Singapore-based tertiary school Republic Polytechnic (RP ... RP says the lab will offer both students and staff the highest quality port operations and technology-related training. It will also serve as a career hub for RP students who are interested ... ( read original story ...)
Baidu brings its autonomous driving tech to Singapore with a new US$200M fund
Apollo Southeast Asia will support autonomous driving and intelligent transportation tech in Singapore via investments in advanced mobility projects, technology exchange, the establishment of research programmes. The joint venture will also help Baidu ... ( read original story ...)
4 reasons why refinancing using the cheapest home loan isn’t always the best move
Think of it as applying and getting a home loan a second time around – besides qualifying, you also need to pay conveyancing fees again. That means forking out between $2,000 to $3,000 to a law firm, to settle the paperwork. (You can try looking for a ... ( read original story ...)
Report: Average home prices in Singapore could rise by 17% over 2018-2021
Investment volumes to remain strong for Singapore, while home prices are forecast to rise. The prospects for the Singapore property market are bright, with investment volumes to remain strong and home prices forecast to rise, revealed a 2018 Asia Pacific ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore property seen on path to recovery after prolonged slump
SINGAPORE - Singapore's housing market is expected to build on its recovery over 2018, analysts say, as private home prices marked their first annual rise in four years. After hitting a record peak in the third quarter of 2013, a string of government ... ( read original story ...)
MAS seeks more details on loans for property projects
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) placed more scrutiny on the way banks are funding property development projects, by gathering more data from them via a new survey sent out last month, reported The Business Times. The move comes as developers made ... ( read original story ...)
MAS puts more scrutiny on bank loans for property development
A DBS spokesman told BT: "DBS remains vigilant to any signs of market weakness in the property market and we continue to exercise prudence when underwriting new loans." The group-level balance sheets of most Singapore-listed local developers have not shown ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Property Rebound Just Starting as Prices Seen Jumping
(Jan 10): Credit Suisse Group AG and Morgan Stanley are calling the end of Singapore’s property downturn, after a second consecutive quarterly increase in private residential prices. Home prices may rise as much as 10 percent this year, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Daily Briefing: Noble sells power, gas unit for $168m; Analysts forecast 15% growth in property market
Analysts believe that 2018 will be the turnaround year for the Singapore property market. After 3 years of falling prices, analysts now forecast growth of between 3% and 15% for 2018. According to Alan Cheong, Savills Singapore’s senior director ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam arrests fugitive tycoon deported from Singapore
SINGAPORE/HANOI (Reuters) - A fugitive Vietnamese property tycoon who is accused of spilling state secrets was arrested in Hanoi on Thursday after Singapore deported him, despite appeals that his life could be in danger in Vietnam. Phan Van Anh Vu ... ( read original story ...)
Cathay Pacific, Singapore Air need to look beyond their planes
Over time, the premium differentiation enjoyed by Cathay and Singapore Airlines has been eroded too as other airlines have worked to catch up. The carriers have framed their business options as a competitive battle to carry passengers from A to B ... ( read original story ...)
Let Singapore Surprise You
One of their main reasons they flocked here was the set of sporting spectaculars that Singapore hosts. And one of those crown jewels is the HSBC Singapore Sevens, which brings 16 of the world’s best teams for two days of epic rugby. The Singapore Sevens ... ( read original story ...)
REC Group bags Made in Singapore Award for Energy & Power
Their half-cut solar panel product delivers more power at lower cost. Singapore Business Review lauded the most exceptional products in that prove to be industry game changers in the recently concluded Made in Singapore and Designed in Singapore Awards. ( read original story ...)
AirAsia explores India unit IPO, seeks partner for services business
AirAsia will seek approval at the next AirAsia India board meeting to pick a banker to start a preliminary process for an IPO. SINGAPORE: Malaysia-based AirAsia Bhd is considering an initial public offering for its Indian unit and seeking a partner for its ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore has declared 2018 the year of climate action—so why are its banks still funding coal?
The Sydney-based financial green group has shared exclusive data with Eco-Business that shows that DBS Bank, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) and United Overseas Bank (UOB)—Singapore’s big three banks—have provided loans to 21 coal power ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore fund made a killing in these 24 D-Street stocks
Singapore-based fund managed Akash Prakash has a similar success story to tell. Interestingly, he made money on familiar names in the domestic stock market. Ranked among the top 20 fund managers in Asia by Asia Money in 1999, Akash Prakash's fund ... ( read original story ...)