of a real estate investment trust on the Singapore Exchange, according to a stock exchange filing. "Despite receiving significant interest from strategic, institutional and retail investors, given current market conditions, it will not proceed with the ... ( read original story ...)
Losing Streak May Continue For Singapore Shares
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has finished lower in three straight sessions, tumbling almost 30 points or 0.9 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,215-point plateau and it may extend its losses on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Press Holdings considering job cuts: report
Shares in Singapore Press were unchanged at S$2.71 on the Singapore Exchange. The stock has lost about 23 percent so far this year, giving it a market value of S$4.3 billion. ( read original story ...)
Launch of the 2nd Asia Pacific Alternative Finance Industry Report
Other key markets in the Asia Pacific region in 2016 were Japan at $398 million, South Korea at $376 million, Singapore at $164 million, and India at $124 million. The alternative finance sector in the Asia-Pacific totalled $102.8 billion in 2015 ... ( read original story ...)
US imports Shannon Shorter and Ronald Roberts star in Adelaide 36ers first win of Merlion Cup in Singapore
US IMPORTS Shannon Shorter and Ronald Roberts combined for 39 points as the Adelaide 36ers won their opening game of the Merlion Cup in Singapore on Thursday night. Shorter top scored with 20 and Roberts added 19 as the Sixers started the tournament with a ... ( read original story ...)
The way forward is digital, says UOB’s Wee
UOB also recently became the first Singapore bank to receive an in-principle forign-owned subsidiary bank licence in Vietnam. While the economy in the 20th century was driven by goods and services, the 21st century is being driven by digital technology and ... ( read original story ...)
Most global cyberattacks launched from Singapore, IT security firm says
said it was “not particularly unusual for Singapore to be featured among the top attacking countries” as it has established itself as a key Southeast Asian technology hub, with much of the internet traffic flowing through Singapore originates in other ... ( read original story ...)
Advanced technology manufacturing lab, worth S$60m, to be set up in Singapore
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star), British manufacturing giant Rolls-Royce and Singapore Aero Engine Services (SAESL) have jointly launched a lab in Singapore, which will develop smart manufacturing technologies, reported TODAYonline. ( read original story ...)
Singapore ranks first as launchpad for global cyberattacks
“It is not particularly unusual for Singapore to be featured among the top attacking countries,” said Eying Wee, Check Point’s Asia-Pacific spokesperson. As the Republic is a key technology hub for the region, Much of the internet traffic flowing ... ( read original story ...)
HDB flats to be built using Lego-like technology in future
The use of Lego-like technology in construction is set to become more pervasive ... This is the latest push by the Government, which has long touted prefabrication as the answer to Singapore's productivity laggard - the construction sector - where it ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore now seen as top spot from which to launch global cyber attacks
"It is not particularly unusual for Singapore to be featured among the top attacking countries," said Eying Wee, Check Point's Asia-Pacific spokeswoman. A key Southeast Asian technology hub, much of the internet traffic flowing through Singapore originates ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s ST Electronics Partners Cisco, IBM, Siemplify and Invests in Cybersecurity Firm Janus
Singapore-based ST Electronics has recently signed three partnerships with global technology providers - Cisco, IBM and Siemplify - to enhance its suite of product offering. Cisco and ST Electronics Collaborate to Offer Advanced Threat Detection Managed ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stocks recover as lenders advance; Weak Asia weighs
Singapore stocks recouped most of their losses to end higher ... rising 0.4 percent, United Overseas Bank advancing 1 percent while Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp gaining 0.4 percent. Among the laggards, food catering firm Neo Group said it entered into ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore August industrial output seen rising 14.2% y/y
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s factories likely remained on a roll ... “It will still be largely driven by electronics,” said ANZ bank economist Weiwen Ng, adding that the outlook for the electronics sector looks bright thanks to “digitisation of processes ... ( read original story ...)
Low Inflation Shows Bank Indonesia Is Coordinating on Policy
In a speech in Singapore on Thursday, the governor said Indonesia was in an “era of structurally low and stable inflation.” The adoption of a transparent inflation targeting plan and “strong coordination between Bank Indonesia and the government in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore is world’s No. 1 launchpad for global cyber attacks: Data security firm
In May, Singapore stopped most of its public servants from being able to access the internet from their work computers. The nation’s central bank has also set up an international advisory committee dedicated to enhancing the safety and resilience of ... ( read original story ...)