The awards will honour first-rate international businesses in Singapore. For the sixth straight year, the Singapore Business Review International Business Awards is accepting nominations to honour fir... ( read original story ...)
Singapore morning news for February 28
Six flights operated by Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its low-cost carrier Scoot were cancelled or rerouted on Wednesday (Feb 27) after heightened Pakistan-India tensions led to the closure of the Paki... ( read original story ...)
Trade Truce May Throw Up a Surprise Winner: the Singapore Dollar
(Bloomberg) -- The end of the U.S.-China trade war may throw up a surprise winner among Asia-Pacific currencies other than yuan: the Singapore dollar. While traders have highlighted the Australian dol... ( read original story ...)
Indonesian wheat imports to be hit by faltering demand from feed makers – miller
SINGAPORE, Reuters – Wheat imports by Indonesia, the world’s No.2 buyer of the grain, are likely to be pressured in 2019 by reduced appetite for the commodity from animal feed makers, a top official a... ( read original story ...)
100 community events and projects to be rolled out in Singapore to mark Bicentennial
SINGAPORE : The Nagore Dargah Indian Muslim Heritage Centre, which has almost two centuries of history, is curating a photo exhibition which matches photographs of 100 Singaporeans with their ancestor... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, technology is helping to predict a tsunami, recycle water for affected citizens
The damage prediction can be 80 to 90 per cent accurate, based on the initial information that is available, he said, during a panel discussion in Singapore today about Japan’s disaster management tec... ( read original story ...)
Global IT Firm Cisco Systems Opens Tech Development Center in Singapore
Ward reportedly said that the same technology could be used in developing ports in Singapore and Thailand. Cisco has been actively developing blockchain technology in recent years. In 2017 ... ( read original story ...)
Guess fails to stop registration of ‘Hater’ TM in Singapore
Clothing brand Guess has failed to halt the registration of a trademark featuring the word ‘Hater’ inside a triangle in Singapore. In a decision published today, February 27, the Intellectual Property ... ( read original story ...)
Local junior golfers cut their teeth in the HSBC Youth Golf Challenge
And she told Yahoo News Singapore on Tuesday (26 February) that she had one of her first tastes of competitive golf in another HSBC event – the HSBC Youth Golf Challenge (HYGC). A competition platform ... ( read original story ...)
Government Support for Trade Agreements Widen Export Opportunities for Chinese Passenger Vehicle Manufacturers, finds Frost & Sullivan
SINGAPORE, Feb. 27, 2019 /CNW/ -- The Chinese Government's Belt and Road Initiative, which resulted in the Railway Express that links the country, has thrown open huge global export trade opportunitie... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s fastest-growing companies: Tech firms in the lead
has drawn up a list of the fastest growing Singapore-based companies between 2014 and 2017. Out of the 85 that made the cut, 18 were technology-related.Industry watchers say this is in line with how d... ( read original story ...)
Roxy-Pacific kept at ‘hold’ by OCBC on subdued sales
SINGAPORE (Feb 27): OCBC Group Research is maintaining Roxy-Pacific at “hold” given sales of RV Altitude and Fyve Derbyshire which were launched in January have come under expectations with only 14-15 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore central bank chief says policy ‘appropriate’ but monitoring data
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s monetary policy stance remains appropriate, the city-state’s central bank’s chief said on Wednesday, in comments that follow a disappointing run of recent economic da... ( read original story ...)
(Cyber)Bully for You: DBS is now offering an insurance policy against online harassment
Singapore-headquartered bank DBS Hong Kong yesterday launched a novel insurance policy to protect local customers from one of the most toxic and debilitating entities in the world: the internet. The n... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Women’s World Championship Pre Tournament Notes
The LPGA Tour returns to Singapore this week for the 2019 HSBC Women’s World Championship at Sentosa Golf Club’s Tanjong Course. With 63 of the world’s top players teeing it up in Singapore, the field ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Budget 2019: Tax Developments
GST is generally imposed on goods imported into Singapore, unless specifically exempted or relieved. From 19 February 2019, travellers will be entitled to reduced GST import relief for goods bought ov... ( read original story ...)