Singapore
NOL halts trading as historic takeover talks draw to a close
Exclusive talks with CMA CGM will end today.
NOL halts trading as historic takeover talks draw to a close
Exclusive talks with CMA CGM will end today.
Sembcorp inks agreement to develop US$300m gas-fired power plant in Myanmar
It’s the largest of its kind in the country.
Chart of the Day: Check out the escalating job losses in the uninspiring manufacturing sector
4,300 manufacturing workers lost their jobs in 3Q.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.17%
Find out who the biggest losers were.
Daily Briefing: Singapore mulling options for SMRT; Singapore group makes carbon pledge
And here’s the deal on the SBS and SMRT shares jump.
Oxley headed for record-breaking profits in 2016
It has $3.3b in total unbilled sales.
More Chinese tourists won’t save CDL Hospitality Trusts: report
Hotel revenues remain depressed.
Here’s a silver lining for Singapore’s three biggest banks
All's not lost despite slowing loan growth.
India-Singapore CECA at the center of bilateral strategic partnership
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up his two-day state visit to Singapore on November 24th. This year marks the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, and they have agreed to elevate their ties to a strategic partnership. It is being built upon a framework of agreements that include the 1994 Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTA) and its various protocols, Defense Cooperation Agreements, and the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA).1
Innovating the business card culture in a Smart Nation
"There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." This is a popular quote by Bruce Lee encouraging continuous improvement of one's self. There is a lot to learn from this quote for businesses in Singapore – first identify your strengths, embrace them, and then figure out how you can improve them.
Transforming service in Singapore's hospitality industry through technology
As you enter into the CBD from Changi Airport, most visitors, myself included, are amazed at the sheer number of quality hotels that dot Singapore's skyline. From the fabled opulence of The Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore with its 4,200-piece contemporary art collection, to the smaller but no less luxury boutique properties such as Sofitel So in Telok Ayer, with one of the best rooftop bars in the city.
Nordic Group bags deals worth $2.5m
Works will be finished in Q2.
TTJ Holdings bags contracts worth $16m
For public infrastructure projects.
Shut up and Ryde: This Airbnb-style app promotes carpooling to solve transport woes
It has raised $1.5m in less than a year.
Hints of rail restructuring add fuel to SMRT’s fire
The current model needs to be tweaked.
Check out Sofitel’s over $40m newly refurbished Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa
Its 211 rooms and four villas underwent a French makeover.
SMEs clinch $45m fund to counter rampant job-hopping
Even small businesses can be employers of choice.