Singapore property giant City Developments Ltd (CDL) has been selected for the 2019 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI). It was selected in recognition of its commitment to transparency in gender re... ( read original story ...)
Yen’s Rising Linkage With Yield Differentials Signals Upside
“We were looking for a catalyst to be short dollar, and I think we have finally got that in the form of the dovish Fed,’’ Mayank Mishra, a macro strategist at Standard Chartered in Singapore, said in ... ( read original story ...)
Courts Asia gets buy offer from Japanese electronics retailer Nojima
SINGAPORE: Courts Asia has received an acquisition offer by a subsidiary of Japanese electronics retailer, Nojima. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) Corporate Finance, who will be handling the prospective ... ( read original story ...)
This Sector will Take Centrestage in Singapore This Year
Unicorns, million-dollar data centres, and mergers and acquisitions—these words sum up the 2018 technology scene in Singapore. In the new year, fintech (financial technology) will take centre-stage. A... ( read original story ...)
New facility at Singapore Polytechnic offers live testbed for companies’ 5G innovations
SINGAPORE - The fifth generation of wireless networking technology may not be commercially available here yet, but companies will soon be able to test the 5G innovations they are developing at a facil... ( read original story ...)
Singapore aiming to become region’s urban agriculture technology hub: Koh Poh Koon
SINGAPORE - Singapore has the "right ingredients" to make it the urban agriculture and aquaculture technology hub in the region, Dr Koh Poh Koon, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry, said ... ( read original story ...)
Banks kept at ‘overweight’ by UOB on Fed’s dovish stance, dividend yield
SINGAPORE (Jan 18): UOB Kay Hian is maintaining Singapore’s banking sector at “overweight” after the US Fed calmed the nerves of investors with its dovish disposition, which subsequently generated a r... ( read original story ...)
Singapore non-oil exports see biggest drop in 2 years with surprise 8.5% fall in December
SINGAPORE - After a 2.8 per cent dip in November last year, Singapore non-oil exports fell 8.5 per cent in December from a year ago, as both electronics and non-electronics shipments shrank. Despite a ... ( read original story ...)
Former Singapore presidential candidate plans new opposition party
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A former member of Singapore’s ruling party and presidential candidate said on Friday he had applied to set up a new party, making a return to politics ahead of an election expec... ( read original story ...)
Ageing Singapore: City-state helps firms retain workers past retirement age
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Mohsin Khan is still at his job repairing aircraft hydraulics parts although the Singaporean turns 75 in a couple of months. His technical skills are prized by his employer ... ( read original story ...)
Rugby: HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens tickets on sale
SINGAPORE - In a bid to attract families to this year's HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens, organisers rolled out early bird discounts for family packages and youth as tickets went on sale on Thursday (Jan 1... ( read original story ...)
Duathlon: Triathlon Association of Singapore to launch programme to land SEA Games medal
Sunday's event will feature some of the Philippines' top athletes, such as 2016 and 2017 men's national champion Jarwyn Banatao, as well as Singapore's 2015 SEA Games men's triathlon bronze medallist ... ( read original story ...)
Phishing SMSes target POSB users again; DBS advises customers to stay alert
SINGAPORE - Phishing scams dogging local bank POSB have reared their ugly head again. Netizens reported receiving text messages from "POSB" purporting to have detected suspicious activity on their ban... ( read original story ...)
Probation for illegal cigarette buyer who drove into Customs officer
A man who was trying to buy contraband cigarettes lost his nerve when he was stopped by Singapore Customs officers in a raid and drove into an officer while attempting to flee. Muhammad Irfan Rukaimi, ... ( read original story ...)
Trudeau, Singapore PM discuss the detention of Canadians amid spat with China
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Thursday about China’s detainment of Canadians. A press release from the Prime Minister’s Office explained ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Free Expression Targeted
Wham had shared an article about the constitutional challenge against the Anti-Fake News Act in Malaysia and commented that, “Malaysia’s judges are more independent than Singapore’s for cases with pol... ( read original story ...)