist who swept the international comic industry's "Oscars", having withdrawn his grant two years ago for portraying the country's history in a very different way to the version ... ( read original story ...)

(CNN) — Every night at 7 p.m., Singapore's Boon Tat Street channels the spirit of the 1950s -- before the city state's skyscrapers stole the show -- and magically transforms into a street food lover's paradise. As the sun goes down, streetlights cast a glow. ( read original story ...)