From September 4 to October 4, Hilton Singapore will unveil an impressive selection of ... with the additional benefit of complimentary customization of your company logo on the box. Citibank card members enjoy 15 percent off on box purchases. ( read original story ...)
Singaporean state wealth fund appoints first chief technology officer
Singapore's state wealth fund, GIC, is embracing more opportunities in technology through its election of its first CTO. Source: Shutterstock SINGAPORE’S sovereign wealth fund, GIC, is beginning to take technology investments seriously, as evidenced by ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore outclassed in SEA Games opener by Myanmar’s Aung
Jason Dasey and Dez Corkhill assess Malaysia and Singapore's respective chances in the 2017 edition of the SEA Games. Singapore made an ominously poor start to their 2017 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games campaign after a 2-0 loss to Myanmar in the Group A ... ( read original story ...)
Football: Singapore beaten 2-0 by Myanmar in SEA Games opener
KUALA LUMPUR: The Singapore U-22 football team kicked off their 2017 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games campaign with a disappointing 2-0 defeat to Myanmar on Monday afternoon (Aug 14). A double from Myanmar striker Aung Thu has put a serious dent in Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
This Singaporean built a promising mobile payments app, but was crushed by DBS
This effectively meant that we have zero head start against DBS in terms of campus-wide implementation. We lost the battle even before we could pick up our weapons. That weekend, I announced our decision to withdraw from the NUS campus. In Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Ezion suspends shares, seeks restructuring
SINGAPORE - Singapore-based oil services company Ezion Holdings ... challenges to its cashflows that "will threaten the fundamental viability of the group's business if these challenges persist." It had total debt of about $1.4 billion as of end June. ( read original story ...)
Digital transformation drives Singapore businesses in 2017
Just last August, UOB launched BizSmart in Singapore, an integration of five cloud-based digital apps that helps SMEs cut costs by up to 60%. For instance, Xero provides direct account feeds to business owners to view operating account transactions ... ( read original story ...)
Infrastructure ambitions require the financing to match
The 10 members of Asean should keep their promise to make infrastructure investments worth US$700 billion with the Asean-5 (Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia) at the forefront of the drive, say senior bankers at HSBC. It its ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore National Day: Here is a list of best technology inventions of the nation
Today is the Singapore National Day and a perfect opportunity to look at some of the best innovations and technologies that the country has contributed to the world. Singapore, as we all know it, is quite a tech-savvy country. It might be one of the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Deports Chinese Professor, Accuses Him of ‘Influencing Foreign Policy’
Singapore has stripped a Chinese-American academic of his permanent residency, accusing him of influencing Singapore's foreign policy and public opinion, a move that Chinese experts said was "rare and odd" and showcases the new Singaporean government's ... ( read original story ...)
Candid Singapore conversations on terrorism’s impact, in ‘Regardless of Religion’
SINGAPORE: The rise in terror attacks and religiously-motivated hate crimes has increased divisions in societies around the globe. Here in Singapore, have they widened fault-lines too and affected how we view each other’s religious communities? ( read original story ...)
Beyond Terminal 4, still ways for Singapore to soar as aviation hub
SINGAPORE: By 2035, the Asia-Pacific region is set to account for over three billion air passengers per year, boosted by Asia’s rising middle class. It would be a boon to Singapore, which has cemented its position as one of the world's leading aviation ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Property Shadow Leaves Singapore Developers Ahead
Hong Kong’s property stocks are cheaper than Singapore’s, although not cheap enough to account for the risk that the world’s least affordable city could have a housing crash. That’s according to analysts and money managers from Nomura Holdings Inc ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore ‘needs to stay united and economically successful’
If Singapore is not economically successful, no major powers will invite it to the discussion table, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Chan Chun Sing said yesterday, as he explained the need to always explore opportunities with countries like the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market May End Losing Streak
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has finished lower in three straight sessions, sliding more than 25 points or 0.8 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,320-point plateau, although it may find traction on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s second-largest bank wants a slice of China’s flagship infrastructure projects
Singapore’s second largest lender, Oversea Chinese Banking Corporation, aims to benefit from China’s flagship “Belt and Road Initiative” and Greater Bay Area projects, according to chief executive Samuel Tsien. OCBC hopes to profit from servicing ... ( read original story ...)