SINGAPORE - A 43-year-old man was arrested after a six-hour operation for his suspected involvement in importing counterfeit bags for trading. Singapore Customs had on Sept 18 inspected a consignment suspected to contain trademark-infringing goods. ( read original story ...)
UOB has just hired an executive director in this hot Singapore job function
https://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/296427/ocbc-digital-banking-hiring/ UOB has recruited an executive director to help lead its digital product development in Singapore. Christopher Wee has joined from Standard Chartered and is focused on trade ... ( read original story ...)
Developing money-confident children
Singapore’s Ministry of Education promotes financial literacy among students through infusing key concepts in the curriculum. Now the POSB Smart Buddy programme in primary schools will use wearable technology to teach students how to save and spend ... ( read original story ...)
Does China have the inside track in race with Japan for Singapore-Malaysia high-speed rail contract?
Singapore and Malaysia on Thursday said some 200 participants this week attended a London briefing on the project – a 350km bullet train line that will slash travel time from the Lion City to Kuala Lumpur from hours by road to 90 minutes by rail. ( read original story ...)
Poly student scores personal bests in Open Memory Championships; Singapore 7th overall
SINGAPORE - He started training in memory sports just two months ago, but Singapore Polytechnic (SP) student Ng Cheng Yu managed to memorise a string of 132 binary numbers and recall the order of 25 playing cards in a deck during the second Singapore Open ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore PM’s pat for Malayali community
Singapore needs to do the same on a national level, with our different races and religions,” Channel News Asia quoted Mr. Lee as saying. He named former President Devan Nair, Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon and Monetary Authority of Singapore Managing ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Helping start-ups and entrepreneurs, the ‘new heroes’ of Singapore, succeed
We should look towards Singapore’s first significant entrepreneurship programme, by the predecessor of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research – the National Science & Technology Board (NSTB). Back in 1998, the NSTB identified four elements ... ( read original story ...)
Renaissance Capital’s Q2 2017 Global IPO Market Review
Global IPO proceeds totaled $33.4 billion in the 3Q17, up 12% from the year-ago period, led by Asia Pacific with 44% share of all proceeds raised. Asia Pacific proceeds benefited from billion-dollar deals like NetLink Trust in Singapore ($1.7 billion ... ( read original story ...)
Ridiculously Cheap $149 Flights To & From Singapore With Norwegian
Norwegian is currently offering some amazing ticket prices from London Gatwick to Singapore – starting at just £233 Return, or £83 one-way! This deal can be found outbound from London Gatwick on the UK version of the Norwegian site where prices start ... ( read original story ...)
Jaiz Bank appoints AbdulFattah Olanrewaju Amoo ED and CFO
Singapore, South Africa, Kenya etc. Global Banks like HSBC, Citibank, Barclays Bank etc. are also offering it. It is an alternative financial service offering which is open to all irrespective of race or religion. ( read original story ...)
A Tribute to Tan How Choon
collaborative work which was practically revolutionary in Singapore of the time; such as site-specific movement performances in urban hubs including the Suntec City fountain, the Bugis Junction fountain, Millennia Walk and the UOB Plaza Atrium; ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Bukit Batok East wakes up to giant water geyser
Singapore's Bukit Batok East Avenue 3, woke up to a water geyser, shooting up several meters high due to a water pipe burst on Sunday morning, October 1. The incident occurred near Block 223. Singapore's Public Utilities Board (PUB), in a statement to ... ( read original story ...)
Indian Markets Lose Sheen on Economic Travails
We see this as an opportunity, actually, and we have already been increasing our exposure to the market,” said Kenneth Akintewe, senior investment manager for Aberdeen Asset Management in Singapore ... South Asia at Standard Chartered Bank. ( read original story ...)
Park Hotel Farrer Park Singapore – Unique Duplex Stay In Heritage District
Great Base To Explore A Local Heritage Area Little India is one of Singapore’s most vibrant districts ... The 24-hour shopping mall Mustafa Centre offers everything from electronics to groceries, or take your pick from open-air Tekka Centre, goldsmith ... ( read original story ...)
Bank lending up for 11th straight month in August though growth slows to 5.1%
SINGAPORE - Bank loans rose year on year for the 11th straight month in August though the pace of growth slowed for the second straight month as business lending cooled. Total lending last month rose to S$634.41 billion, up 5.1 per cent compared with S$603 ... ( read original story ...)
Cycling: Where there’s a wheel, there’s a way
attended yesterday's third and final session at East Coast Park and all impressed the coaches sufficiently to be awarded complimentary slots in OCBC Cycle's The Straits Times Ride category. The 23km route, which starts and ends at the Singapore Sports Hub ... ( read original story ...)