Nine armored personnel carriers belonging to Singapore that were seized in the Chinese territory of Hong Kong will be returned, officials said Tuesday. The Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong received a letter from ... ( read original story ...)
DBS : launches first-of-its-kind online Letter of Credit service
DBS has launched a new service that allows SMEs to apply for a Letter of Credit (LC) online within five minutes and have it issued within two business days. A first in Singapore, the service makes it simpler and faster for SMEs to apply for trade finance ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Cambodia Say Sand Exports Have Stopped
The controversial exporting of Cambodian sand to Singapore has finally—if temporarily—been stopped, according to officials from the two countries, amid long-running criticism over discrepancies in shipment records and environmental damage. A Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore's AFC Asian Cup qualifying draw
The Lions' AFC Asian Cup qualifying campaign will begin on 28 March with an away against Bahrain. Singapore will take on Bahrain, Turkmenistan and Chinese Taipei in Group E in the Final Round of the 2019 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup Qualifiers. ( read original story ...)
Positive charge for electronics industry
Electronics - which makes up a third of Singapore's manufacturing output - has been hit by a protracted cyclical downturn in the country's trade-dependent economy amid lacklustre global growth. But the sector has been showing signs of bottoming out and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bank offers online chat banking
Singapore bank POSB has launched online chat functionality that understands and reacts to its customers’ spoken language. It is the latest bank to harness artificial intelligence (AI) to automate customer interactions with the POSB digibank Virtual ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore and Indonesia stand out for IT spend in Apac banking sector
Singapore’s banking and securities industry will have the highest growth in IT spend among developed economies in Asia-Pacific in 2017, while Indonesia will have the highest overall growth rate in the region, according to research. By submitting your ... ( read original story ...)
SLSBC concludes successful trade and investment promotion mission to Singapore
The Sri Lankan delegation at the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) with officials of IE Singapore, the SBF and the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka The Sri Lanka- Singapore Business Council (SLSBC) of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce successfully concluded ... ( read original story ...)
S'pore has strict criteria for sand imports, says Govt, as controversy over Cambodian imports brews
SINGAPORE — The Republic stopped importing sand from Cambodia after a ban took effect in November last year, said the Ministry of National Development (MND) as the issue of sand imports once again takes the spotlight. Responding to media queries ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s consumer prices rise for first time in 2 years
SINGAPORE: After a record two years of negative inflation, consumer prices in Singapore finally rose in December last year, with headline inflation coming in at 0.2 per cent. The rise in the consumer price index (CPI) was due to a larger increase in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, HK are finance, fintech partners, not rivals: Analysts
HONG Kong and Singapore are often pitted against each other as rival international finance and fintech hubs, but analysts say the two cities should be seen as partners - a view fintech companies seem to support too. After a successful launch in Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore CPI rises for first time in 2 years
SINGAPORE - Singapore's annual headline consumer price index in December rose for the first time in more than two years, but weak consumption and a subdued labour market suggest that inflation will remain modest for some time. The all-items consumer price ... ( read original story ...)
Crazy Rich Asians director aiming to film, cast as much as possible in Singapore
SINGAPORE: The director of the film adaptation of Crazy Rich Asians, Kevin Kwan’s best-seller about Singapore’s secret moneyed elite, is keen to shoot as much of the movie here as possible, while hinting that local actors could be in line for some key ... ( read original story ...)
Positive charge for Singapore's electronics industry
Singapore's semiconductor industry has been stuck in a rut over the past few years but prospects are finally looking up. Companies say they expect demand to improve this year, driven mainly by trends such as the release of new consumer electronic devices ... ( read original story ...)
Paya Lebar Quarter to have Singapore’s first wellness-focused office towers
“We are the first in Singapore to promote wellness in buildings,” says ... “In the past, banks attracted the brightest graduates,” says a property consultant. “Today, they all want to work for a tech company.” Staff costs, including salaries ... ( read original story ...)
Empty bungalows: Grand old dames worth millions left in the cold
In Singapore, such "abandoned" properties are not tracked ... Take, for instance, 67 Cairnhill Road, tucked among soaring condominiums. The aged property is shrouded by tall trees, overgrown ferns and plant roots that creep across a boundary wall. ( read original story ...)