Singapore’s minister of finance addressed SIRC 2018 as the official keynote speaker and guest of honour Heng Swee Keat, Singapore’s minister of finance, said that 60% of Asia’s corporations do not hav... ( read original story ...)
SPD Bank opens first overseas commodity center in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (SPD Bank) opened its first overseas commodity center, the SPD Bank Singapore Commodity Center, here on Friday. The new center will prov... ( read original story ...)
Four Seasons Hotel Singapore Unveils Luxury Themed Suites
The 12-month room renewal programme culminates with the unveiling of four distinctive suites, each bringing the Singapore story to life SINGAPORE, Oct. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Four Seasons Hotel ... ( read original story ...)
DBS launches Facebook Messenger bot for restaurant orders
Singapore-based DBS has begun testing a chatbot that allows customers to order and pay for meals at participating restaurants through Facebook Messenger. Dubbed Foodster, the bot marks DBS's first for... ( read original story ...)
PSA For CBD Workers: DBS’ New Chatbot Lets You Order And Pay For Your Kopi On FB Messenger
Since 77% of Singaporeans are already on mobile messaging platforms, DBS says they “saw an opportunity to combine [their] strengths with Singapore’s most widely used social media platform.” “If instan... ( read original story ...)
Frasers Hospitality Trust kept at ‘buy’ by DBS on quality portfolio
SINGAPORE (Oct 29): DBS Group Research is maintaining Frasers Hospitality Trust (FHT) at “buy” its portfolio of quality hotels is hard to replicate at its current trading yield. FHT is also in a stron... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Power launches marketplace to trade renewable energy credits
Singapore Power Group (SP Group ... will catalyse the transition towards a low carbon economy,” said Mike Power, Chief Operating Officer of Technology and Operations, DBS. “By having our 120 solar sit... ( read original story ...)
OCBC launches new brand campaign, Simply Spot On
SINGAPORE (Oct 29): Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) today a new brand promise campaign with the tagline Simply Spot On, to be rolled out over three months using an integrated multi-channel ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based Healthtech Startup Smartfuture Deploys Health Screening Kiosks in Offices to Curb Rising Diabetes and Hypertension
SINGAPORE, Oct. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- 26 self-monitoring health check-up kiosks have been installed by Smartfuture in offices across Singapore since March this year. Employees in these offices use ... ( read original story ...)
Golds and Goals moments: WTA Finals’ best legacy in Singapore lies in its substance
So many sports happenings, so little time – but we’re here to help. Yahoo News Singapore picks the top sporting moments of this past week, and tries to make sense of what had happened. In 2014, Singap... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Pools to take over horse-betting operations from Turf Club
From 7 January, Singapore Pools will take over horse-betting operations from the Singapore Turf Club. The change was announced in a media statement on Monday (29 October) by the Tote Board Group, whic... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Major Utility Company Launches Blockchain-Based Solar Energy Marketplace
SP Group, a major company providing electricity and gas in Singapore, has opened a blockchain-powered marketplace for renewable energy certificates trade. A major electricity and gas supplier in ... ( read original story ...)
Capitaland Mall Trust kept at ‘hold’ by Maybank and OCBC
SINGAPORE (Oct 29): Maybank KimEng and OCBC Investment Research are maintaining their “hold” calls on Capitaland Mall Trust (CMT) after the latter's 3Q18 results came in line with expectations. Gross ... ( read original story ...)
Cache Logistics Trust kept at ‘buy’ by RHB and OCBC
SINGAPORE (Oct 29): RHB Research and OCBC Investment Research say Cache Logistics Trust’s (Cache) 3Q18 results came within their respective expectations. Revenue increased 14.8% y-o-y to $31.5 million ... ( read original story ...)
Creative’s Super X-Fi® US Sales To Begin After Successful Singapore Launch with Over 99% Satisfied Customers
SINGAPORE, Oct. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Creative today announced that it would begin taking pre-orders for its SXFI AMP in the US beginning 1st November 2018, after it had achieved impressive custome... ( read original story ...)
China leads Asia-Pacific for mobile payment adoption
China is well ahead of India at 38% and Hong Kong at 29% for mobile payments, which Singapore and Taiwan both lag behind at 13% as well as Australia at 5%. Debit cards and cash are most popular in Aus... ( read original story ...)