Singapore turns up the fintech heat

Businesses explain why Singapore seems to take the lead over HK. According to Bloomberg, tax benefits, government help and easy access to regional markets led Joe Seunghyun Cho to choose Singapore as the headquarters for his six financial technology ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore named the most ideal IT hub in Asia

Nearly 9 in 10 businesses in the city said so. Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai are identified as the top three cities as ideal IT hubs in Asia, according to a survey conducted by IDG Connect. According to IDG Connect, current location has a huge bearing ... ( read original story ...)

Online Betting in Singapore: What Is Legal and What Isn’t?

In 2014, the long arm of the law decided to outlaw online gambling. But this year, they’ve decided to legalise it—but only for local operators Singapore Pools and Singapore Turf Club, in an attempt to get a slice of that sweet, sweet money from online ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore stresses under a wealth of worries

HONG KONG - Morale in Singapore is at rock bottom. The tiny Southeast Asian nation has worked hard in the 51 years since its birth to establish an outsize voice on the global stage. Now the city's economy is in the doldrums and its influence is in question ... ( read original story ...)

DBS share price soars as interest rate picks up

But, there are many companies that have delivered a better performance in the same period. One such company is DBS Group Holdings Ltd (SGX:D05), Singapore’s largest bank by assets. At the closing price of S$17.97 yesterday, DBS’s share price is up by 8 ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore students outshine in global education ranking

1 in 4 achieves the pinnacle in Science. Singapore outperforms the rest of the world in the OECD’s latest PISA survey, which evaluates the quality, equity and efficiency of school systems. The top OECD countries were Japan, Estonia, Finland and Canada. ( read original story ...)

Singapore tourist arrivals could grow 2-3% next year

It could only hit 16.5m-16.9m on lack of major events. Tourist arrival into Singapore had a good run of 11% yoy growth up to Aug 16, and likely to hit16.2m-16.5m tourists, said CIMB. Going into 2017, the research house expects a moderate growth of 2-3% or ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s ATF Launches With Multimedia Writing Initiatives

SINGAPORE – Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is launching a WritersLab program in association with the Lasalle College of the Arts’ Puttnam School of Film & Animation. The move is in keeping with the ‘Content on every screen ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore top of the class in the OECD's global education survey

Singapore has come top of the class in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) latest global education survey, with the Asian city-state's students the highest performing in tests on basic academic skills. Japan came in second ... ( read original story ...)

Malaysia exports declined 8.6% in October

Exports to ASEAN4 fell 5.1% (share: 25%) amid declines in exports to Singapore (-7.5%; share 13.9%) and Thailand (-8.9%; share 5.4%). This was offset by higher exports to Philippines (8.5%; share 1.8%) and Indonesia (5.4%; share 3.3%). Exports to CLMV grew ... ( read original story ...)

DBS and POSB customers can now get cash from SPH Buzz newsstands

SINGAPORE - DBS and POSB customers now have 60 new places where they can get cash, with the addition of SPH Buzz newsstand outlets to the POSB Cash-Point network. The POSB Cash-Point service lets customers withdraw up cash in $10 multiples, with any item ... ( read original story ...)