SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has seized 12.9 tonnes of pangolin scales found in a shipping container destined for Vietnam, the biggest seizure of its kind globally in five years, authorities said ... ( read original story ...)
The new skill you need to keep your job safe in Asian banking
Banks in Asia are now expanding the API (or ‘open banking’) teams that build partnerships with fintechs and other industries. Here in Singapore, I’ve seen open-banking advertisements for ... ( read original story ...)
Frasers Property says in talks over potential Frasers Tower stake sale
SINGAPORE (Apr 4): Frasers Property says it has been in talks with certain parties who have expressed interest in acquiring a stake in Frasers Tower located at 182 Cecil Street. Frasers Property made ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines PPS Club and Solitaire: the unofficial guide
This article is part of our ongoing Business Travel 101 series for newcomers to the world of business travel. Singapore Airlines' PPS Club sits above the Star alliance member's better-known KrisFlyer ... ( read original story ...)
Top Profitable Small Business Ideas in Singapore 2019
Singapore is a highly developed economy for business. Any business person with this knowledge would think twice while deciding the best business to operate. It is wise to run a trade that enables to ... ( read original story ...)
FastGo launches new ride-hailing price model in Singapore
“It is a good signal for FastGo in the Singapore market,” FastGo CEO Max Nguyen told Singapore Business Review. In an exclusive interview, Nguyen talked about the company’s launch in Singapore, its ... ( read original story ...)
Concern over Singapore’s anti-fake news law
This week Singapore's government proposed its anti-fake news law in parliament - the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill. The government says the law is necessary to protect ... ( read original story ...)
Are MNVOs a positive disruption to Singapore’s telecoms industry?
For Singaporeans, there’s never been a better time to own a smartphone. Over the last three years, the cost of mobile data has plummeted, whilst the speed of Singapore’s mobile networks has continued ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore factory growth shows modest uptick
Singapore's factories finally picked up the pace in March after months of battering from the global slowdown in electronics demand. The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a key barometer of economic ... ( read original story ...)
SIngapore’s MAS issues new consultation paper on technology risk
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), however, is going one step further to put in place a new framework to monitor and manage their technological risk. Currently in the consultation stage, the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore wooing European firms with ‘Disneyland’ of advanced manufacturing
"Look upon it as the Disneyland equivalent for all manufacturers out there, whether you're a technology provider ... in October. Hosted by Singapore, this Asian edition of Hannover Messe provides a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore giant launches London-based wealth arm
Bank of Singapore (BOS) has opened a a London office as part of a wider push into the European wealth management market. BOS Wealth Management Europe is headquartered in Luxembourg, with the ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Singapore launches European wealth management subsidiary
Bank of Singapore, the private banking arm of Southeast Asia’s second largest financial services group OCBC Bank, has officially launched its wealth management subsidiary, BOS Wealth Management Europe ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Reject Sweeping ‘Fake News’ Bill
The proposed law would authorize Singapore to order “corrections” to online content hosted anywhere in the world if a minister determines that a statement is false in whole or in part, that it is ... ( read original story ...)
Uber may have left Southeast Asia but its APAC HQ remains in Singapore
The company — which is headed for IPO imminently — won’t be restarting its service, however, which puts it in a rather interesting position in Singapore. The writing has been on the wall for ... ( read original story ...)
Iron ore surges higher on plunging mine production, exports
Iron ore futures rally as much as 4% in Singapore to more than $90/mt ... The dislocation was on display in March's export figures from Brazil, where iron ore shipments sank to 22.18M tons ... ( read original story ...)