Singapore’s central bank joined the global monetary policy tightening trend, allowing its currency to strengthen on a solid economic growth outlook even as a trade war brews between the city state’s two largest trading partners. The central bank is ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s First Monetary Policy Tightening in Six Years Comes With Trade Warning
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's central bank tightened monetary policy for the first time in six years on Friday, saying the city-state's economy should continue to grow, even as it acknowledged risks from a possible escalation of U.S.-China trade ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Zoo’s polar bear Inuka is dying
"I read in the news in my office that he was very sick this morning and was really sad, so I decided that I must come and sketch him today," said the 47-year-old lecturer with Ngee Ann Polytechnic's School of InfoComm Technology. The Singapore Zoo said ... ( read original story ...)
Flight test: Auckland to Singapore on Singapore Airlines A380-800
Eric Janssen flew from Auckland to Singapore to attend the airline's $1.2 billion cabin products launch. It was a closet plane-spotter's dream trip, attending the culmination of a four-year project by Singapore Airlines to unveil the overhaul of all its ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore doesn’t need any more lousy startups crowding the market
As the startup ecosystem increasingly bears the weight of play-it-safe startups taking advantage of the lion city’s prime business conditions, Singapore needs to weed out underperforming businesses and direct its more-than-abundant capital to risk-taking ... ( read original story ...)
Youth used particulars of others to apply for mobile phone plans, cheated Singtel of more than $30,000
SINGAPORE - Using a list of names and NRIC numbers from a community event, a 20-year-old man applied for 49 mobile phone plans online and obtained the phones for free or at a discount, cheating a local telco of more than $30,000. This was just one of four ... ( read original story ...)
Microsoft launches HoloLens computer in Singapore
It uses mixed reality technology to operate. Microsoft launched Microsoft HoloLens, its fully self-contained holographic computer running Windows 10, in Singapore starting 12 April 2018. According to an announcement, Singapore is the 41st country to have ... ( read original story ...)
Students From Singapore and Indonesia Win Safe Ferry Design Contest
The Singapore team's winning "SolarJet" design featured multiple ... Third prize from India The team from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur is led by Biswamohan Mishra. Teammates are Ajith Bhargav and Chaitanya Srinidhi. The faculty advisor ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Is Relatively Cheap, But Only Moderately Attractive
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Singapore for travel
Travel to some of the Best places in Singapore by Bus Singapore does not just offer its visitors a chance to truly holiday in the lap of luxury. This tiny island state is also a land of contrasts, Chinatown and Little India, both gastronomic and shopping ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s 4G leadership not just about who will be next PM, but about a capable team: PM Lee Hsien Loong
SHANGHAI - The issue of who will be Singapore's next prime minister goes beyond finding the person most suited for the post. More important is having a capable team that can work well together, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Thursday (April 12). ( read original story ...)
Singapore and Chongqing to set up electronic information sharing platform
CHONGQING - Singapore is working with Chongqing to set up a single electronic window to connect the south-western Chinese city's economy with Singapore through data and information sharing, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Chan Chun Sing on ... ( read original story ...)
A Central Bank With No Key Rate? Yes, in Singapore: QuickTake
Singapore monetary policy can sound a little back-to-front. While for most countries tighter policy equates to higher borrowing costs, it’s not necessarily the case for the Asian city-state, where interest rates can rise when the central bank is ... ( read original story ...)
CLARKE QUAY, THE EPICENTRE FOR 2018 HSBC SINGAPORE RUGBY SEVENS
Singapore, 26 March 2018 – In the lead up to the highly anticipated 2018 HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens, Clarke Quay is proud to host the “Singapore Rugby Carnival” and “Music After 7s 2018”. SINGAPORE RUGBY CARNIVAL BY THE QUAY (14 & 15 APRIL 2018 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For April 12
In the fight against obesity, government-sponsored fat camps that shame young children into losing weight seem like an extreme approach to public health. The number of corruption cases registered for investigation fell to a record low of 103 in 2017 ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC prices 500m euro bonds due 2025 at 0.625%
SINGAPORE - OCBC Bank has priced its 500million euro notes due 2025 at a fixed rate of 0.625 per cent per annum payable annually in arrear. The notes come under the bank's US$10 billion global covered bond programme. Net proceeds from the covered bonds ... ( read original story ...)