SINGAPORE/DHAKA, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Oil traders Unipec and Vitol placed the lowest offers in a tender by Bangladesh Petroleum Corp to buy up to 1.27 million tonnes of oil products for import in the first half of 2018, three industry sources said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Import of sugar gets govt nod
Singapore-based Agrocorp International PTE Ltd has got the ... with Finance Minister AMA Muhith in the chair. The company will import sugar at $465.27 per tonne as the lowest bidder among two. Industries ministry officials said the government has decided ... ( read original story ...)
Man fined $10,000 for illegally importing zebra dove, first to be hit with maximum penalty
SINGAPORE - A 74-year-old man was fined $10,000 by the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) for illegally importing a zebra dove and bringing unnecessary suffering and pain to it. This is the first time that the maximum penalty for illegally importing ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore MPs question their government’s stance on vaping
The consequence of Singapore’s strict e-cig import and sales regulations is a thriving black market. Last March, the Senior Minister of State for Health Amy Khor, said that the legal age for smoking and buying tobacco products in Singapore would be ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka-Singapore final FTA discussions tomorrow: Malik
Some of the top Sri Lankan exports to Singapore include petroleum oils (other than crude), tea, rubber tyres, previous/semi-precious stone, flour, and fish, while Sri Lanka imports mainly petroleum products, machinery, electronic equipment, chemicals ... ( read original story ...)
This Expat Imports Coffee From Japanese Roasters So We Can Appreciate Brews Beyond Kopi
Importing her beans straight from her favourite roasters in ... “For me, all the projects that I am involved in Singapore varies, but there is one thing in common; I do things that make both people around me and myself happy.” For this coffee business ... ( read original story ...)
Oil dips on lower crude imports from China
SINGAPORE: Oil prices fell on Wednesday as Chinese crude imports slipped to their lowest level in a year, although traders said the overall market remains well supported because of Opec-led supply cuts. Traders said they were closely eyeing escalating ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore steps up fintech initiatives
SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) unveiled a raft of new initiatives on Wednesday to further the city’s push into financial technology, including a project to improve banks’ ability to detect money launderers and others on blacklists ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s central bank to pour $20m into AI and data as it pushes fintech growth
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) continues bringing finance and technology closer together, making sure that Singapore’s financial industry doesn’t miss the fintech train. One in three digitally active people considering themselves regular fin ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stocks May Stop The Bleeding On Tuesday
The Singapore stock market has finished lower in two straight sessions, although it has given up less than 5 points or 0.2 percent in that span. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,420-point plateau although it may end its slide on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Steps Up Fintech Initiatives as Festival Unfolds
The Monetary Authority of Singapore unveiled a raft of new initiatives to further the city’s push into financial technology, including a project to improve banks’ ability to detect money launderers and others on blacklists, and a tie-up with the ... ( read original story ...)
Soh to run StanChart for first time
The first Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon to double up as the National Championships race will have a marquee name in the men's line-up, following Soh Rui Yong's announcement that he is set to join the fray. The SEA Games marathon champion's entry in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore International Foundation launches mobile library in Yogyakarta
JAKARTA - Singapore's Minister for Communications and Information, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, and Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, the 10th ruler of Yogyakarta, on Monday (Nov 13) launched the Words on Wheels (WoW) mobile library programme in the Indonesian city. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia and Singapore gets its first Mobile Legends Pro League
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is undoubtedly one of the most popular mobile multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) currently and it’s no surprise that a professional eSports league would eventually be made for it. Thanks to the developer, Moonton, and the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: The Davos of Fintech
Singapore, one of Asia's major banking hubs ... Among Alternative Circle's products is Shika, a mobile application for people who are looking for quick loans. Australian bank ANZ has gone on record as saying it wants to operate more like a startup and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore is the second most attractive country for IPOs
IPO activity could rise by as much as 30% in a year. Singapore ranked after Hong Kong in a global ranking of attractiveness for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and initial public offerings (IPO), legal firm Baker McKenzie revealed. According to a report ... ( read original story ...)