SINGAPORE - In a bid to attract families to this year's HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens, organisers rolled out early bird discounts for family packages and youth as tickets went on sale on Thursday (Jan 1... ( read original story ...)
Duathlon: Triathlon Association of Singapore to launch programme to land SEA Games medal
Sunday's event will feature some of the Philippines' top athletes, such as 2016 and 2017 men's national champion Jarwyn Banatao, as well as Singapore's 2015 SEA Games men's triathlon bronze medallist ... ( read original story ...)
Phishing SMSes target POSB users again; DBS advises customers to stay alert
SINGAPORE - Phishing scams dogging local bank POSB have reared their ugly head again. Netizens reported receiving text messages from "POSB" purporting to have detected suspicious activity on their ban... ( read original story ...)
Probation for illegal cigarette buyer who drove into Customs officer
A man who was trying to buy contraband cigarettes lost his nerve when he was stopped by Singapore Customs officers in a raid and drove into an officer while attempting to flee. Muhammad Irfan Rukaimi, ... ( read original story ...)
Trudeau, Singapore PM discuss the detention of Canadians amid spat with China
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Thursday about China’s detainment of Canadians. A press release from the Prime Minister’s Office explained ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Free Expression Targeted
Wham had shared an article about the constitutional challenge against the Anti-Fake News Act in Malaysia and commented that, “Malaysia’s judges are more independent than Singapore’s for cases with pol... ( read original story ...)
Singapore morning news for January 17
GOOGLE is planning to expand in Singapore, going by market talk that it plans to boost its real estate footprint on the island. British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plans may be in tatters, but ... ( read original story ...)
Unexpected fall in Singapore’s exports casts shadow on growth
According to Enterprise Singapore, shipments of electronics declined by 11.2% in December from a year ago following November's expansion of 4.3%, while shipments of specialized machinery ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore companies not investing enough in employee training: SBF survey
SINGAPORE: Despite the perennial problem of manpower shortage, businesses here are still not giving enough attention and resources to training their employees, the results of an annual survey showed o... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s December exports fall 8.5 percent in its worst decline in 2 years
Non-oil domestic exports in December fell 8.5 percent from a year earlier, data from the trade agency Enterprise Singapore showed, slowing further from a revised 2.8 percent decline the month before. ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s December exports post worst fall in two years
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s exports recorded their worst decline in more than two years in December as shipments of electronics and pharmaceuticals plunged, official data showed on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Singapore non-oil exports fall 8.5% in December
Singapore’s export growth contracted in December from a year earlier, widening from November’s decline, as shipments of both electronics and non-electronics products shrank. Non-oil domestic exports ( ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore December exports unexpectedly fall 8.5 pct y/y
SINGAPORE, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) in December unexpectedly fell from a year earlier as exports of electronics and pharmaceuticals plunged, official data showed ... ( read original story ...)
SINGAPORE | Asian shares higher despite growth worries, Brexit limbo
SINGAPORE —Jan 16, 2019—Shares were mostly higher Wednesday ... have promised to cut taxes and keep monetary policy flexible to help the country weather a slowdown. The news lifted Chinese shares and ... ( read original story ...)
Review: Singapore Airlines A380 Business Class from Singapore to London
Today (January 16, 2019): Review of Singapore Airlines’ A380 (old) Business Class from Singapore to London. On July 28th 2018, I flew in a Singapore Airlines (SQ) A380 featuring the carrier’s old Busi... ( read original story ...)
Will 2019 be a blockbuster year for tech IPOs?
If US President Donald Trump’s government shutdown is prolonged, tech IPOs could be delayed by months and some even pushed to next year. (Jan 16): After sending rival Uber Technologies Inc packing fro... ( read original story ...)