Tourism Minister Arief Yahya has explained that Indonesia has identified Singapore as a tourism hub this year as it seeks to benefit from 7,200 flights a week from and through the island state. “I am saying that it is easier to fish in the neighbor’s pond that has already has a lot of fish. There […]
Read MoreNEW laws will be tabled in Parliament some time this year to prohibit the sale of media streaming boxes with “add-on” services that help consumers access pirated content. This clarity comes on the heels of a three-year review by the Ministry of Law (MinLaw) and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (Ipos) of Singapore’s copyright […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S exports ended 2018 on a weak note with non-oil domestic exports (NODX) falling for the second straight month in December, dashing economists’ expectations of a 2 per cent rebound, according to Enterprise Singapore figures on Thursday. NODX was down 8.5 per cent year on year in December from a high base a year ago, […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S strong wage growth in 2018 may moderate this year amid uncertainties in the global economy but certain sectors are still likely to boost headcount, a report said. Sectors that will continue to grow are information technology and communications, life sciences, and digital marketing, according to the 2019 market outlook report by recruitment agency Randstad. “With […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Salary is not the biggest driver of satisfaction among Singapore employees, according to a study by data collection platform Qualtrics with more than 500 participants from Singapore. These results are part of a larger survey on more than 6,000 participants globally, including countries like Australia and the United States. The survey was done in […]
Read MoreAscent Capital Partners, a Singapore-registered fund manager, has launched a Myanmar-focused private equity fund focusing on companies in the consumer, education, financial services, healthcare and the technology, media and telecommunications sectors in the country. The anchor investors in the Ascent Myanmar Growth Fund I (AMGF) are U Aung Moe Kyaw, founder of Myanmar Distillery Co […]
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