(CNN)Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsein Loong is on the back foot. Last week, the country was shocked when Lee's younger siblings accused him of abusing his power, acting against public interest and lying to parliament on whether the house of their ... ( read original story ...)
DBS sees opportunities from capital account opening in China, reform in India
SINGAPORE (Nikkei Markets) -- DBS Group Holdings expects two developments to boost opportunities for the bank in the next few years, according to its chief executive. The first is structural reforms and the clampdown on corruption in India, which would ... ( read original story ...)
SMEs’ business confidence hampered by uncertain outlook
SINGAPORE — Business sentiment for the second half of the year has improved slightly as small and medium enterprises (SMEs) anticipate more sales in the run-up to the year-end festive season. However, overall confidence in profits remain weighed down by ... ( read original story ...)
From Singapore to China to IPO
Calvin Cheng has taken an unusual path. This time a decade ago, he was an executive in the modelling industry in his native Singapore. A few years later, he set up his own company in China. Today he’s taking that to IPO. “I was never in the modelling ... ( read original story ...)
Change to POSB Invest-Saver
That’s how I noticed the recent update to the POSB Invest-Saver this month. For both the Singapore ETFs [i.e. Nikko AM SG STI ETF (G3B on SGX) and ABF SG Bond Index Fund (A35 on SGX)], the monthly debiting from the savings account is now on the 15th ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore LNG performs first small-scale reload on Cardissa
SINGAPORE: Singapore LNG (SLNG) has completed its first small-scale reload this week, filling the fuel tanks of the LNG bunker-supply newbuilding Cardissa. The operation took place on Jurong Island, at SLNG’s secondary jetty, which is designed for LNG ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore firms the least optimistic in Asia: Survey
SINGAPORE — Business optimism in Singapore is the lowest in the region although the overall business sentiment for Asia as a whole has risen to a three-year high, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters and INSEAD released on Wednesday (June 21). ( read original story ...)
Singapore – HRnetGroup makes strong IPO debut trading above IPO price
Singapore-based recruitment firm HRnetGroup made its IPO debut on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Friday reaching a peak trading share price of up to SGD 0.96 (USD 0.69), up 6.7% from its IPO price of SGD 0.90 (USD 0.65). Shares closed at SGD 0.925 (USD 0.67). ( read original story ...)
Singapore lags in business sentiment survey of Asia firms
SINGAPORE — Business optimism in Singapore is the lowest in the region although the overall business sentiment for Asia as a whole has risen to a three-year high, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters and INSEAD released on Wednesday (June 21). ( read original story ...)
What can boost Singapore’s internet penetration to 85.3%?
The entry of a new telco is one. Singapore's internet penetration could reach 85.3% by end-2021 with the help of the expansion of LTE networks and the launch of the new telco player. According to PwC, high-speed penetration of mobile Internet connections ... ( read original story ...)
Best Cashback Credit Cards in Singapore
DBS/POSB has updated its ever-popular cashback card with several ... Categories: This card gives you 7% cash rebate on dining both in Singapore and abroad, and 5% cashback on supermarkets, hospital bills (this is just awesome, isn’t it?), ( read original story ...)
Singapore detains auxiliary policeman, bans publications over radicalism
SINGAPORE Singapore said on Tuesday it had detained an auxiliary ... Khairul various ways to get to Syria and die there as a "martyr", the ministry said. The news comes just a week after authorities said that they had detained the first Singaporean woman ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore arrests 2 police over plan to join Syria conflict
A Singapore auxiliary police officer who planned to join the armed conflict against Syria's government has been arrested along with one of his colleagues, the Home Affairs Ministry said Tuesday. Muhammad Khairul bin Mohamed, 24, was arrested earlier this ... ( read original story ...)
Netmarble’s Lineage2 Revolution Continues to Dominate in Asia
Lineage2 Revolution launched in 11 Asian countries on June 14, including Singapore, Philippines, and Malaysia. As of June 19, the game hit No.1 in both Apple App Store and Google Play in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. In the App Store alone, it was top ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s largest MBA programmes and largest MBA providers in 2017
Top local MBA providers in Singapore are not threatened, as they step up to the challenge by expanding international networks and strengthening partnerships with the national government. Prateek Nayak, regional head, Southeast Asia, Amity Global Business ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore visit far from being ‘junket’
THE region’s peak economic lobby group says an upcoming business delegation to Singapore will be no holiday as it lobbies for trade and investment on the back of the $2.25 billion Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Townsville Enterprise will lead the ... ( read original story ...)