The impact would potentially hurt and scar the profitability of existing financial institutions. Not all Singapore banks are investing in this new technology. However, it should only be a matter of ti... ( read original story ...)
Singapore banks flag risks after disappointing earnings season
“We expect ongoing global uncertainties to continue to weigh on business sentiment in the near term,” United Overseas Bank Chief Executive Officer Wee Ee Cheong told reporters Friday in Singapore afte... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Dollar’s Winning Streak Faces Toughest Test Yet
(Bloomberg) -- The Singapore dollar’s three-month winning streak is facing its stiffest test yet as global growth headwinds dim the outlook for further central bank tightening. An above-consensus infl... ( read original story ...)
Singapore startups get chance to win SGD12,000 grant at ‘The Island Exchange’
Singapore is the country for startups. Multitudes of funding options, government grants, business chambers like SICCI forever out to support and counsel SMEs. Here comes another valuable opportunity t... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: The Singapore Budget and Heng Swee Keat’s shift away from Big Government
Several initiatives were announced at Budget 2019, which aimed to give the larger business community a bigger stake in the growth of Singapore companies. One example was the injection to the Co-Invest... ( read original story ...)
How Singapore Budget 2019 could impact you as a home and property owner
It certainly bode well for Singapore when Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced the healthy surplus on the government's balance sheet on Tuesday (Feb 19) – and along with it, the rolling out of th... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Dollar Bulls Look to CPI to Keep MAS on Hawkish Path
(Bloomberg) -- The Singapore dollar’s three-month winning streak is facing its stiffest test yet as global growth headwinds dim the outlook for further central bank tightening. An above-consensus infl... ( read original story ...)
US charges man accused of Singapore HIV data leak
"While living in the eastern district of Kentucky, (Brochez) sent links to the data from his e-mail account to several news outlets. "He also sent e-mails to several government officials in Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
United States charges man accused in leak of Singapore HIV data
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Authorities in the United States have charged a man accused of leaking information on thousands of HIV victims in Singapore with possession and unlawful transfer of stolen docume... ( read original story ...)
Singapore inflation rate seen slightly higher in January: Reuters poll
Singapore (Reuters) - Singapore's consumer price index probably rose 0.6 percent in January from a year earlier, a Reuters poll showed, increasing slightly from 0.5 percent in December. The slight inc... ( read original story ...)
Redas president urges government to review property cooling measures
The new president of the Real Estate Developers’ Association of Singapore (Redas), Chia Ngiang Hong, called for a review of property cooling measures at the industry association’s annual Spring Festiv... ( read original story ...)
Singapore property market still a picture of stabili
It’s a tired trope throughout Asia to say Singapore lacks soul. Clean, walkable streets. Efficient traffic. Effective public transport. Well-organized family fun. Innovative bars and restaurants. Shin... ( read original story ...)
Johor royal family’s Singapore ancestral property inspired ‘Crazy Rich Asian’, says report
JOHOR BARU, Feb 21 — The palatial property that inspired writer Kevin Kwan's Crazy Rich Asian books is owned by the Johor royal family, Bloomberg reported today. Known as Istana Woodneuk, it is an aba... ( read original story ...)
Singapore foils man’s attempt to smuggle contraband cigarettes in bread loaf
said in a Facebook post on Wednesday.There was also a packet of contraband cigarettes in his pocket and another concealed in the padding of his motorcycle helmet.The ICA said that the case has been re... ( read original story ...)
UOB is RHB’s top pick when it comes to local banks
... (Feb 22): United Overseas Bank is the top pick for Singapore banks, says RHB Research which believes the share price weakness after the results release offers a good entry point. UOB has also decl... ( read original story ...)
Google launches new developer space; Initiative set to boost Singapore’s digital capabilities
SINGAPORE: Technology giant Google launched a developer space on Friday (Feb 22) at its Singapore headquarters that will allow developers, entrepreneurs and community groups to network, train and grow ... ( read original story ...)