Australia has the 10th fastest mobile broadband in the world, rubbing shoulders with countries that have far smaller territory to cover such as Singapore, Luxembourg and South Korea. The latest State of LTE research by mobile signal software company ... ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific’s Top ICT Firms commended at the 2017 Frost & Sullivan ICT Awards
SINGAPORE, July 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia-Pacific's leading ICT firms were announced at Frost & Sullivan's annual ICT Awards held at the Shangri-La hotel in Singapore earlier this evening. Arkadin, Amdocs, Genesys, Huawei, Palo Alto Networks, SingTel ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Cycle 2017 to feature new corporate speedway race
SINGAPORE – A new racing competition for companies, called the OCBC Cycle Speedway Corporate Championship, will make its debut at this year’s OCBC Cycle 2017. Mirroring the format of the Speedway races for local cycling clubs and South-East Asian (SEA ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore luxury home prices set to recover, says Guocoland
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s luxury home prices, which have been the worst hit by the government’s property curbs in recent years, are finally showing signs of a recovery, according to developer Guocoland Ltd. High-end home sales in the city-state had been ... ( read original story ...)
GIC hires from Standard Chartered for its Singapore ‘innovation lab’
Innovation labs are booming in Singapore. And now GIC has hired a Standard Chartered director into its tech centre. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/284288/dbs-technology-jobs-soh-siew-choo/ GIC has hired a Standard Chartered director as it starts ... ( read original story ...)
Travelport and UOB Travel Planners renew long-term partnership
Today, Travelport (NYSE: TVPT), a leading Travel Commerce Platform, and UOB Travel Planners, one of Singapore’s largest local corporate travel agencies, are pleased to announce a renewed long-term partnership. This agreement allows UOB Travel Planners ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to remain attractive for healthcare IPOs
SINGAPORE: It is home to one of the world’s biggest healthcare groups, IHH. Whilst the consumer and the professional services sectors are seen to rise and continue their uptrend, Singapore will see a new potential with the healthcare sector. According to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines unveils Highflyer business loyalty programme
Singapore Airlines has launched a new business loyalty programme called Highflyer, designed to reward small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their employees while also tying in with the airline’s existing Krisflyer frequent-flyer programme (FFP). ( read original story ...)
DBS, IIX close social sustainability bond to be listed on SGX
IIX and DBS Bank has priced the world's first social sustainability bond to be listed on Singapore Exchange. Dubbed as the Women's Livelihood Bond (WLB), the US$8 million bond provides loans to social enterprises and microfinance institutions aimed to ... ( read original story ...)
Sign up and pose to win at OCBC Cycle 2017 launch event
OCBC 2017 will be held on November 18 and 19 at the Singapore Sports Hub. The event launch is at the Ground Floor at Orchardgateway on Friday from noon until 8pm, and on Saturday from 10.30am until 8pm. The first to sign up at these events will get a ... ( read original story ...)
Travellers to get insurance claim payments ‘instantly’ under Singapore’s new system
DBS and POSB customers who buy MSIG travel insurance plans through the DBS website and sign up for a member login account on MSIG’s customer portal will be able to use the real-time claims payment service. It was launched two weeks ago and the first ... ( read original story ...)
Asia shares shaky, oil recovers after slump on OPEC export rise
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian shares were tentative on Thursday ... the longest rally in over five years, as rising OPEC exports and a stronger dollar turned sentiment more bearish. U.S. crude CLc1 was up 1 percent at $45.59 a barrel early on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Asia shares drop on Fed minutes, oil edges up after big drop
SINGAPORE Most Asian stock markets fell on Thursday after ... Japan's Nikkei slipped 0.3 percent as a stronger yen depressed the outlook for export earnings. South Korea's KOSPI lost 0.2 percent, while Australian shares were down 0.3 percent. ( read original story ...)
MyRepublic should look beyond Singapore, will face challenges in mobile plans
After failing to secure Singapore's fourth telco license, MyRepublic now says it will offer mobile services via an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) model later this year and plans to list by end of 2018. However, it was late to the game and would ... ( read original story ...)
SGX – A shrinking capital market
The Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) is a shrinking capital market. The decline over recent years has been clear and pronounced. The number of companies listed on the market has dropped. Some listed elsewhere. Others went private, snapped up by bigger ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore PM’s siblings say they hope to resolve family feud
SINGAPORE (AP) — The siblings of Singapore's prime minister launched another public attack on their brother over social media Thursday, but they said from now on, they're keeping the spat private. The family's unusually public feud has riveted Singapore ... ( read original story ...)