A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. SINGAPORE -- The airport named “World’s Best” for the past five years running had a high bar to meet when opening its newest terminal. But Singapore’s sprawling Changi Airport, already famous for its ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Probes Goldman Sachs Executives Over 1MDB
Singapore authorities are probing the dealings of Goldman Sachs with the Malaysian state investment fund commonly known as 1MDB, according to a media report. The bank raised some $6 billion for the fund, meant for development projects. Investigators at ... ( read original story ...)
Property: Will home prices increase as train network grows in Singapore?
HDB flats near Rochor Canal, which is within walking distance of Rochor station on Downtown Line 2 (DTL 2). A study shows how, as the MRT line opened, the average housing resale prices surged by 2.8 per cent for homes located within 1.5km of a DTL2 station ... ( read original story ...)
What Could Cause Market Volatility in the Coming Months?
As most of us know, interest rates and stock market valuations should be inversely related, meaning as interest rates rise, stocks, in theory, should depreciate. In Singapore, interest rates have also risen in the past few years, starting from just 0.25% ... ( read original story ...)
DBS launches largest banking API developer platform
DBS Bank has launched the world’s largest banking application ... It revealed that there are 155 APIs at launch for Singapore across over 20 categories such as rewards, real-time payments, PayLah! and fund transfers. “More categories will be added ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s new, high-tech airport terminal operational
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Changi Airport opened a cutting-edge terminal Tuesday with a fully automated check-in system including facial scanning and computerised baggage drop points, but some passengers struggled with the new technology. Terminal 4 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore police examine Goldman’s role in 1MDB deals: Bloomberg
Singapore's economic crime unit and city prosecutors have interviewed current and former Goldman Sachs executives who worked on bond offerings from 1Malaysia Development Bhd, Bloomberg reported. 1MDB, founded by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak ... ( read original story ...)
COMMENT: Singapore’s Brexit fallout bid shows true fighting spirit
It’s also promising the use of distributed ledgers for interbank payments and trade finance. Singapore hopes these innovations will form the bedrock for its many ambitions. The city-state wants to be everything from a capital-raising hub to Asia’s ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Can Be Singapore’s Ant
Forget the lending book. Dismiss the wealth-management aspirations. It's DBS Group Holdings Ltd.'s embrace of technology that could be the next big driver of shareholder returns at Southeast Asia's biggest lender. DBS's announcement Thursday that it now ... ( read original story ...)
New A380 Singapore Suites
Singapore Airlines Business Class 777-300ER). The A380 new Singapore business class seat will directly recline into a 78 inch long full flat bed. That might sound more attractive for tall folks than Suites, but unfortunately, note that you'll still have a ... ( read original story ...)
Preview: Singapore Airlines’ new Airbus A380 business class
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Singapore Airlines Unveils Its Amazing New A380 Business Class Suites
Singapore Airlines have pulled the covers off their revamped business class and first class seats for the Airbus A380. The host of changes are aimed at giving passengers more personal space in a modern fit out filled with some surprising creature comforts. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Police Examine Goldman’s Role in 1MDB Deals
Neither Goldman Sachs nor its current or former employees have been publicly accused of criminal offenses or charged in relation to the fund, whose dealings have sparked probes in Singapore, Switzerland and the U.S. The interviews, which took place as ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia investigating reported leak of 46 million mobile users’ data
KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Malaysia is investigating an alleged attempt to sell the data of more than 46 million mobile phone subscribers online, in what appears to be one of the largest leaks of customer data in Asia. The massive data breach ... ( read original story ...)
Why Singapore should embrace blockchain technology soon
Broadridge APAC head David Becker discusses the potential of blockchain technology and the challenges that hinder its evolution. Blockchain technology is already reshaping how business is done globally but serious doubts remain. This is revealed in a ... ( read original story ...)
Sungei Road vendors show Singapore Poly students their sales techniques
Using items like Japanese banana notes and antiques, 15 vendors from the now-defunct Sungei Road market have been showing off their selling techniques at the Singapore Polytechnic (SP) over the last couple of days. Organised by SP students, the Legal Black ... ( read original story ...)