“I chose my baby over my cat and now my friend won’t talk to me.” Indian couple travel the world by saving $6 a day (Bloomberg) -- A rare plot of land that’s zoned for a hotel near Singapore’s central ... ( read original story ...)
Digital insurance firm Singapore Life raises $33M ahead of Southeast Asia expansion
Singapore Life was started in 2014 by Walter de Oude, who left HSBC after seven years in charge of its insurance business in Singapore. The idea is a 100 percent digital insurance firm that ... ( read original story ...)
Momentum of Malaysia’s relationship with Singapore ‘very positive’: Economic Minister Azmin Ali
SINGAPORE: The momentum of Malaysia's relationship with Singapore is very positive, said Malaysian Minister for Economic Affairs Mohamed Azmin Ali on Wednesday (Jan 16), after meeting Singapore minist... ( read original story ...)
Major Singapore art fair cancels a week before opening, leaving galleries and artists stranded
which said that as of Tuesday evening they had not heard of the news and were still proceeding as planned. Jasdeep Sandhu, owner of the Singapore- and Jogjakarta-based Gajah Gallery, said on Tuesday n... ( read original story ...)
Singapore home price growth to moderate to 2% in 2019
According to Fitch Ratings in its 2019 Global Housing and Mortgage Outlook report, Singapore home prices are expected to show moderate growth of 2% in 2019 and 3% in 2020. The report said: “Fitch expe... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Grab Can’t Afford to Fail Finance Test
After sending rival Uber Technologies Inc. packing from Singapore and other Southeast Asian markets, homegrown ride-hailing firm Grab Pte. has set itself a stiffer target. It wants to be a regional su... ( read original story ...)
Singapore home prices expected to show moderate 2% growth in 2019: Fitch
SINGAPORE (Jan 16): Singapore home prices are expected to show moderate growth of 2% in 2019 and 3% in 2020, according to Fitch Ratings in its 2019 Global Housing and Mortgage Outlook report. Last Jul... ( read original story ...)
2019 will be a good year for hospitality, but risks from trade tensions remain: OCBC
SINGAPORE (Jan 16): OCBC Investment Research is maintaining “overweight” on Singapore’s hospitality sector as it sees value in some of the hospitality REITs under its coverage at their current unit pr... ( read original story ...)
CSE kept at ‘buy’ by UOB, RHB on stronger outlook with 4Q contract wins
SINGAPORE (Jan 16): UOB Kay Hian and RHB Research are reiterating their “buy” calls on CSE Global after the group announced it secured $84.8 million worth of infrastructure projects in 4Q18. Both rese... ( read original story ...)
How DBS and OCBC Global Leadership Shows Singapore’s Success in Open Banking
DBS Bank was the first bank in Singapore to dive into open banking, launching in mid 2015 the Innovation Plan with 1,000+ experiments in API, cloud computing, microservice, architecture and machine le... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: STI Index (.STI) could deliver attractive returns to investors
Singapore’s export-driven economy is among the most vulnerable in the ongoing U.S.-China trade conflict, but major investors said its stock market could deliver attractive returns this year. “It’s ver... ( read original story ...)
Singapore works on solutions for future water supplies
Singapore's Minister for Environment and Water Resources, Masagos Zulkifli, has spoken of the water crisis facing his country and how they're trying to tackle it. Zulkifli spoke to Reuters at the ongo... ( read original story ...)
Property agents’ track records go online: here’s what to look for
You should take note of where a property agent closes deals. We know that size wise, Singapore’s the geographic equivalent of a pimple on an elephant’s back; but agents still need hyper-local knowledg... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s foreign domestic workers vulnerable to forced labour, report finds
Foreign domestic maids in Singapore are susceptible to being victims of forced labour, despite them being documented workers with legal rights such as paid medical insurance and a rest day each week, ... ( read original story ...)
A London DJ’s punishment sheds light on Singapore’s caning shame
Changi prison, Singapore. ‘Judicial corporal punishment has been a long-time fixture, and was first introduced by British colonialists in the 19th century.’ Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA Any day now, ... ( read original story ...)
Grand Venture Technology raising $13.2 mil from Catalist IPO
on Tuesday registered its offer document with the Singapore Exchange for an initial public offer (IPO) on the Catalist board. GVT will be selling 42.9 million new shares at 27.5 cents each, representi... ( read original story ...)