Robert Mugabe, who ruled Zimbabwe for 38 years until being ousted by the army in late 2017, is under observation in the hospital in Singapore and has been there since April. Mugabe, 95, has ... ( read original story ...)
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe in Singapore hospital for extended stay
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe’s former longtime ruler Robert Mugabe, 95, has been in a Singapore hospital for the past three months and his condition “is remarkably stable for his age,” the country’s ... ( read original story ...)
ForteRight Arcade Makes Learning The Piano Fun
SINGAPORE, Aug. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ForteRight, a music, media, and technology start-up is launching the Arcade on Kickstarter. The Arcade is a piano keyboard trainer device that is designed to ... ( read original story ...)
Minister: Singapore needs long-term view in economic strategies
Singapore has to adopt a targeted and long-term perspective in its economic strategies, even as it tackles short-term headwinds posed by the challenging global environment, said Trade and Industry ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC axes CEO Flint in shock shift to speed up strategy
Shares in HSBC, which fell nearly 14 per cent during Flint's tenure, were down 1.7 per cent in London at 11.11am GMT (7.11pm Singapore time), even though it reported a 16 per cent rise in profit and a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s OCBC, UOB eye regional expansion as profits grow
SINGAPORE (Nikkei Markets) -- Singapore lenders Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp and United Overseas Bank are focusing on different parts of Asia as they look to increase their regional presence in an ... ( read original story ...)
Iran Sanctions Breach Suspicion Prompts Bank to Seize Ships
The bank also cited a Bloomberg article describing similar activity ... Gas Infinity was placed under sheriff’s arrest in Singapore on July 22 and Sea Dragon on July 24, according to information from ... ( read original story ...)
Trump’s new tariffs on China might shrink the global economy, says bank CEO
President Donald Trump's new tariffs on China could "shrink" the global economy, said the chief executive of Singapore's second-largest lender by assets, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp, on Friday. On ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore River Festival returns with a bang
SINGAPORE - Homegrown rapper Fariz Jabba, 22, is known for his relatable lyrics. His 2018 debut single Ape Sia ("What the heck") is partly sung in Malay, and touches on everyday topics like maggi mee ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore abstained from voting for global pact on workplace harassment due to ‘concerns about overreach’: Josephine Teo
SINGAPORE: While Singapore agrees with the intent of a new global treaty against violence and harassment in the workplace, it abstained from voting during a United Nations agency’s annual conference ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s ordinary folk spend faster than the rich: Andy Mukherjee
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Singapore is Asia’s Monte Carlo, a playground of the wealthy. The city-state has two casinos, an annual Formula One race, and the third-highest concentration of ultra-rich ... ( read original story ...)
A Singapore Company Takes on World Education!
SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 5 August 2019 - MindChamps PreSchool Limited (MindChamps) has joined the ranks of internationally-renowned brands as the latest case study by Dr Joseph Michelli, featuring ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bank shares hit over mounting unrest in Hong Kong, escalating trade war
SINGAPORE - Shares of Singapore banks were hit on Monday amid a broader market selloff, on a cocktail of escalating trade tensions between the US and China and intensifying unrest in Hong Kong. By the ... ( read original story ...)
Which Singapore Bank Has the Cheapest Shares Right Now?
I’m using the PB ratio and dividend yield metrics here to do the comparison. The PB ratio is computed by taking a bank’s current share price and dividing it by its latest net asset value (NAV) per ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines Launches New Mobile App
Singapore Airlines has launched a new mobile app for Android and iOS smartphones. The app, based on a ground-up rebuild and all-new underlying technical architecture, is designed to significantly ... ( read original story ...)
Pensees Technology unveils its first international AI R&D facility in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Aug 5, 2019 - (ACN Newswire) - Beijing-based Pensees Technology Co Ltd (Pensees), known for its integrated AI-based solutions in computer vision and IoT technologies, formally unveiled the ... ( read original story ...)