SINGAPORE’S SMRT Trains will be working closely with UK-based McLaren Applied Technologies to adapt Formula 1 race car technology to monitor the performance of its MRT trains as the city-state looks to preserve its status as having one of the most ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Shipping Association: Cash raising exercise
However, for Esben Poulsson there’s no time to celebrate, it’s more important to bolster some weaker parts of Singapore’s maritime jigsaw. The area the SSA president wants to boost the most is in finance. Going forward, Poulsson wants to make it as ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Home Loan Review Singapore 2018 – Comparing the Most Affordable Home Loan Rates from DBS
DBS home loan rates are some of the most unique on the market today. They do not offer any SIBOR-linked rates, preferring to focus completely on the DBS Fixed Home Rate, or FHR. This is not surprising since they pioneered the concept of fixed deposit ... ( read original story ...)
PCS opens naphtha import facilities on Jurong Island
Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore (PCS) yesterday marked the official opening of its US$80 million (S$105 million) naphtha import facilities on Jurong Island, a project first announced two years ago in 2016. PCS' newest installation includes eight ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore has something for just about everyone
It has never been cheaper to fly to Singapore and the city-state has never been more attractive for visitors. New sight-seeing attractions, some amazing new hotels, and world-class restaurants have added new appeal to this long-popular destination. ( read original story ...)
Tackle fake news with laws and other steps, panel told
Among them, Singapore Management University law dean Goh Yihan noted gaps in Singapore's existing legislative framework in dealing with the rapid spread of fake news. Associate Professor Goh, in looking at how existing laws such as the Sedition Act and ... ( read original story ...)
Small businesses’ growth in Singapore is the worst in Asia
On the upside, CPA said that in comparison to Australia and New Zealand, Singapore's small business sector is more digitally capable, with a significant majority using social media for business purposes, and nearly four in 10 businesses earning more than ... ( read original story ...)
Car costs make Singapore world’s priciest city. Again
The eye-watering cost of owning a car in space-starved Singapore means the city state is the world's most expensive place to live, for the fifth year in a row, a survey said Thursday. The Asian financial hub -- where owning a no-frills sedan can set you ... ( read original story ...)
MAS and Bank of Lithuania Strengthen Cooperation in FinTech
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Bank of Lithuania have agreed to work together to support the development of the FinTech ecosystems and encourage greater financial innovation in the two countries. The FinTech Co-operation Agreement ... ( read original story ...)
SMRT, McLaren to explore use of F1 technology for train performance monitoring
Such technology is commonly used in Formula 1 race cars “to ... and optimise train performance by detecting and rectifying emerging defects early. More Singapore stories: ( read original story ...)
9 Things About Engaging Property Agents Only Singaporeans Who’ve Done Their Homework Will Know
Your property agent has to be registered with the CEA Don’t ... because the CEA has a nifty public register that lists all the registered agents in Singapore. The apartment you’re looking at is right beside the MRT station, and it’s surrounded ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to witness first iFM solution
To offer Singapore with its first IoT (Internet of Things) Facilities Management (iFM) solution, International Enterprise (IE) Singapore has facilitated a partnership between Certis Group (Certis) and Eutech Cybernetic Pte Ltd (Eutech). The iFM solution ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s big developers vulnerable to shocks amidst rising debt
In 2007, Singapore developers’ debt was only around 6% of the GDP, whilst in 2016, it has more than doubled to almost 14%. Despite a tightening of macroprudential measures and a slowdown in credit growth, the rise of property prices and debt accompanied ... ( read original story ...)
Lithuania and Singapore to Cooperate on Fintech Innovation
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Bank of Lithuania have agreed to collaborate and mutually support the development of the Fintech ecosystems and encourage financial innovation between the two countries. Today, MAS and the Bank signed a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore pips London, NY to top global smart city ranking
Singapore has triumphed over big guns like London and New York to top a global ranking of smart cities in 2017. The ranking lists the top 20 cities in terms of the integration of Internet of Things (IoT) technology and connected services across the key ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Bourse May Take Further Damage On Thursday
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market on Wednesday halted the four-day wining streak in which it had advanced more than 100 points or 3 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just shy of the 3,540-point plateau and the losses may accelerate on ... ( read original story ...)