Singapore Morning News For October 16
Changi Airport armed with $1.35b fund to export expertise Changi Airport has set up a more than US$1 billion (S$1.35 billion) kitty – partly funded by external investors – to fuel ambitious plans to export […]
Singapore Morning News For October 13
Singapore economy grows 4.6% in Q3; beats expectations SINGAPORE’S economy grew by 4.6 per cent compared to a year ago for the third quarter of 2017, based on advance estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) […]
Singapore Morning News For October 12
Singapore to house one of Alibaba’s new global research labs Chinese Internet behemoth Alibaba will open a research lab here in Singapore, as part of its new global research programme called the Alibaba Discovery, Adventure, […]
Singapore Morning News For October 11
Sugar tax in Singapore – too bitter a pill to swallow? The sugar tax was mentioned in Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s National Day Rally as a solution that has been considered and implemented in […]
Singapore Morning News For October 10
MAS issues stern money laundering warning; Jakarta starts StanChart probe THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Monday declared its firm commitment to keeping the country’s financial centre clean and safeguarded from illicit activities. — […]
Singapore Morning News For October 9
Singapore: GIC completes stake buy in Philippines’ EDC, picks 9% in Sweden’s Verisure A consortium backed by Singapore’s GIC has completed the acquisition of up to 31.7 per cent stake in the Philippines’ Energy Development […]
Singapore Morning News For October 6
Standard Chartered under probe over US$1.4b client transfers Financial watchdogs in Europe and Asia are investigating Standard Chartered Plc over the transfer of US$1.4 billion (S$1.91 billion) of private bank client assets from Guernsey to […]
Singapore Morning News For October 5
Google partners Singtel to bring Pixel smartphone to Singapore Google will for the first time launch its Pixel smartphone in Singapore – making it the first Southeast Asian market to have the device. — Channel […]
Singapore Morning News For October 4
Singapore to launch Industry Transformation Map for construction sector Speaking at the launch of the Greyform building, an integrated construction and pre-fabrication hub (ICPH) by Straits Construction Group, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said that […]
Singapore Morning News For October 3
Infrastructure Protection Bill passed in Parliament Proposed laws to beef up protection of buildings that are iconic, highly frequented or that house essential services were passed yesterday, with Second Home Affairs Minister Josephine Teo saying […]
Singapore Morning News For October 2
Global Logistic Properties expands into Europe with $2.8b acquisition Global Logistic Properties (GLP) said on Monday it has agreed to acquire Gazely, a leading European logistics platform, for about $2.8 billion, as part of its […]
Singapore Morning News For September 29
Changi airport restores check-in services after global outage hits several major airlines A global software outage involving the check-in systems of several major airlines, including Singapore Airlines (SIA), caused travel disruptions around the world for […]