Canada made men's rugby sevens history Sunday, winning a Cup final on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series for the first time. And the Canadians did it the hard way at the Singapore Sevens, defeating No. 4 New Zealand 26-14 and No. 3 England 17-5 before ... ( read original story ...)
Canadian men make rugby history, down U.S. Eagles to win Singapore Sevens
Canada has made rugby sevens history, winning on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series circuit for the first time. And the Canadian men did it the hard way Sunday at the Singapore Sevens, defeating New Zealand and England before dispatching the U.S. 26-19 in ... ( read original story ...)
8 charged under Singapore's human trafficking laws since 2015
SINGAPORE: To combat human trafficking in Singapore, a new law - the Prevention of Human Trafficking Act - came into effect in March 2015. To date, three convictions have resulted from the eight cases prosecuted under the Act. While this number seems low ... ( read original story ...)
82 1-for-1 Dining Deals You Must Know About Right Now
Froth is a modern Asian Fusion concept kitchen located in the heart of Singapore’s Central Business District and UOB card members can have two main courses for the price of one on Weekdays during dinner from 6pm – close and full day on weekends. ( read original story ...)
Canada to face All Blacks in Singapore rugby 7s quarter-finals
Captain John Moonlight scored his 98th career try on the rugby sevens circuit as Canada advanced to the Cup quarter-finals at the Singapore Sevens on Saturday. The Canadian men defeated Russia 28-15 and Hong Kong 34-0 before being bulldozed 35-7 by Olympic ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Police seize counterfeit mobile phones, parts worth S$1.5m from syndicate
The Singapore Police Force (SPF) and Singapore Customs jointly busted a syndicate on Tuesday that was involved in selling counterfeit mobile phones and arrested eight people. According to reports, the estimated street value of those seized products sums up ... ( read original story ...)
Fake mobile phone syndicate busted with $1.5m of phones
police and Singapore Customs said in a joint press release yesterday. The eight men, aged between 28 and 40, are suspected to be involved in the sale of counterfeit mobile phones. It is understood that the phones included Apple and Samsung smartphones. ( read original story ...)
65% of 2G users have migrated to 3G; network to shut down for good on April 18
SINGAPORE - About 65 per cent of those who use Singapore's 2G mobile network have migrated to using 3G, the Migrant Workers' Centre (MWC) said on Thursday (April 13), just days before the islandwide shutdown of the network is complete on April 18. ( read original story ...)
Kenya Sevens outlast Samoa to storm Singapore Cup quarters
The win put Kenya on course to defending the Singapore title they won last season. Kenya will have to wait for the result of the match pitting Argentina and Australia to know if they have advanced to the last eight of the competition. Skipper Andrew Amonde ... ( read original story ...)
Very tall order indeed for Singapore 7s champions
Shujaa and Australia have met twice this season, traded victories. Kenya face a tall order when they launch their Singapore Sevens title defence against Argentina at 6am on Saturday at the National Stadium. Shujaa will then face off with Australia at 9 ... ( read original story ...)
Ask Google: Check out what Singapore consumers search for when looking for financial products
Singapore and Hong Kong), Singapore is responsible for 13% of the investment-related searches driven by mobile activity and key categories - surpassing searches generated from Hong Kong. Growing interest in wealth management - Singaporeans are always ... ( read original story ...)
TPG to build fourth Aussie mobile network in competition with Telstra, Optus and Vodafone
TPG is also in the early stages of rolling out a mobile network in Singapore, and has reaffirmed its forecast for underlying earnings — which strips out one off items — of $820 million to $830 million for the year to July. ( read original story ...)
STI down as investors reduce positions
This followed news that rival TPG Telecom - the fourth telco in Singapore - spent A$1.26 billion (S$1.3 billion) on mobile spectrum as part of a plan to build a fourth network in Australia. Rising competition in the Australian 4G mobile sector is weighing ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Singapore Sevens: Blitzboks Eager For A Comeback After 22 – 0 Trashing By Fiji
Blitzboks is hopeful the HSBC Singapore Sevens tournament will help them re-establish their status as the blitz of SA after Fiji humiliated them last week. The Springbok Sevens team was blazing in Hong Kong until they encountered Fiji. The team won five of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Shanghai firms ink deals to boost trade flow
SINGAPORE — In a major move towards cementing business ties between Singapore and Shanghai, nine memoranda of understandings (MOUs) were signed yesterday between financial institutions and corporates from the two cities. The alliances, aimed at ... ( read original story ...)
UOB CREDIT CARD FRAUD PROTECTION IS TERRIBLE, FORCED ME TO PAY FOR TRANSACTIONS I DID NOT MAKE!
It was on returning to Singapore that I realised that this restaurant been charging me thousands of dollars behind my back! The total bill came up to $5247.57 SGD. I called UOB’s customer service immediately and was told to go to the Police, as it was a ... ( read original story ...)