SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Keppel Corp Ltd and Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH) said on Thursday that they have offered to buy the remaining shares in Singaporean telecom operator M1 Ltd that they do not ... ( read original story ...)
JPM Asia digital head: Forget dull legacy IT, banking tech jobs are now “leading edge”
about tech jobs in investment banking. Earlier this month she visited the National University of Singapore to speak in the engineering department, part of a series of campus events that J.P ... ( read original story ...)
Hiring meltdown: bankers in Singapore and HK suddenly pull out of job offers
You’re not alone. Recruiters in Singapore and Hong Kong say they frequently encounter banking professionals who turn down jobs at the last minute. Here are some of the more colourful candidate ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Keppel, SPH look to up stake in Singapore telco M1 -sources
are looking to buy out Axiata Group Bhd’s stake in Singapore’s smallest mobile network operator M1 Ltd, sources familiar with the situation said on Wednesday. Axiata is M1’s largest shareholder with a ... ( read original story ...)
Electronics, drugs damp Singapore manufacturing
SINGAPORE (Nikkei Markets) -- Singapore's production of electronics expanded by the slowest pace in 30 months in August, dragging overall manufacturing growth lower as rising trade tensions ... ( read original story ...)
DBS, partner target US$100m for women’s livelihood bond programme
SINGAPORE - Local lender DBS Bank has returned as official banking partner and sole placement agent for the second round of a debt security listing aimed at supporting women in Asia. DBS and Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Honors Outstanding Researchers At PSTA 2018
AsianScientist (Sep. 26, 2018) – Four individuals and a team of four have been awarded this year’s President’s Science and Technology Awards (PSTA), the highest honors conferred upon research scientis... ( read original story ...)
Grab halts late-night car-pooling in Singapore after driver complaints
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Ride-hailing firm Grab said on Wednesday it would stop offering car-pooling services during late-night hours in Singapore after drivers complained about some passengers being ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered to pull plug on financing for coal plants
Singapore/Tokyo /London -Standard Chartered said it will stop financing new coal-fired power plants anywhere in the world as part of its commitment to support the Paris agreement on climate change. Th... ( read original story ...)
SPH, Keppel Said to Mull Buyout of $1.1 Billion Singapore Telco
(Bloomberg) -- Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. and an arm of Keppel Corp. are considering making a buyout offer for M1 Ltd., Singapore’s smallest wireless operator, people with knowledge of the matter s... ( read original story ...)
Deutsche Bank exec linked to Malaysia fund scandal
Financial authorities in Singapore are investigating a senior Deutsche Bank executive over her links to the corruption-riddled Malaysian state fund 1MDB. The city state’s Commercial Affairs ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines Offers New Mobile Boarding Pass Access with Google Pay
Now, Singapore Airlines travelers enjoy access to mobile boarding passes via Google Pay. It is the first Asia-Pacific airline to provide the capability, which provides added flexibility for saving mob... ( read original story ...)
FairPrice halts Aussie strawberry imports
Supermarket chain FairPrice stopped all strawberry imports from Australia on Monday, in the light of alleged incidents Down Under where consumers found needles in the fruit. Another supermarket chain ... ( read original story ...)
Singtel 4G network hits 1.5Gbps speeds
Singapore's largest telecommunications carrier has announced attaining peak speeds of 1.5Gbps across its 4G mobile network in partnership with Ericsson, which they said are the fastest LTE speeds in A... ( read original story ...)
NTUC FairPrice stops strawberry imports from Australia; AVA in touch with authorities there
SINGAPORE - Supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice has stopped all strawberry imports from Australia on Monday (Sept 24), in the light of more than 100 alleged incidents in Australia where consumers found n... ( read original story ...)
SE Asia Stocks-Rise on report of China’s plan to slash import tariffs
Philippine shares jumped on Friday after a report that China would cut import tariffs for most of its trading partners, sidelining wider trade war worries, while Singapore shares hit their highest in ... ( read original story ...)