Believed by some to be named after the words “singha” meaning stopover, and “pura” meaning city, Singapore has evolved into so much more than a mere stopover on the way to somewhere more interesting. ... ( read original story ...)
StanChart hires HSBC’s Chow as Singapore head of global banking
Standard Chartered Bank has appointed Chow Wan Thonh as its head of global banking. According to a statement on Wednesday (13 February), she will succeed Patrick Lee, who was promoted to chief executi... ( read original story ...)
In Valentine season, low yield hits TN rose exports to Australia, Singapore
A red rose remains the everlasting symbol of love, but in Australia, Singapore and Malaysia , Valentine’s Day may not be the same this time after rose farmers in the floriculture belt of Tamil Nadu’s ... ( read original story ...)
New agency to be formed to oversee Singapore’s food safety, security
All three work together to oversee the food supply chain — from import, local production, manufacturing to retail. Environment and Water Resources Minister Masagos Zulkifli, in presenting the Bill for ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Police Say American Accused of Leaking HIV Data ‘Pathological Liar’
SINGAPORE — Singapore police said on Wednesday a U.S. citizen accused of leaking the names of more than 14,000 HIV-positive people was "a pathological liar", in a case that has raised concerns over da... ( read original story ...)
Car Loan in Singapore – Guide to Financing Your Car in Singapore (2019)
This legal document lets you drive it in Singapore for either 5 or 10 years ... Because if you want to borrow money to finance your car, the amount you can borrow is dependent on the OMV, NOT the tota... ( read original story ...)
Aboitiz, Gokongwei companies eye agriculture exports to Singapore
MANILA, Philippines — The Gokongwei and Aboitiz families are targeting to export agricultural products to Singapore. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said technical teams from Singapore’s Agri-Foo... ( read original story ...)
Singapore is Asia’s most ready nation for autonomous vehicle adoption
SINGAPORE (Feb 13): Singapore continues to remain at No.1 in Asia in terms of readiness to embrace autonomous vehicles (AVs) and second in the world after the Netherlands, unchanged from a year ago. T... ( read original story ...)
UOB annual CNY dinner raises over $1.6 million
SINGAPORE - More than $1.6 million was raised by United Overseas Bank (UOB) Group Commercial Banking at an annual fundraising dinner on Tuesday night (Feb 12) involving more than 800 business owners f... ( read original story ...)
Brexiters, Stop Fantasizing About Singapore-on-Thames
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Many pro-Brexit Brits are taken with the idea that the U.K. doesn’t need to belong to a large bloc any more than its tiny former colony Singapore does. The Southeast Asian city- ... ( read original story ...)
Brexiters should give up Singapore-on-Thames fantasy: Linda Lim
British colonizers encouraged free flows of capital, goods and labor, which integrated the island into the region’s colonial-plantation export economy. Singapore’s post-independence leader Lee Kuan Ye... ( read original story ...)
More Tourists Visit Singapore, but Spending Growth Slows
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore received a record 18.5 million visitors last year as more tourists arrived in the city-state from its top markets such as China and India, but growth in their ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore most ready in Asia, second globally, to adopt driverless cars: KPMG
Mr Ramamurthy said: "The combination of these factors suggest that Singapore could eventually outpace other countries by 2020 if it continues to focus on technology and innovation to attract autonomou... ( read original story ...)
Anova Financial Networks Subsidiary FE Telecoms Earns Regulatory Approval and Licensing in Japan and Singapore
Anova's Singapore to Tokyo Route Now Live, Offering Best-Known Latency Between Key Financial Hubs For more information about Anova's network in Asia, call 312.540.9594 or email jhilt@anovanetworks.com ... ( read original story ...)
Visitor arrivals to Singapore climb to record high
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - International visitor arrivals to Singapore increased 6.2 percent in 2018 to touch a record of 18.5 million, helped by a higher number of travelers from China, its largest market ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore morning news for February 13
Transport operator SBS Transit posted a 70 per cent surge in earnings to $80.1 million as new government bus contracts bolstered its bottomline. Singapore on Tuesday vowed to go after an American man ... ( read original story ...)