Local farmers get direct export orders from agents in the Gulf ... nursery farmers have exported plant material worth over $1.5 lakh to Dubai, Singapore and other countries in the current fiscal year, so far. Fruit plants like mango, ‘sapota’, guava ... ( read original story ...)
Footwear exports enjoy 13% rise during Jan-Oct
Exports to Indonesia recorded the highest growth, at 53%, followed by Singapore (45%), Hungary (34%), India (33.7%) and Poland (33%). The Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association predicted that the footwear sector’s production will enjoy a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore employees fall short in global survey on taking responsibility for upgrading their own skills
Nine in 10 global employees, or 91 per cent, say that it is their personal responsibility to keep up with the best practices through learning and development opportunities. However fewer Singapore employees felt that way (83 per cent) as compared to the ... ( read original story ...)
Picture Review Of New Singapore Airlines New First Class Suite
Singapore Airlines is introducing fantastic new First Class for their Airbus A380s. They have 5 new planes which are being delivered over the next year and these new planes will feature the new first suites and new business class that offers double beds ... ( read original story ...)
Keeping Singapore River clean ‘a relentless effort’
Forty years after Singapore embarked on a cleanup of the Singapore River, the Prime Minister says that keeping the river clean is a relentless effort and that people should help by refraining from littering. "The river cleanup is never done," said PM Lee ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore services business receipts grow 6.3% in Q3
SINGAPORE - Business receipts for the services sector in Singapore grew 6.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2017 compared to a year ago, reflecting an improved global outlook and a strengthening economy. The data released on Monday (Nov 27) by the ... ( read original story ...)
Regulator apologises for ‘Basel IV’ bank rules delay
Singapore central bank boss Ravi Menon has apologised to banks for the lengthy delays to a new package of global regulatory reforms that may finally be agreed by December 7. Mr Menon, who sits on the supervisory body of the Basel Committee on Banking ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore considering new penalties for sex crimes targeting women, kids online: Shanmugam
SINGAPORE - Singapore is considering new penalties to address sex crimes targeting women and children on the Internet, said Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam on Monday (Nov 27). In a Facebook post, Mr Shanmugam also said he hopes to relook issues ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Army’s UAVs Deployed in Afghanistan
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) from Singapore's UAV Command have been deployed in the fight against terror in Afghanistan, Second Minister for Defence Mr Ong Ye Kung said on November 24. Speaking after visiting the UAC command base at at Murai Camp ... ( read original story ...)
Letters: Singapore’s tough approach to drugs saves lives while B.C.’s kills people
According to Tiffany Crawford’s story last week, drug abuse has produced 1,100 corpses in B.C. this year to date, meaning 2017 is on pace to more than double the carnage of 2016 which, in turn, dramatically increased the death rate for 2015. Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Press : SPH Buzz partners with Mastercard to launch new hybrid store concept
- SPH Buzz today launched a new hybrid store concept in partnership with Mastercard that includes attended and unattended retail counters. As part of the partnership, SPH Buzz has integrated Mastercard's mobile commerce platform - Vending powered by ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore workers fall short in global survey on taking responsibility for upgrading own skills
SINGAPORE - Nine in 10 global employees, or 91 per cent, feel that it is a personal responsibility to keep up with the best work practices through learning and development opportunities, according to the latest report by staffing firm Randstad. However ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore River clean-up is ‘never done’: PM Lee
Forty years after Singapore embarked on a clean-up of the Singapore River, the Prime Minister said that keeping the river clean is a relentless effort and that people should help by refraining from littering. "The river clean-up is never done," said Mr Lee ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore shares decline at Monday’s open
SINGAPORE - Singapore stocks opened weaker on Monday (Nov 27) with the Straits Times Index retreating 1.67 points to 3,440.48 as at 9.02am after fits of volatility in markets last week. Gainers outnumbered losers 73 to 42, after 31.1 million shares worth S ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For November 27
The Singapore Government has launched in China the first overseas initiative under the Global Innovation Alliance (GIA), a network to promote entrepreneurship and innovation with a focus on technology. Singapore has reported its first case of laughing gas ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Prime Minister’s Visit To Washington DC And America’s Asian Policy – Analysis
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong visited the United States from 23 to 26 October 2017 and had discussions with President Donald Trump, key economic and security members of his cabinet and important figures in Congress. He was the fourth Southeast ... ( read original story ...)