Uber agreed to sell its Southeast Asia business in March, but it isn’t leaving the region. In fact, the U.S. firm is literally doubling down with plans to more than double its staff in Singapore. That ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore beats Hong Kong to retain No 1 spot globally for fixed broadband speed
In terms of the mobile internet, Singapore still has some way to go. Qatar, Norway and United Arab Emirates took the top three spots respectively for the month of July in Ookla’s tests in mobile inter... ( read original story ...)
Mobile Health Makes a Big Bet On Bengaluru’s Uninstall.io
Singapore-based health tech startup, Mobile Health, has the same goal. The company recently acquired Bengaluru-based Songline Analytics, the two-year-old startup that owns another startup called Unins... ( read original story ...)
Five ‘Crazy Rich Asian’ ways to splash your cash in Singapore
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore is the setting for new Hollywood movie ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ - an adaptation of a best-selling novel that explores the insatiable consumerism of new money and old-world o... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Home Sales Soar in July on Minute-to-Midnight Buying
Private home sales in Singapore soared to the highest in 16 months in July as buyers rushed to snap up properties hours before curbs aimed at quelling speculation came into effect. Developers sold 1,7... ( read original story ...)
COMMENT: Singapore Home Prices Won’t Pop Without Migrants
That figure, equating to 270,000 square meters, is the total salable area of apartments almost ready to hit the market on the books of City Developments Ltd., the Singapore developer controlled by the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Home Sales Soared in July as Buyers Rushed to Beat Curbs
(Bloomberg) -- Private home sales in Singapore soared to the highest in 16 months in July as buyers rushed to snap up properties hours before curbs aimed at quelling speculation came into effect. Load ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore pin hopes on Schooling as David seeks fifth gold
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will be looking to make a splash in the pool at the Asian Games in neighbouring Indonesia this month as Olympic gold medallist Joseph Schooling leads a strong swim team ... ( read original story ...)
Unsustainable growth in manufacturing could hit Singapore’s GDP
The boost from the manufacturing sector could ease in H2 as Chinese import demand cools down. The manufacturing sector’s 10.2% YoY growth was the biggest sector growth for Singapore in Q2, despite gro... ( read original story ...)
Why a Top Singapore Executive Fired Himself
(Bloomberg) -- Koh Boon Hwee overcame big crises during his four-decade career as a company executive. He led a national airline through the SARS epidemic in 2003, and steered Southeast Asia’s largest ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: What Should Singapore Businesses Look Out For When The US Re-Introduces Sanctions On Iran?
At the same time, the Regulation of Imports and Exports (Amendment) Regulations 2017 allowed Singapore businesses to resume trade with Iran. On 8 May 2018, the United States announced its decision to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore says no Malaysian request for return of 1MDB-linked jet
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore police said on Tuesday an aircraft linked to an investigation into a multi-billion scandal at Malaysian state fund 1MDB was in the city-state but Malaysia had not made ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Says Malaysia Hasn’t Sought Return of 1MDB-Linked Jet
Singapore hasn’t received any formal request from Malaysia to return financier Low Taek Jho’s private jet, part of the billions of dollars in assets that Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is seeking to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore is ranked world’s 37th most liveable city: EIU survey
Singapore is ranked as the 37th most liveable city in the world as Hong Kong overtook the Republic in the 2018 Global Liveability Survey. Last year, Singapore rose to its highest ever ranking at 35th ... ( read original story ...)
Raffles Singapore unveils culinary line-up ahead of 2019 re-opening
Raffles Singapore has unveiled its new line-up of dining experiences, which combine the hotel’s much-loved culinary traditions with contemporary dining concepts by renowned celebrity chefs. Each dinin... ( read original story ...)
Singapore morning news for August 14
Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) jumped 9.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2018, driven by non-electronic exports, according to statistics released by trade agency Enterprise Singapore o... ( read original story ...)