Private housing prices are not cheap but we have been in a 4 year consolidation. Those that did well have increased their income and private properties are affordable for them. Bernard Tong, CEO of EdgeProp has a guest post out in Channel News Asia. ( read original story ...)
French cabaret Crazy Horse returns to Singapore after a decade
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Crazy Horse, a French cabaret known for its topless female dancers, has returned to Singapore a decade after a franchise club failed in the conservative Southeast Asian city-state. A Parisian institution for 66 years, the cabaret ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Telecommunications : Singtel, Ericsson to Launch Singapore’s First 5G Centre of Excellence
to faciliate 5G development and deployment in Singapore. 5G, the next-generation mobile network technology, is expected to roll out globally from 2020 and will deliver massive connectivity, ultra-low latency, gigabit speeds, and enable advanced ... ( read original story ...)
Technology in farming: Difficult for all to apply
Of primary concern to land-scarce Singapore is food. As climate scientist Benjamin Grandey from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology notes: "Agriculture is sensitive to weather conditions. Climate change may impact food supplies... ( read original story ...)
City Developments Limited Leads the Singapore Stock Market Higher This Week
The local stock market, as represented by the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), inched up 0.8% to 3,319.1 points for the week. Out of the 30 STI components, 22 were in the green; seven were in the red while one – Global Logistic Properties Ltd (SGX: MC0 ... ( read original story ...)
Samsung Electronics CEO resigns over ‘unprecedented crisis’
He will remain on the board of Samsung Electronics until March 2018. Ryan Lim, founding partner of the Singapore technology consultancy QED said "Samsung is in a leadership crisis situation". Mr Lim said "the current management structure seems to be a ... ( read original story ...)
Review of Singapore Airlines Business Class to SF via Hong Kong
Before Singapore Airlines launched direct services to San Francisco on the new A350 I had flown on their Business Class from Singapore to San Francisco via Tokyo Narita. Since the launch, the direct service has been my favourite as noted in my review of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore exports seen rising for 5th straight month in Sept
RIC=SGXOILY%3DECI SINGAPORE, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Singapore's non-oil domestic exports in September likely rose for a fifth straight month from a year earlier, buoyed again by strength in electronics shipments, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. Non-oil ... ( read original story ...)
Renewed Consolidation Tipped For Singapore Shares
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market on Thursday ended the two-day slide in which it had fallen almost a dozen points or 0.3 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,300-point plateau although it figures to head south again on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Q3 GDP Surges 4.6%
Singapore's economy surged in the third quarter driven by strong manufacturing sector growth, the latest advance estimates released by the Ministry of Trade and Industry show. Based on advance estimates, the Singapore economy grew by 4.6% on a year-on-year ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore man arrested for molesting three little boys
Another incident of inhumane behavior has been reported in Indonesia. A Singaporean man was arrested for allegedly molesting three little boys in Batam. As per a report published in the 'Jakarta Times', it has been learned that the arrested man is 46 years ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Gleneagle’s hospital covers bills of security staff who suffered heart attack
A security guard at Gleneagle's hospital, Singapore, suffered a heart attack and was placed in the hospital's intensive care unit (ICU). The brother of the guard approached the GIVE. Asia page to raise funds for his treatment, but soon informed that the ... ( read original story ...)
Report: Singapore ports will rule, despite Malaysian mega port projects
KUALA LUMPUR: The port projects and the East Coast Rail Link project planned by Malaysia may not be able to stop Singapore’s ports from becoming the preferred choice of those in the shipping trade. This is largely due to the better facilities and systems ... ( read original story ...)
Emma the robot masseuse gets to work in Singapore
A robot masseuse named Emma is offering Singaporeans high-tech back rubs with a gigantic metal arm and warm silicone tips which its creators say perfectly mimic the human touch. The robot, the brainchild of local startup AiTreat, began work at a clinic in ... ( read original story ...)
China Exports Remain Resilient as Rising Imports Signal Strength
"Not only has strong foreign demand continued to prop up manufacturing activity in China, but domestic demand remains resilient too," said Julian Evans-Pritchard, a China economist at Capital Economics Ltd. in Singapore. "A pick-up was always likely given ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 2-Oil rises on tighter U.S. market, strong China imports
SINGAPORE, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Friday as both U.S. crude production and inventories declined, pointing towards a tightening market. Strong Chinese oil import data also supported crude prices, traders said. With the Organization of the ... ( read original story ...)