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 ...)
Brexit Customs Technology: “Ministers Very Interested”
Single-window customs technology, as used in Singapore since 1989, a good five years away in the UK Government ministers are “very interested” in technology that would ease any Brexit customs chaos an... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines bans lion bones in cargo
Asia Singapore Airlines was the sole carrier importing lion bones Singapore Airlines said Friday it has stopped accepting lion bones for cargo after the carrier was singled out in a report for transpo... ( read original story ...)
SE Asia Stocks-Philippines surges most in 32 months on report China plans import tariff cuts
Most markets rise as trade war concerns fade * Singapore, Indonesia climb for third session By ... following a report that China plans to reduce the average tariff rate on imports from most of its tra... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Premier League could introduce third foreigner in 2019
However, there will be an age restriction placed on the prospective third foreign players. The FAS has never been afraid to tinker with the number of imports a club can bring it as it tries to find th... ( read original story ...)