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Time to beat Singapore, says Guan Eng
CYBERJAYA, June 19 — It was time Malaysia beat Singapore at its own game and gave the island nation healthy economic competition, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said today. Speaking to entrepreneurs at the launch of the Malaysian Global Innovation and ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC, UOB join NETSPay mobile app
SINGAPORE • OCBC Bank and United Overseas Bank (UOB) customers can now digitally store their Nets ATM bank cards on the NETSPay mobile app, Nets announced yesterday. This allows them to make Nets payments through their mobile phones instead of using ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC and UOB tap NETS for mobile and online payments
According to a report, there are about 60,000 NETS QR acceptance points available for mobile payments. “Mobile payments are gaining steam in Singapore, with increasing levels of awareness and the government’s push for a cashless society,” OCBC Bank ... ( read original story ...)
Singtel Launches Singapore’s ‘First’ Mobile Leasing Plans
Singtel has launched what it claims is Singapore’s first mobile leasing plans that will allow its SIM Only customers to rent out the latest Apple and Samsung phones for a monthly fee instead of purchasing them upfront. Customers on SIM Only plans can ... ( read original story ...)
Siptel Pte Ltd bringing the future to the present with VOIP technology
This basically brings the future to the present for businesses in Singapore, while helping them cut cost drastically even as they remain connected to the world. Technology is dynamic and the advancement in technology has helped businesses and even ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore aiming to become a cheque-free country by 2025: Ong Ye Kung
Fast is an inter-bank electronic funds transfer for customers to transfer funds from one bank to another in Singapore instantly. The use of cash and cheques has been coming down steadily in recent years, said Mr Ong. Cash withdrawals at ATMs have been ... ( read original story ...)
Could the Johor rail link push Woodlands property prices down?
Meanwhile, commercial property investors might also smell an opportunity here. 3. Private residential development in Woodlands The area to the north-west of the upcoming Singapore RTS terminus has also been demarcated for housing. This is part of a larger ... ( read original story ...)
Man fined S$3,500 for importing a live tortoise
The animal is a protected species under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and a permit is required for any import, export and re-export of CITES-listed species in Singapore. The live tortoise ... ( read original story ...)
AVA Agri Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapor : Man fined $3,500 for illegal import of Greek Tortoise
20 June 2018: 40-year-old Ong Yi Chao was fined $3,500 by the court today for illegally importing a Greek Tortoise into Singapore. 2 On 9 February 2018, the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) was alerted by the Immigration & Checkpoints ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Set to Cut Cash, Cheques on Path to Digital Economy
(Bloomberg) -- Singapore sets targets to reduce cash and cheque usage as it prepares to allow companies to use its digital payments service in a move towards digital economy. Cheque will no longer be in use by 2025 while cash withdrawals from automatic ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: The middleman of global diplomacy
When it became clear that US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un would meet, the choice of the venue seemed self-evident. It had to be in the region, in a place that could be relied upon to have excellent infrastructure, and which ... ( read original story ...)
Gwynne Dyer: The Singapore summit — the art of the show
North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump at their summit in Singapore earlier this week. - Associated Press If the Singapore meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un had been a zero-sum game, then Trump definitely lost. ( read original story ...)
Top 8 REITS to invest in Singapore 2018
REITS are a solid asset class with has the potential to provide attractive dividend returns backed by prime real estate. With a huge diversity of REITS (38 in total) listed in SGX, we delve into the top 8 REITS that stand out among the pack, coupled with ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market May Test Support At 3,300 Points
The Singapore stock market has finished lower in four straight trading days, surrendering more than 115 points or 3.6 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,325-point plateau and it may open under pressure again on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Google hires Stan Chart director in latest raid on Singapore banking sector
Google has made yet another senior hire from the Singapore finance sector as it continues to target talent from big banks. Guillaume Van de Vyver, a director in group strategy at Standard Chartered, started at Google Singapore last month in an APAC cloud ... ( read original story ...)