SINGAPORE’S visitor arrivals and tourism spend both grew in the first half of this year, with tourism receipts expanding by 10 per cent year on year to hit S$12.7 billion. “The strong growth in H1 2017 tourism receipts was due to the higher expenditure across all major components including shopping, accommodation, food & beverage, and […]
Read MoreYoma Strategic, an affiliate of Yangon Stock Exchange-listed First Myanmar Investments Company (FMI), has successfully closed a placement of shares that will enable it to raise S$82.2 million in fresh funds in Singapore, where it is listed on the Mainboard of the Singapore Stock Exchange. In a November 5 statement, Yoma Strategic said the placement, […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE, Nov 6: For the fourth consecutive year, Singapore has retained its title as the world’s most expensive city for expatriates to live in, according to survey results released on Monday (Nov 6) by the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU). Hong Kong came in second ahead of Zurich, while the return of Japanese cities Tokyo and […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE (AFP) – Singapore’s Changi Airport opened a cutting-edge terminal yesterday with a fully automated check-in system including facial scanning and computerised baggage drop points, but some passengers struggled with the new technology. Terminal 4, built at a cost of Sg$985 million (US$723 million), will have an annual capacity of 16 million people and is […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: Grab, Southeast Asia’s largest ride-hailing app, is kicking off a new digital wallet service in Singapore as it stakes a claim to the region’s burgeoning mobile payments sector. Starting Wednesday, Grab will enable its 4 million users in the city-state to scan a quick response, or QR, code to pay for local dishes such […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S various industry groups will begin to unveil industry digital plans (IDPs) in the coming days, with the logistics sector strategy kicking off the initiative, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Wednesday. These IDPs under the SME Go Digital Programme serve to help SMEs (small and medium enterprises) build up their digital capabilities. The […]
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