SINGAPORE - Singapore shares opened higher on Monday (June 5), with the benchmark Straits Times Index at 3,240.01 in early trade, up 0.13 per cent, or 4.05 points. Around 35 million shares exchanged hands. Gainers beat losers 83 to 34. Topics: ( read original story ...)
Singapore Shares May Add To Winning Streak
The Singapore stock market has climbed higher in three straight trading days, adding more than 35 points or 1.1 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,240-point plateau and it's called higher again on Monday. The global ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to collaborate with Australia on cybersecurity
Singapore and Australia have inked an agreement to cooperate closely on cybersecurity, including information sharing, training, and joint exercises to safeguard critical information infrastructure. The two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC’s Pay Anyone app now supports QR code cashless payments
The service is currently available to nearly 2,500 NETS terminals at selected merchants across Singapore. The OCBC Pay Anyone app enables customers to scan QR codes to make cashless e-payments directly from their OCBC Bank accounts to merchants. ( read original story ...)
ST launches digital newsletter for overseas Singaporeans
The Straits Times is creating two monthly e-zines – one for adults and the other for students – detailing major current affairs and stories about Singapore and Singaporeans. These digital newsletters will be transmitted by the Overseas Singaporean ... ( read original story ...)
SMEs can market online for free as part of 99%SME campaign: Singtel, DBS
SINGAPORE - Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) here can now market themselves online at no cost by listing on the 99%SME website, Singtel and DBS said in a joint statement on Monday (June 5). This year's campaign also aims to help SMEs venture into ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For June 5
Indonesia’s Bank Mandiri wants to develop a foothold within Singapore’s private banking space, according to local reports. THE Rockwills Group, a wills and trust specialist in Malaysia and Singapore, is setting its sights on the Indonesian market for ... ( read original story ...)
Prince Harry eats with Singapore’s Muslim community as prayers offered for victims of London terror attack
Harry, who is on a two-day trip to Singapore, was visiting a community centre run by a Muslim-faith led voluntary welfare organisation called Jamiyah Singapore, which provides a range of services from help for recovering addicts to residential homes for ... ( read original story ...)
Prince Harry Dines With Muslim Youths in Singapore and Helps Honor London Attack Victims
Prince Harry shared a meal with about 80 Muslim youths in Singapore Sunday as they broke their Ramadan fast and helped pay tribute to the victims of the recent London terror attack. On Saturday night, three people drove a van into pedestrians on London ... ( read original story ...)
Prince Harry breaks Ramadan fast at Muslim centre in Singapore with meal of dates and porridge
Prince Harry shares a meal of dates and porridge with peace ambassador Nazhath Faheema at a Muslim centre in Singapore. Harry, 32, saw a martial arts display and bowed his head as an Islamic scholar remembered the families of the seven people killed in the ... ( read original story ...)
The exceptional interns working for Stan Chart, HSBC and others in Singapore this summer
These outstanding students are now joining banks in Singapore. Do your skills measure up to theirs? http://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/285127/friend-or-foe-tips-for-interacting-with-fellow-investment-banking-interns/ Internships at global banks in ... ( read original story ...)
Prince Harry tucks into a traditional iftar feast of porridge and dates with young Singapore Muslims to celebrate breaking of daily Ramadan fast
Prince Harry ate a simple dish of dates and porridge with a Muslim community breaking its Ramadan fast during his tour of Singapore on Sunday. Harry, who is on a two-day trip to Singapore, was visiting a community centre run by a Muslim-faith led ... ( read original story ...)
What to expect from Singapore’s 2018 ASEAN chairmanship
The country will focus on these two key priorities. In his speech at Singapore Business Federation’s ASEAN conference, Trade and Industry minister, Lim Hng Kiang expressed Singapore’s plans for the ASEAN during its chairmanship in 2018. During its ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines revisits Business-Premium-only for A350-900ULR
As an increasing number of airlines outfit their aircraft for ultra-longhaul missions, Singapore Airlines has chosen an all-premium passenger experience for its ultra-long-range Airbus A350-900ULR aircraft, which will debut next year when SQ resumes ... ( read original story ...)
Prince Harry displays his dapper style as he visits volunteers being tested for HIV at a mobile testing centre in Singapore
Prince Harry has highlighted the growing problem of HIV in Singapore by meeting a man moments after he was tested for the disease. Harry's first engagement in the city state saw him visit a mobile testing centre at the imposing residence of Britain's High ... ( read original story ...)
DBS’ Innovation Chief Neal Cross: “Singaporeans need a bigger risk appetite”
That’s what DBS Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) Neal Cross did at the 47th St Gallen Symposium (SGS) that was held in early May. Besides Education Minister Ong Ye Kung, Cross was another speaker from Singapore who stood out. Neal Cross at the opening of ... ( read original story ...)