The 'bungalow in the sky' penthouse in the GuocoLand-developed Tanjong Pagar Centre, is likely to become Singapore's most expensive apartment. It will test the endurance of demand for luxury property in the city-state – the part of the market that has ... ( read original story ...)
Cambodia bans sand exports permanently
Cambodia has permanently banned sand exports, officially ending sales to Singapore which has used it for years as part of its land reclamation. Environmental groups said digging and dredging has had a serious impact on coastal ecosystems. A temporary ban ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Indonesia ready to exchange taxpayers’ financial data – ministries
About 11 percent of those assets were expected to be repatriated back to Indonesia. On Wednesday, Singapore's Ministry of Finance said in a statement the city-state "is ready to have an Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (AEOI ... ( read original story ...)
GomSpace A/S – Singapore to Explore the Application and Deployment of Space-based VHF Communications for Air Traffic Management
(the "Company") together with The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited (ST Electronics) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the application and deployment of space-based Very High ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Botanic Gardens and ‘orchid diplomacy’
Singapore (CNN) — Sorry, Gardens by the Bay -- you might have the world's largest vertical garden, but the 156-year-old Singapore Botanic Gardens is still the most iconic garden in the green-obsessed city-state. In 2015, the 183-acre tropical garden ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore penthouse on sale for $72 million, a test for luxury market’s recovery
The 'bungalow in the sky' penthouse in the GuocoLand (GUOC.SI)-developed Tanjong Pagar Centre, is likely to become Singapore's most expensive apartment. It will test the endurance of demand for luxury property in the city-state – the part of the market ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong vs Singapore: Which City Has Better Housing and Living for Expats?
Real estate investors have seen secondary home prices soar 400% since the last property slump in 2003. Hong Kong’s stock market has beaten Singapore’s over the past five years, too. International companies based in Hong Kong rose 53 percent since 1997 ... ( read original story ...)
UN urges Singapore to halt Malaysian’s execution
The United Nations on Wednesday urged Singapore to halt the execution of a Malaysian drug trafficker, saying it should not go ahead while an appeal was pending in his home country. Prabagaran Srivijayan was sentenced to death in 2012 for trafficking 22.24 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Top Performing IPO This Year Surged 158%
Start your day with what's moving markets in Asia. Sign up here to receive our newsletter. After staging concerts in Singapore for the past two decades, the city-state’s best-performing initial public offering this year is taking its entertainment on the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore IPO activity this year poised to surpass 2016 levels
There was quite a number of successful Initial Public Offerings (IPO) in Singapore for the first half of the year, and this could spell a stellar overall IPO activity for 2017. According to the latest figures by PwC Singapore, IPOs for 1H17 raised US$329m. ( read original story ...)
Singapore banker admits to laundering in 1MDB case
SINGAPORE -- A former banker serving a jail term for witness tampering in Singapore’s investigation of 1Malaysia Development Bhd, Yeo Jiawei, has admitted to money laundering. Yeo also pleaded guilty on Wednesday to cheating his former employer. He was ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore banker admits to money laundering in 1MDB linked case
SINGAPORE: Yeo Jiawei, a former banker serving the longest jail term in Singapore’s probes linked to 1Malaysia Development Bhd., admitted to money laundering. Yeo, who also pleaded guilty Wednesday to cheating his former employer, was handed a 30-month ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore urged to halt Malaysian drug convict’s execution
Human rights activists have urged Singapore to halt the looming execution of a Malaysian drug trafficker, citing a pending appeal in his home country and alleged flaws in his trial. Prabagaran Srivijayan was sentenced to death in 2012 for trafficking 22.24 ... ( read original story ...)
Cambodia bans sand exports after environmental group pressure
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia has banned all sand exports on environmental grounds, the Ministry of Mines and Energy said on Wednesday (July 12), officially ending the sale of sand to Singapore which has for years used it to reclaim land along its coasts. ( read original story ...)
Cambodia bans sand exports after activist group pressure
PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia has banned all sand exports on environmental grounds, the Ministry of Mines and Energy said on Wednesday, officially ending the sale of sand to Singapore which has for years used it to reclaim land along its coasts. The ministry said ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore ready for ‘automatic exchange of financial account information’ relationship with Indonesia: MOF
JAKARTA - Singapore is ready to have an Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (AEOI) relationship with Indonesia, said the city-state's Ministry of Finance (MOF). "This is in line with our consistent position for a level playing field with ... ( read original story ...)