You must be aware that President Duterte of Philippines had made allegations of corrupt accumulation of wealth by a Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and that the latter had stashed away those funds in many offshore bank accounts, including one account at DBS ... ( read original story ...)
Taking stock of Singapore’s upskilling initiatives
Want to learn the latest talent acquisition techniques? Don't miss Recruitment Asia, the region's dedicated recruitment and talent acquisition strategy conference. Happening Oct/Nov 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Philippines. In recent years, the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore REITs heat up as OCBC to tap demand for alternatives to stocks
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp signage is displayed outside of the company’s branch in the central business district of Singapore. OCBC’s asset management arm launched the first exchange-traded fund focused on listed REITs in Singapore as it seeks to tap ... ( read original story ...)
Aquatics: World champions Peng Jianfeng and Wang Han to feature at Fina Diving Grand Prix in Singapore
will be in action at the Fina Diving Grand Prix in Singapore from Nov 3-5. The event, to be held at the OCBC Aquatic Centre, was announced by the Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) on Monday (Oct 2). Divers from Great Britain, Australia, Russia and North ... ( read original story ...)
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.22%
Utilities fell -0.11% and Consumer Staples dropped -0.11%, leading the losses. The index was up 1.93% for the month. "Continued gains on Wall Street Friday could provide some cheer to the local bourse today," OCBC said. More From Singapore Business Review ( read original story ...)
CPF members shortchanged by PAP, Temasek given all the pow chiak domestic businesses (Part 2)
Examples of ‘pow chiak’ businesses include supermarket monopoly NTUC unFairprice, POSB (before lelong sale to DBS without even consulting reserves jaga President Ong Teng Cheong), PSA, CapitaLand, SingTel, Changi Airport Group, Singapore Power ... ( read original story ...)
MAN ARRESTED FOR IMPORTING 318 FAKE BAGS, WITH VALUE OF $11,680
A man has been arrested after a six hour operation by Singapore Customs and CID officers for his suspected involvement in importing counterfeit bags for trading. Singapore Customs had inspected the consignment of goods suspected to be fakes, and brand ... ( read original story ...)
20 Nature & Hiking Trails in Singapore To Discover on Your Weekends
The biggest nature park in town, Chestnut Nature Park, has three trails for you to choose from. The park itself is divided into two sections, the North and the South, with two trails that run on the Northern part of the park and another that traverses the ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Singapore’s case for space
The Singapore Space and Technology Association held its 9th annual Global Space and Technology Convention in February, where ST Electronics announced that it would build the second Singapore-made earth observation satellite. (Photo: SSTA) The budding space ... ( read original story ...)
Loanshark runner drove off with one cop hanging on to car door; jailed 10 months and fined $90,000
SINGAPORE - A 36-year-old man was helping a loan shark collect ... When the informant could not pay his debt, Larry told him to hand over his POSB ATM card, which he agreed to. But he tipped the police off about this and agreed to cooperate to help ... ( read original story ...)
What Makes Singapore’s Health Care So Cheap?
Singapore’s health care system is distinctive, and not just because of the improbability that it’s admired by many on both the American left and the right. It spends less of its economy on health care than any country that was included in our recent ... ( read original story ...)
Belying Duterte claim, DBS Bank says accounts can’t be closed online
MANILA, Philippines — A spokesman for DBS Bank in Singapore on Monday said that the closure of accounts could not be done online, effectively belying the claim of President Rodrigo Duterte that Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV shut his alleged account through ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore September factory activity growth fastest in more than six years
The PMI for the electronics sector also rose the to its highest in more than six years, hitting 53.6 in September from 53.2 in the previous month. This comes after Singapore’s factory output growth remained solid at 19.1 percent in August, on the back of ... ( read original story ...)
PCI Ltd: Electronics manufacturing made simple
Through a transformation program taking things “back to basics”, PCI has positioned itself to ride the oncoming wave of digitisation PCI Limited (PCI) is an Electronics Manufacturing Serviced (EMS) company headquartered in Singapore. The company offers ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore PMI Readings at Highest in More Than Six Years
SINGAPORE – Singapore's manufacturing activity likely accelerated ... sustained growth for the manufacturing economy since August last year." The PMI for electronics rose to 53.6 in September from 53.2 in August, the data showed. ( read original story ...)
Cromwell eyes Singapore IPO after Europe float stalls
Cromwell Property Group is understood to have resurrected plans for its initial public offering in Singapore after the deal to float the group’s real estate platform in Europe was reportedly called off. Chief executive Paul Weightman told DataRoom at the ... ( read original story ...)