Deputy national security adviser KT McFarland is expected to leave her position and accept an ambassadorship to Singapore, a senior administration official confirms to ABC News. McFarland is a former Fox News commentator brought on to the job by Trump's ... ( read original story ...)
ABI Research Predicts Public Safety LTE Will Go Mainstream After 2020
SINGAPORE, April 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — ABI Research predicts that public safety LTE will hit the mainstream markets after 2020 as trials and deployments gain momentum across the world. Hardware revenue is expected to grow by 30% annually, reaching $ ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore condemns Egypt church bombings; no Singaporeans injured
SINGAPORE: Singapore has condemned the Islamic State-linked attacks at two churches in Egypt, the deadliest attacks on Christians in Egypt in recent memory. “Singapore strongly condemns the twin terror attacks on the Mar Girgis Church in Tanta and the St ... ( read original story ...)
Italy and Scotland to play rugby test in Singapore
Italy and Scotland will play a test match in Singapore June 10 as the city-state seeks to establish itself as a stopover for nations bound for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. The two Six Nations sides will make the stopover en route to Fiji and ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC, UOB customers can now withdraw cash from either bank’s ATMs for free
SINGAPORE: Customers of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) and United Overseas Bank (UOB) will not have to pay fees to withdraw cash from either bank’s ATMs until the end of this year, both banks said on Monday (Apr 10). Previously, customers from both ... ( read original story ...)
UOB, OCBC customers can now withdraw cash from either bank’s ATMs for free
SINGAPORE: Customers of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) and United Overseas Bank (UOB) will not have to pay fees to withdraw cash from either bank’s ATMs until the end of this year, both banks said on Monday (Apr 10). Previously, customers from both ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC and UOB offer free shared ATM transactions
SINGAPORE — From April 1, customers of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC Bank) and United Overseas Bank (UOB) have access to free, unlimited cash withdrawals at either bank’s automated teller machines (ATM). Previously, customers were entitled ... ( read original story ...)
Why Indian tourists love Singapore
HE CAME to Singapore last year for two days on a business trip and was looking to set aside a few hours of his time to visit Gardens by the Bay. But his busy schedule did not allow him to do that and he felt that the time he spent in Singapore "wasn't enough". ( read ...
UOB, OCBC customers can now withdraw cash from both banks' ATMs for free
Ms Jacquelyn Tan, UOB's head of personal financial services in Singapore, said: "This partnership delivers on all three expectations (faster, simpler, and more convenient banking services) as customers have more ATMs to choose from and do not have to worry ... ( read original story ...)
A Trump national security adviser tapped as Singapore envoy
A top national security adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump is in line to be U.S. ambassador to Singapore. K.T. McFarland came into ... McFarland worked as a Fox News analyst before joining Trump's national security team. She previously worked for ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s DBS to boost private banking in London
Singapore’s DBS, south-east Asia’s biggest bank by assets, will use a new UK licence to quadruple the size of its hitherto tiny London wealth management operation, in a post-Brexit endorsement of the UK as a destination for rich Asian investors DBS ... ( read original story ...)
Chart of the Day: Electronics PMI continues its uptrend in March
According to the Singapore Institute of Purchasing & Materials Management, the faster rate of expansion is attributed to higher electronic factory output, new orders, new exports, and higher inventory level. Meanwhile, imports as well as electronics ... ( read original story ...)
Fighting terror with technology
It helps automate detection of suspicious activity, working with cameras and microphones placed around the island. The system is able to spot and identify something suspicious, like an idling vehicle or an abandoned object. It then alerts a human operator ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore strengthens tax cooperation with other countries
SINGAPORE: One year after the ratification of the OECD Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, Singapore has entered into automatic exchange of information agreements. During French President Francois Hollande’s visit to Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stock exchange sign MoUs with two lending companies
SINGAPORE: Aimed at helping startups find access to capital, Singapore’s stock exchange (SGX) signed two separate Memorandums of Understandings (MOUs) with separate stakeholders in the startup economy. The agreement that can be considered unique to our ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan, Singapore ink MOU as President Ghani visits
SINGAPORE: Afghanistan will send senior officials to Singapore to attend programmes on topics such as public administration, urban planning and sustainable development under an agreement signed on Friday (Apr 7), Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs ... ( read original story ...)