The story of Amazon’s coming to Southeast Asia may as well have been written by Samuel Beckett – we all talk about it a lot but it never shows up. Until now, that is. After a long time of “will they, won’t they,” the US ecommerce giant could ... ( read original story ...)
News organisations play critical role in combating fake news: Chee Hong Tat
SINGAPORE: News organisations are important in the fight against fake news, even as new legislation is being developed to deal with the problem, said Mr Chee Hong Tat on Wednesday (Jul 26). In his keynote address at the Global News Forum, the Senior ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore June industrial output seen up 7.6 pct y/y on electronics boom
Singapore and other trade-reliant Asian economies have got a major boost this year from a resurgence in global demand. That has led to a solid increase in the city-state's production of electronics products, including semiconductors. (Reporting by Masayuki ... ( read original story ...)
ST Engineering’s Electronics Arm Secures Contracts Worth about S$490m in 2Q2017
Singapore, 19 July 2017 – Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) announced today that its electronics arm, Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited (ST Electronics), secured about S$490m worth of contracts in the second quarter (2Q ... ( read original story ...)
Consumer Electronics in Singapore
Request a Sample at http://www.reportsweb.com/inquiry&RW0001522559/sample. Publisher's Consumer Electronics in Singapore report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the in-home, portable and in-car consumer electronics products markets at ... ( read original story ...)
7 ways OCBC Cycle is more Singaporean than laksa
6. YOU GET TO SHOP TILL YOU DROP It wouldn’t be a Singapore event if you couldn’t indulge in retail therapy. Spread over 4,000sqm — an area that’s bigger than 30 five-room HDB flats — Expo @ OCBC Cycle brings some of cycling’s leading lights ... ( read original story ...)
Visa Expands Global Transaction Processing with Facilities in Singapore and United Kingdom
SAN FRANCISCO, July 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa (NYSE:V), a global payments technology company, today announced expanded transaction processing capabilities in two state-of-the-art data centers in Singapore and the United Kingdom. The new global ... ( read original story ...)
Investment banking in Singapore is awful. I wish I were working for a start-up
I’ve worked in Singapore investment banking for 14 years, but I think the sector is well past its prime. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/255615/mistakes-made-by-bankers-in-asia/ For many fresh graduates in Singapore, investment banking still ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore exports bounce back strongly in June
Singapore (VNA) – Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) increased by 8.2 percent in June from a year earlier thanks to a surge in electronic and non-electronic exports, according to a recent report of the International Enterprise (IE) Singapore. ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Non-oil domestic exports accelerate, up 8.2% in June
After two months of registering flat growth, Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) regained momentum and gained an 8.2 percent growth in the month of June. According to the International Enterprise (IE) Singapore, the year-on-year (YoY) improvement ... ( read original story ...)
DBS’ digital-aha moment: “We are going to die if we don’t digitise”
When it came to embracing digital, it was “do or die” for DBS. The bank which now labels itself as the Digital Bank of Singapore says the “aha moment” came at a board meeting in 2013, after a deal with an Indonesian bank fell through. It was also a ... ( read original story ...)
Say cheese! New Singapore air terminal automates departures with face recognition
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - When a new terminal opens in 2017 at Singapore's Changi Airport, the world's best for five years straight according to a survey, passengers will be able to, in theory, go through check-in to boarding without speaking to another person. ( read original story ...)
Real estate markets in Singapore, Hong Kong go their separate ways — but for the better
There is an adage that some still subscribe to — that the Singapore property market lags Hong Kong’s by about two quarters. While that could have been the case, it is also not entirely correct because insofar as office prices in HK dollars are ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines Is Introducing In-Flight Fabric Care Amenities
Singapore Airlines is known for being one of the best airlines in the world. In suites class & first class the airline offers great pajamas and amenity kits. However, many are surprised to learn that the airline doesn’t have amenity kits in business class. ( read original story ...)
Singapore director back in court to face S$30,000 cheating charges
Parmjit Kaur, 50, allegedly submitted false claims for training grants from the then-Singapore Workforce Development Agency between 2011 and 2013. The grants were purportedly meant to go towards in-house courses that Harry conducted for its employees. ( read original story ...)
New arbitration court office to boost dispute resolution
SINGAPORE — The Republic will gain a stronger foothold in the new area of dispute resolution between foreign investors and states — or investment dispute resolution — with the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) to set up a staffed office here in ... ( read original story ...)