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 ...)
Singapore Airlines plans US$850 million fleet upgrade, despite drop in profits
As Singapore’s Changi airport soars ... Asia finance editor at aviation news portal FlightGlobal, said. This may be through offering competitive business and first-class fares, operating a wider network, and linking with other partner carriers such ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore News Today
The words on the carpark says "SLOW". Wow, all cars must really drive and go slowly when driving through the carpark. All thanks to OFO bike user and the company. All the cars have to squeeze into other parking lots on other decks just to give all the ... ( read original story ...)
How is the definition of success changing in Singapore?
For several decades, the Singapore model of education worked very well ... This is no doubt due to the glut of lawyers which has caused starting salaries to fall, as well as news reports shedding light on the high attrition rate of lawyers due to long ... ( read original story ...)
AXA is expanding in Singapore. Here’s who it wants to hire
Tomasz Kurczyk, head of digital for AXA in Singapore, https://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/299820/singapore-financial-hiring-boom/ AXA is expanding its digital team by about 30% in Singapore and is open to candidates from outside the insurance sector. ( read original story ...)
Germany and Singapore ‘have forged tight bond’
On the surface, Germany and Singapore look very different, but the two countries have forged a tight bond, President Halimah Yacob said yesterday. This is because of "like-mindedness and shared strategic interests", Madam Halimah said at a state banquet ... ( read original story ...)
Swivel chairs, double beds, 32″ TVs: Check out Singapore Air’s swanky new ‘suites’
"Singapore Airlines was the first airline to fly the Airbus A380 and the first with 'superjumbo suites'," says David Flynn, editor at the Australian Business Traveller publication that tracks airline news. The airline helped accelerate the ultra-high end ... ( read original story ...)
Ride-hailing firm Grab launches e-wallet for hawker stalls in Singapore
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Ride-hailing firm Grab launched its GrabPay digital wallet for hawker stalls, restaurants and shops in Singapore, making its latest big push into electronic payments as part of its efforts to expand beyond transportation services ... ( read original story ...)
UOB hires from DBS (again) for expanding team in Singapore
Alvin Wong has joined as a director in structured finance within UOB’s Singapore-based global financial institutions group (GFIG). The structured finance GFIG team is headed up by Wong’s former DBS colleague Simon Tan, who moved to UOB in July ... ( read original story ...)