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 ...)
Singapore Restaurant Festival 2017 – 30% Savings At Top Restaurants
DBS and POSB cardmembers are entitled to purchase the Singapore Restaurant Festival Dining Voucher Set worth $100 at a discounted price of $70, redeemable at over 200 participating restaurants. That’s a whopping 30% discount! The vouchers come in ... ( read original story ...)
Seven big new trends shaking up Singapore banking jobs
Here’s what’s shaping the banking job market in Singapore right now. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/289569/entitlement-culture-singapore-bankers/ We’re into the second half of the year. This is not traditionally the best time to look for a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore sentences ex-BSI banker to additional jail time
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singapore court jailed a former wealth manager of Swiss bank BSI for four and a half years on Wednesday for money laundering and cheating in a case linked to an investigation involving the Malaysian fund 1MDB. The former banker ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, UK, New Zealand, and UAE among World’s Stand Out Digital Economies
(Graphic: Business Wire) The research identifies Singapore, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates, Estonia, Hong Kong, Japan, and Israel as digital elites characterized by high levels of digital development and a fast rate of digital ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market Inherits Flat Lead
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market on Tuesday wrote a finish to the two-day winning streak in which it had gathered more than 20 points or 0.6 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,220-point plateau and it figures to see a ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: What London can learn from Singapore’s high-rise living
SINGAPORE: Hawker centres, the outdoor food courts where locals gather for cheap evening meals, are the heart of most Singapore neighbourhoods. There is one close to my house, where families sit chatting on brightly coloured benches as dusk falls, ordering ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia to bring home tax money parked in Singapore
Read also: Repatriated funds from Singapore reaches Rp 84.52 trillion Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati received the offer from Singapore on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Germany last week. “This is a positive. I will follow up so that we can ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore unveils first look at new cybersecurity laws
Singapore has unveiled the first draft of a proposed cybersecurity bill, which aims to provide a framework to monitor and manage the country's cybersecurity wellbeing and empower authorities to carry out their functions. New legislations were necessary to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore must ‘stand up and be counted’: PM Lee on country’s foreign policy
MUNICH: As a small country, Singapore has to "take the world as it is" but at the same time protect the country's fundamental interests, especially in matters of safety, security, or its position in the world. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said this on ... ( read original story ...)
Swiss Singapore to start naphtha trading in Singapore, may add U.S. office – sources
SINGAPORE, July 11 Commodity trader Swiss Singapore Overseas Enterprises is expanding its trading operations in Singapore and may start an office in the United States by the end of the year, said three industry sources on Tuesday. The company, which is ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: ‘Strict’ Cybersecurity Bill faces public scrutiny
Singapore’s critical sectors have to remain vigilant as hackers have become more sophisticated. Source: Shutterstock SINGAPORE is getting ready to vote on the proposed Cybersecurity Bill which will impose stricter requirements on critical information ... ( read original story ...)
Temasek’s portfolio seen at record, led by Singapore stocks, China banks
SINGAPORE Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings' assets likely rebounded last year and rose by at least 10 percent to a record, propelled by gains in shares of Chinese banks and domestic companies. One of the world's biggest investors, Temasek [TEM.UL ... ( read original story ...)
DBS India net profit up 50% on strong loan growth
Mumbai: Singapore based DBS Bank said its net profit in India rose to Rs 13 crore in the year ended March 2017 up 50% from Rs 9 crore a year earlier driven by a 24% loan growth and as fee income doubled to Rs 623 crore from Rs 280 crore a year earlier. ( read ...
Mugabe in Singapore again for medical reasons amid concerns
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe is in Singapore for medical reasons, prompting opposition figures to question whether the 93-year-old still has the stamina to run the country. State media, quoting an information ministry statement ... ( read original story ...)