The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (Ipos) is to fast-track artificial intelligence-related patent applications to push the Republic's efforts to develop its digital economy. The agency ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Wealth Firm iFast’s Pre-Tax Profit Declines by 38%
Wealth-management group iFast Corp. posted a 37.5 percent slide in profit before tax for the year to March 31 as poor financial markets and investments for growth take their toll. Singapore-based ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore will always need to rely on foreign countries for water, says Mahathir’s close aide Kadir Jasin
Harry Seah, Chief Technology Officer of PUB, Singapore’s water agency, said that without importing millions of litres from Malaysia every year, Singapore would simply not survive. Thus ... ( read original story ...)
Apple recalls plugs in UK, Hong Kong and Singapore
Apple has asked customers to stop using certain plug adapters because of a risk of electric shock. It has issued a recall of two types of plug; the AC wall plug adapter shipped with Macs and some iOS ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GLP Plans $3 Billion IPO of U.S. Warehouses
GLP Pte, the Singapore-based developer of logistics properties, is planning an initial public offering for its U.S. operations that could raise about $3 billion, people with knowledge of the matter ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore March manufacturing output down 4.8 pct y/y, as expected
SINGAPORE, April 26 (Reuters) - Singapore’s industrial production in March fell from a year earlier as expected due to a plunge in electronics output, data showed on Friday. Manufacturing output in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Economy Will Slow in 2019, Says Central Bank
Singapore’s economy will slow in 2019, reflecting a weakening in key trading partners and a further cooling of the electronics sector, the central bank said. The city state is set to expand slightly ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore morning news for April 26
GLP Pte, the Singapore-based developer of logistics properties, is planning an initial public offering for its U.S. operations that could raise about $3 billion, people with knowledge of the matter ... ( read original story ...)
COMMENT: Singapore’s online falsehoods bill will deepen culture of self-censorship
Singapore’s proposed legislation against online falsehoods is probably the world’s boldest and most elaborate attempt to regulate disinformation since “fake news” hit the top of the global agenda ... ( read original story ...)
Private property prices dip slightly in Q1: URA
SINGAPORE: Prices of private residential properties in Singapore ... up from the 2 per cent decrease in the last quarter of 2018. Non-landed property prices declined 1.1 per cent, compared with the ... ( read original story ...)
Singaporeans are able to afford property despite finding prices high, says PropertyGuru survey
The results, which came out in the leading property technology company’s bi-annual Consumer Sentiment Survey, was conducted on 643 people in Singapore and more than 3,400 respondents across Southeast ... ( read original story ...)
Mothers’ Day 2019 Singapore: Mum Dines Free, Buffets and Other Promotions
Complimentary Mothers’ Day Cake with a HSBC credit card Hilton Singapore D9 High Tea Buffet $48 $24 15% off total bill with a Citibank credit card Hilton Singapore Champagne brunch buffet $98 $49 15% ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines upgrades business class on Perth-Singapore flights
Enjoy up to 120,000 bonus Qantas or Altitude Points when you apply for the two-card bundle, are approved and meet the minimum spend of $3k for each card - Westpac Altitude Black Mastercard and the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market May Take Further Damage On Friday
(RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last five trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had advanced ... ( read original story ...)
After Hyflux’s Fall, Singapore Debt Buyers Are Scrutinizing These Firms
The collapse of Singapore’s water treatment firm Hyflux Ltd. has increased investor scrutiny over other debt-laden companies that have sold bonds in the local currency. More defaults could occur as ... ( read original story ...)
Huawei Launches Intelligent Computing Business and Announces Talent Plan to Support Singapore’s “Smart Nation 2025” Strategy
SINGAPORE, April 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- At today's Huawei Cloud Summit 2019 Singapore, Huawei unveiled its new Huawei Intelligent Computing Business Department alongside its Atlas AI computing ... ( read original story ...)