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 ...)

Prisons tap technology for tailored rehab efforts

as the Singapore Prison Service (SPS) taps technology to automate processes. This includes tapping data analytics to grasp the rehabilitative needs and progress of inmates, to minimise their risk of re-offending. The Digital Rehabilitation Records ... ( read original story ...)

New office to help get Singapore ready for digital society

SINGAPORE: A new digital readiness programme office will be set up under the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI), to enable Singaporeans to have access to technology, be confident to use it and include it in various aspects of their lives. ( read original story ...)

Singapore's disciplined plan for economic resurgence

Singapore faces a rough year ... The fourth quarter of 2016 saw manufacturing – especially the electronics sector – bounce back, and signs point to the surge spilling over into the first half of 2017. But he expressed reservations that the recovering ... ( read original story ...)

Cheap Flights to Singapore Changi

The city has long been known as a shopper's paradise where you can buy just about anything from trendy electronics and the latest designer couture to herbal medicines and Malay crafts. Just a few miles away from the skyscrapers in Singapore's teeming ... ( read original story ...)

Supercomputing Frontiers 2017: Advancing HPC in Singapore

electronics, finance, healthcare, and marine and offshore engineering. NSCC’s task, he said, is thus to build the computational infrastructure needed to support Singapore’s universities, research institutes and industry. Supercomputing for Singapore ... ( read original story ...)

20 stores affected in 7-hour power cut at Junction 8

SINGAPORE - Shoppers and stores at Bishan's Junction 8 Shopping ... Shops affected at the mall at 9 Bishan Place include electronics chain Best Denki, BreadTalk, FairPrice supermarket and several restaurants. Some of the amenities such as escalators ... ( read original story ...)

Asia Mixed Wednesday

Shares of Toshiba were up 1% Electronics giant Samsung Electronics shares were ... the Taiex lost 20.2 points, or 0.2%, to 9,856.25 In Singapore, the Straits Times Index jumped 26.75 points, or 0.9%, to 3,184.57 In New Zealand, the NZX 50 moved up 68.34 ... ( read original story ...)