SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Airlines Ltd said on Friday it will finalize an order for 39 Boeing Co aircraft worth $13.8 billion at list prices when Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong visits Washington D.C. next week. The airline said in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore couple stranded on Japan mountain saved by sheltering in tiny cave
The newlyweds from Singapore decided to trek up Hokkaido’s tallest mountain ... where Ms Lim called home to tell their families the good news. Both will be discharged today. Ms Lim added they will continue their honeymoon in Japan and will return ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore is known as a ‘nanny state’ — and its leader has no apologies
Tiny Singapore's leap from developing world to advanced economy within a single generation depended on a strong government hand in external relations, economic policies, citizens' retirement savings and more — leading to a perception that the country is ... ( read original story ...)
Property Agent Commissions – What Singaporeans Might Not Know
Property agents cannot handle most money related to the property transaction on your behalf. In purchase and sale transactions for all properties in Singapore, e.g. refer you to a moneylender and advertise your property without your consent.While a ... ( read original story ...)
The Virtual Singapore project aims to digitize an entire city
But that’s just what’s happening with Virtual Singapore, a new public-private partnership to take one of Asia’s most vibrant cities and recreate it as a dynamic 3D model. The idea is to collaborate on a data platform that will allow scientists ... ( read original story ...)
Magic Leap Confirms $500 Million Finance Round led by Temasek
Mixed reality hardware startup, Magic Leap has confirmed that it has raised $502 million in a funding round led by Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek. The firm previously raised more than $1.3 billion from investors including Google, Alibaba and ... ( read original story ...)
Property market heats up: prices expected to rise by 10% in 2018
Despite the property cooling measures which are in place, UOB Kay Hian expects home prices in Singapore to climb by 5 to 10% in 2018. Morgan Stanley concurs, predicting that property prices will increase by 10% by the end of 2018. According to Vikrant ... ( read original story ...)
SIA adds Android Pay, Apple Pay as new payment methods on mobile app
Mr Campbell Wilson, SIA’s senior vice-president for sales and marketing, said cashless payment was a rising trend not only in Singapore but in many parts of the world. “Having cutting-edge mobile payment platforms such as Android Pay and Apple Pay ... ( read original story ...)
Nets mobile wallet allows you to leave your cards at home
SINGAPORE — Making payment through Nets can now be done with a tap of the mobile phone or by scanning a QR code on a new mobile app, without the need for the physical ATM cards. Electronic payments company Nets launched its mobile wallet, NetsPay ... ( read original story ...)
Parliament ticks off Singapore trade deal
Australian universities, lawyers and financial firms will be among the biggest winners from an updated free trade agreement with Singapore. Enabling legislation cleared parliament on Thursday. Under the changes, Australian lawyers and financial service ... ( read original story ...)
CubeLogic Accelerates Growth with Opening of New Office in Singapore
The new Singapore office will service the needs of existing APAC ... and Lee Campbell, CEO.” Here at Fintech Finance, we work with renowned executives in the industry to provide key decision-makers globally within leading financial services organizations ... ( read original story ...)
Will Hong Kong spark a race to the bottom in IPO rules?
Some big Hong Kong listings are expected to be pushed into 2018, but the pipeline remains strong. Hoping to increase its share of IPOs, the Singapore Exchange launched discussions last year over a more relaxed approach to dual-share listings. If the plan ... ( read original story ...)
Review: Singapore Airlines Business Class 777-300ER
This Singapore Airlines 777-300ER Review is from our Singapore to Auckland overnight flight. Also see our Singapore First Class 777 Review, Singapore Suites A380 Review, and all our posts tagged Singapore Airlines. Singapore Airlines Business Class Cabin ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For October 19
SINGAPORE has been rated Asia-Pacific’s top location for data centres in a report by Cushman & Wakefield. WorldSkills Singapore 2018 will be expanded to include university students and introduce competition areas that are relevant to industries in ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered has just made another big hire in Asia
Standard Chartered has hired another senior banker into its expanding non-resident Indian (NRI) team in Singapore. Mo Choudhury has left EFG after just 10 months to join Standard Chartered as Standard Chartered has hired another senior banker into its ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Qatar strengthen bilateral ties
SINGAPORE: Singapore and Qatar have shown that size does not determine a country’s success, President Halimah Yacob said last night. At a state banquet she hosted for visiting Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani, Madam Halimah spoke of the long ... ( read original story ...)