SINGAPORE: Singapore and Qatar have shown that size does not determine a country’s success, President Halimah Yacob said last night. At a state banquet she hosted for visiting Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani, Madam Halimah spoke of the long ... ( read original story ...)
Can Singapore McDonald’s ‘Phone Off, Fun On’ Initiative Encourage Family Bonding?
McDonald’s has introduced mobile phone lockers and table service at one of its flagship Marine Cove outlets in in Singapore in order to help people to rediscover quality time with their families, the fast-food chain said Monday. The new initiative ... ( read original story ...)
Eco Sanctuary wins The Singapore Property Award 2017
PETALING JAYA: SP Setia has won the prestigious Singapore Property Award 2017 under the category of Sustainable Development for its second development in Singapore, Eco Sanctuary from FIABCI Singapore. Eco Sanctuary is a 24-storey condominium located at ... ( read original story ...)
4 men arrested for possessing 288 counterfeit mobile phones worth $288k for trade
Four men, aged between 30 and 41, were arrested on Oct 13 for their suspected involvement in the possession of counterfeit mobile phones for trading purposes. The Singapore Police Force (SPF) and Singapore Customs said in a joint statement on Oct 17 that ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered gets personalised for investment ideas in Asia
It is now live in Singapore and the bank says it plans to introduce it in other Asian markets. No details or timelines about such intentions yet. Karen Fawcett, CEO of retail banking and group head of brand and marketing, Standard Chartered, says ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Hanoi seek cooperation in digital technology
Singaporean businesses want to cooperate with their Vietnamese counterparts in digital technology to serve industrial development in each country, said President of the Singapore Manufacturing Federation Douglas Foo. At a working session with Chairman of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For October 18
Singapore households trash about S$200 million worth of food and beverage each year, the equivalent of S$170 per home a year. In the early hours of October 17, Singapore staged the first-ever large scale counterterrorism drills at Changi International Airport. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market Has Positive Lead
The Singapore stock market has finished higher in consecutive trading days, collecting almost 40 points or 1.2 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,320-point plateau and it's looking at another green light on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines to offer DBS/POSB Cardmembers with irresistible fares to New Zealand from S$600 all-in return!
Calling all existing DBS/POSB card members! If you think New Zealand is way out of your budget, here’s one reason to rejoice! In partnership with DBS/POSB Cards and Singapore Airlines, tickets to Wellington from Singapore is now only going for $600 all ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For October 17
SINGAPORE non-oil domestic exports (NODX) slipped 1.1 per cent from a year ago in September after a 16.7 per cent jump in August, figures released by International Enterprise (IE) Singapore show. THE recent economic data in Singapore may paint a rosy ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. exchanges set for highest number of Asian IPOs since 2010
HONG KONG (Reuters) - U.S. exchanges are set to record their busiest year for IPOs from Asian firms since 2010 and may sustain the pace in 2018, as startups from Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam join a flurry of Chinese firms that have already ... ( read original story ...)
Vincom set to raise up to $680m in record Vietnam IPO
The price range would mean that Warburg Pincus’s 4.8tn dong ($211m) investment will more than double in value after the IPO, with the group expected to reduce its ownership from 15.2 per cent to 4.89 per cent. Credit Suisse’s Singapore branch is set to ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. IPO Week Ahead: 6 IPOs Set To Price Including The 2 Largest Deals Of 2H’17
Six IPOs are set to price next week, expecting to raise a combined $1.8 billion. Three Asian deals lead the way, notably, Chinese small loans provider Qudian (Pending:QD) plans to raise $769 million, and Singapore-based online gaming and shopping platform ... ( read original story ...)
Mutual funds stock up on IPOs, large caps
Thanks to the advantage of capturing an early growth through IPOs, fund managers are making sure of their ... is likely to benefit from rebound in the Singapore refining margins—a benchmark regional refining margin—in the September quarter and stable ... ( read original story ...)
IPOs on Indonesia Stock Exchange: Malacca Trust Wuwungan lnsurance
The company, subsidiary of Singapore-based Malacca Trust Limited and linked to the family of former president Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie, is one of the oldest insurance companies in Indonesia (established in 1952). Through its initial public offering (IPO ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore snaps up 10% of Glenveagh as housebuilder floats
The shares were sold in the IPO at a price of €1 each. Singapore’s GIC currently owns 10.2 per cent of Glenveagh, though this will fall to 9.4 per cent, subject to the additional shares being placed, according to a final prospectus on the deal ... ( read original story ...)