(Reuters) - BHP on Monday said it had signed an agreement with Australia’s tax authorities to settle a long-running dispute over the global miner’s operations in Singapore. As part of the deal, the wo... ( read original story ...)
BHP to Pay $386 Million to Settle Tax Dispute Over Singapore Marketing Unit
(Reuters) - Global miner BHP said on Monday it signed an agreement with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to settle the transfer pricing dispute regarding its marketing operations in Singapore. As ... ( read original story ...)
Controversial Singapore Athletics technical director Volker Herrmann quits
Controversial Singapore Athletic Association (SAA) technical director Volker Herrmann has resigned, and will serve his last day on 2 December, an SAA media statement said on Wednesday (14 November). T... ( read original story ...)
Credit Suisse sees investment opportunities in China, Singapore and Indonesia
The U.S.-China trade escalation has taken a toll on Asian stocks for much of 2018. The MSCI Asia ex-Japan index is down more than 20 percent from its highs in 2018. Suresh Tantia, investment strategis... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Gushcloud buys back shares from its investor Yello Digital
This includes the full 62 per cent buyback that YDMG previously held within Gushcloud at an agreed price of USD$8.2 million Singapore-based Gushcloud International, a holding company that operates glo... ( read original story ...)
Affordable mobile internet is driving e-commerce and ride-hailing in Southeast Asia, report finds
Affordable mobile internet is driving rapid growth in sectors like e-commerce and ride-hailing in Southeast Asia, according to a new study from Google and Singapore's Temasek Holdings. The six Southea... ( read original story ...)
Wilmar cut to ‘hold’ by OCBC on softening soybean margins; China IPO in 4Q19 seen
SINGAPORE (Nov 18): OCBC Investment Research is downgrading Wilmar International to “hold” after warning uncertainty over soybean crushing margins may grow as the trade dispute between the US and Chin... ( read original story ...)
HDB mortgage interest rates remain unchanged in first quarter 2019
Now let’s say you got $250,000 from the bank instead. At a rate of two per cent for 25 years, the monthly repayment is just $1,060 per month. At the end of 25 years, the total interest paid is $67,891 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore morning news for November 19
A RASH of analyst downgrades rounds up the latest September-quarter corporate earnings parade, in which more companies fell short of the street’s growth forecasts and positive surprises grew rarer. TH... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to spend $10M on new urban technology
Singapore has earmarked S$14 million (US$10.19 million) to drive the development of smart urban estates that can operate and consume energy more efficiently. To be spread across three years, the inves... ( read original story ...)
Element AI Announces Strategic Partnerships with GIC, SGInnovate, and Singapore Management University
Together, they will undertake research on technology trends that can be implemented enterprise wide. The partnership between Element AI and SGInnovate will prioritise the expansion of the deep tech ta... ( read original story ...)
Element AI partnering with Singapore companies to accelerate product development
During Web Summit, Element AI revealed how it was building core AI technology that could be applied to products. “The Singapore industrial ecosystem consists of renowned institutions with deep experti... ( read original story ...)
India-Singapore Hackathon boost to technology, youth power: Modi
SINGAPORE: Presenting awards to six winners of the first-ever India-Singapore Hackathon here on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the platform would boost technology, innovation and youth po... ( read original story ...)
PM Modi Launches Banking Technology Platform In Singapore
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched Application Programming Interface Exchange (APIX), a banking technology platform designed to reach nearly two billion people worldwide who are still ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore boost US ties on infrastructure, digital economy and cybersecurity
They will explore cooperation on standards development and technology partnerships. Singapore and the United States deepened their ties as they renewed the US-Singapore Collaboration Platform Memorand... ( read original story ...)
Continental and EasyMile form new autonomous mobility R&D team in Singapore
Pioneering French self-driving vehicle developer EasyMile has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with German automotive technology supplier Continental to launch a joint R&D initiative to crea... ( read original story ...)