SINGAPORE -- Malaysia's economy slowed in the first quarter of 2019, as ongoing U.S.-China trade tensions took their toll on the country's exports. The 4.5% expansion in gross domestic product ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore must prepare to deal with US-China trade war fallout: Chan Chun Sing
Mr Chan said it is important that Singapore gets its fundamentals right by ensuring the business environment and workers’ skills remain competitive, amid ongoing disruptions. Singapore can be the ... ( read original story ...)
Which airline has the best Brisbane-Singapore business class?
Enjoy up to 120,000 bonus Qantas or Altitude Points when you apply for the two-card bundle, are approved and meet the minimum spend of $3k for each card - Westpac Altitude Black Mastercard and the ... ( read original story ...)
How Cheap Are Singapore Shares Right Now?
Brave investors who are looking to scoop up some bargains in the stock market could be wondering if Singapore stocks, in general, are cheaper than before. There are two methods to determine if ... ( read original story ...)
LawSoc launches a push for new technology
The Law Society of Singapore (LawSoc) launched a push to encourage local legal firms to adopt new technology yesterday. The SmartLaw Guild will allow practices that have adopted technology solutions, ... ( read original story ...)
UOB targets growth outside Singapore, uses tech to cut costs
UOB, Singapore’s third-largest bank by assets, has spent about S$1.6 billion ($1.2 billion) in the five years through 2018 on technology, most of which has gone on enhancing various platforms from ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Urges U.S. to Accept China’s Rise, Spare Other Nations
(Bloomberg) -- Singapore urged the U.S. to allow China to have a greater say in shaping global rules to avoid a prolonged clash that could force smaller countries to choose between the world’s biggest ... ( read original story ...)
Those Who Purchased Genting Singapore (SGX:G13) Shares Five Years Ago Have A 32% Loss To Show For It
Genting Singapore actually managed to increase EPS by an average of 1.5% per year. So it doesn't seem like EPS is a great guide to understanding how the market is valuing the stock. Alternatively ... ( read original story ...)
Is Genting Singapore Ltd’s Stock a Bargain Now After Falling 29% Last Year?
I will be using the SPDR STI ETF (SGX: ES3) as a proxy for the market; the SPDR STI ETF is an exchange-traded fund that tracks the fundamentals of Singapore’s stock market benchmark, the Straits Times ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Shares May Find Traction On Wednesday
(RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market has finished lower in three straight sessions, dropping more than 60 points or 1.9 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just shy of the ... ( read original story ...)
Man with very rare skillset leaves Standard Chartered for OCBC
A Standard Chartered compliance head has resurfaced in a hybrid digital/governance role at OCBC. Industry veteran Henry Mok, who left Stan Chart in Singapore in June last year, is now head of ... ( read original story ...)
Woman fined for importing thousands of pregnancy, ovulation kits to sell illegally on Qoo10
SINGAPORE: A 35-year-old woman was fined S$16,000 on Wednesday (May 15) for importing thousands of unregistered pregnancy and ovulation test kits to sell on online marketplace Qoo10. Chinese national ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines Business Class Review – A350-900 SIN To SFO
After a surprisingly cramped Singapore Airlines A330 Business Class Review between Male and Singapore I was fearful that I was in for 14 hours of the same on my next leg. Thankfully, and to my ... ( read original story ...)
CPF, HDB mortgage interest rates unchanged for third quarter of 2019
SINGAPORE: Central Provident Fund (CPF ... The concessionary interest rate for Housing and Development Board (HDB) mortgage loans - pegged at 0.1 per cent above the OA interest rate - will remain ... ( read original story ...)
China, UAE & Singapore top imports of Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: China remained the top importer of Pakistan during the first eight months of the current fiscal year, followed by United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Singapore. The total imports from China ... ( read original story ...)
Best World discloses relations with primary import agent in China
a response to queries from the Singapore Exchange (SGX) revealed. “The primary import agent is a company incorporated in China owned by Koh Kim Chuan, who is the brother-in-law of Dora Hoan through ... ( read original story ...)