SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Friday as both U.S. crude production and inventories declined, pointing towards a tightening market. Strong Chinese oil import data also supported crude prices, traders said. With the Organization of the Petroleum ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Home Sales Drop as ‘Hungry Ghost’ Month Spooks Buyers
City’s home prices rose in 3Q for first time in four years Singapore home sales fell in September as developers marketed fewer projects in a month considered inauspicious by Chinese homebuyers. Developers sold 657 units last month, down from a revised ... ( read original story ...)
Opium den to disco — the story of Singapore’s Warehouse Hotel
(CNN) — Luxury boltholes are a dime a dozen in Singapore, but the newly opened Warehouse Hotel has a history that is scandalously unique. Located in the now prestigious Robertson Quay area, the boutique hotel spans three old warehouses, which ... ( read original story ...)
In dire straits? Singapore Press Holdings accelerates plan to axe 400 jobs
SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS is hoping that a slimmer employee base will save its struggling media business, but observers say retrenchments alone will not keep Southeast Asia’s biggest newspaper publisher and its regional peers in business, as digital ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stock market likely to extend gains, say analysts
SINGAPORE - After two weeks of solid gains in the stock market that sent the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) up by nearly 100 points or 3.1 per cent to breach through the 3,300 level, what are the odds of a third week of gain? Pretty good, analysts ... ( read original story ...)
Revving up Singapore’s startup nation
Although Singapore produces approximately 58% of its graduates in Engineering Sciences, Business & Administration and Information Technology every year, many end up pursuing careers in the multinational corporations and the public sector for the stability ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Private Property Price to Income Shows Valuation Not Running Away
Private housing prices are not cheap but we have been in a 4 year consolidation. Those that did well have increased their income and private properties are affordable for them. Bernard Tong, CEO of EdgeProp has a guest post out in Channel News Asia. ( read original story ...)
French cabaret Crazy Horse returns to Singapore after a decade
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Crazy Horse, a French cabaret known for its topless female dancers, has returned to Singapore a decade after a franchise club failed in the conservative Southeast Asian city-state. A Parisian institution for 66 years, the cabaret ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Telecommunications : Singtel, Ericsson to Launch Singapore’s First 5G Centre of Excellence
to faciliate 5G development and deployment in Singapore. 5G, the next-generation mobile network technology, is expected to roll out globally from 2020 and will deliver massive connectivity, ultra-low latency, gigabit speeds, and enable advanced ... ( read original story ...)
Technology in farming: Difficult for all to apply
Of primary concern to land-scarce Singapore is food. As climate scientist Benjamin Grandey from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology notes: "Agriculture is sensitive to weather conditions. Climate change may impact food supplies... ( read original story ...)
City Developments Limited Leads the Singapore Stock Market Higher This Week
The local stock market, as represented by the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), inched up 0.8% to 3,319.1 points for the week. Out of the 30 STI components, 22 were in the green; seven were in the red while one – Global Logistic Properties Ltd (SGX: MC0 ... ( read original story ...)
Samsung Electronics CEO resigns over ‘unprecedented crisis’
He will remain on the board of Samsung Electronics until March 2018. Ryan Lim, founding partner of the Singapore technology consultancy QED said "Samsung is in a leadership crisis situation". Mr Lim said "the current management structure seems to be a ... ( read original story ...)
Review of Singapore Airlines Business Class to SF via Hong Kong
Before Singapore Airlines launched direct services to San Francisco on the new A350 I had flown on their Business Class from Singapore to San Francisco via Tokyo Narita. Since the launch, the direct service has been my favourite as noted in my review of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore exports seen rising for 5th straight month in Sept
RIC=SGXOILY%3DECI SINGAPORE, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Singapore's non-oil domestic exports in September likely rose for a fifth straight month from a year earlier, buoyed again by strength in electronics shipments, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. Non-oil ... ( read original story ...)
Renewed Consolidation Tipped For Singapore Shares
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market on Thursday ended the two-day slide in which it had fallen almost a dozen points or 0.3 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,300-point plateau although it figures to head south again on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Q3 GDP Surges 4.6%
Singapore's economy surged in the third quarter driven by strong manufacturing sector growth, the latest advance estimates released by the Ministry of Trade and Industry show. Based on advance estimates, the Singapore economy grew by 4.6% on a year-on-year ... ( read original story ...)