Singapore has proposed e-payment guidelines that it says are aimed at protecting consumers and driving wider adoption of such platforms in the country. Industry regulator Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said it was seeking public feedback on the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines posts 62 percent surge in third-quarter net profit, sees tough market
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Airlines posted a 62 percent jump in quarterly profit, its best third-quarter earnings in seven years, but forecast challenging market conditions due to rising fuel prices and aggressive competition from rivals. The carrier ... ( read original story ...)
Indian-origin man on death row in Singapore set free
A Malaysia-based Indian-origin man, on death row for drug possession in Singapore, has been acquitted by the country's Supreme Court. According to the judgment released on Tuesday, 32-year-old Gopu Jaya Raman proved that he did not know that controlled ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore takes 9th spot in global intellectual property index
SINGAPORE: Singapore came in at 9th place on global intellectual property (IP) index. Scoring 84%, the city-state is ahead of Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand, and only came second to Japan in Asia-Pacific region. The global IP index Create analyses ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore improves global intellectual property index score, takes 9th spot
SINGAPORE - Singapore has improved its score in the latest United States Chamber of Commerce intellectual property (IP) index, coming in ninth out of 50 economies. It ranked 8th in the previous year's index before five more countries were added. Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore improves global intellectual property index score but slips to 9th spot
SINGAPORE - Singapore has improved its score in the latest United States Chamber of Commerce intellectual property (IP) index, but this did not prevent it from slipping one place to rank ninth out of 50 economies. Singapore's score of 84 per cent (33.45 ... ( read original story ...)
Getting Your First Property In Singapore : We Answer 10 Commonly Asked Questions
Getting your first property in Singapore can be quite an experience and stressful. With getting that property being one of the biggest ticket purchases for many, the learning journey will be especially steep and stressful without external help. Recognising ... ( read original story ...)
Singaporeans’ overseas property investment surges: they are now the largest investors in the US
Their overseas property investment increased by 40% in 2017, with the total value of investment amounting to $37.18b (US$28.4b), according to a Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) report. Another report from Real Capital Analytics (RCA) ranked Singapore as the ... ( read original story ...)
Can Freegans be Arrested for Theft When Dumpster-Diving for Food in Singapore?
Under section 378 of the Singapore Penal Code, theft occurs when one dishonestly takes movable property out of another’s possession without that person’s consent. While it is possible to steal lost property, taking abandoned property will not be theft ... ( read original story ...)
DBS : and NTU team up to train Singapore’s next generation of wealth management talent
To groom job-ready wealth management talent and cater to growing industry demand for such expertise in Singapore, DBS Bank and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) today announced a partnership to build a sustainable talent pool of ... ( read original story ...)
DBS teams up with Singapore university to launch new course
The bank is partnering with Nanyang Technological University to launch a new wealth management programme. To groom job-ready wealth management talent and cater to growing industry demand for such expertise in Singapore, DBS Bank is partnering with Nanyang ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Home Prices May Rise Up to 10%, CapitaLand CEO Says
Singapore housing prices may rise as much as 10 percent this year, following a pickup in home sales, the chief executive officer of Southeast Asia’s biggest developer said. “Transaction volume has gone up and usually that’s a precursor to some price ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market May Extend Monday’s Gains
(RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market has climbed higher in two of three trading days since the end of the four-day losing streak in which it had surrendered more than 150 points or 4.5 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,385 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore ANG BAO Series – 4 Stocks To Grow Your Money
But what if you can grow that amount by investing it in the right stocks? Thus, we highlight four Singapore-listed stocks that you can grow your Ang Bao money with. Investors Takeaway: 4 SG Stocks To Grow Your Ang Bao Money Singapore Medical Group is the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Poised for First Sales Tax Hike in More Than a Decade
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore, a city-state famed for the low-tax model that helped transform it from a gritty port town to an Asian Manhattan, is expected to put something unusual in this year's government budget announcement: a tax hike. Nine of 10 ... ( read original story ...)
Ericsson and Singtel to roll out gigabit LTE
"Singtel and Ericsson have a common goal of delivering the best mobile network in Singapore by seamlessly combining both FDD and TDD technologies in one 4G LTE network," Ericsson country manager for Singapore, Brunei, and the Philippines Martin Wiktorin said. ( read original story ...)