Singapore
Nearly all COE premiums down in May
Nearly all COE premiums down in May
Only premiums for open category vehicles went up to $38,700.
BreadTalk ventures into tea business through Chinese partner
It will offer Pindao's tea products Nayuki and Tai Gai.
Consumer prices down 0.1% in April
Price gains in retail, electricity & gas, and services were all muted.
CFOs' business confidence hits 9-year high
90% of CFOs expect economic expansion this year, beating the 82% record in 2010.
OCBC to roll out fingerprint-based credit card payments
This eliminates the need for multiple payment devices.
The Internet of Things and the threat it poses to GDPR compliance
The pending EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is already significantly impacting businesses across Asia. Slated for mandatory compliance by May 2018, the GDPR will drive significant requirements across all companies dealing with Europe to closely manage and track personal data information. The rules affect every entity that holds or uses European personal data both inside and outside of Europe – including Asia. Organisations need to take action now to make certain they are adequately capturing, integrating, certifying, publishing, monitoring and of course, protecting their data to ensure GDPR compliance.
Singapore's construction costs are the 4th highest in Asia
The public sector is expected to boost demand and drive costs between -1% to +2%.
Singapore passport dethroned as world's most powerful
It lost visa-free access to Kosovo.
Here's why higher oil prices could be a boon for SIA
It hedged 20% of jet fuel at US$65/bbl and 25% of Brent at US$45/bbl.
GIC enters joint venture to buy Los Angeles office campuses
It bought Water’s Edge and Playa Jefferson, which are both in Playa Vista.
MAS to expand regulation of trade exchanges
It wanted to give way to new business models like blockchain and P2P trading.
Chart of the Day: Banks prefer customer deposits to current and savings accounts
Deposits to current and savings accounts jumped 9-13 ppts over 10 years.
Daily Briefing: Singapore reveals Shell refinery lost fuel worth US$40m; Kempinski to manage its first Singapore hotel
And here's why the number of employers using enhanced WorkPro scheme rose.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.14%
The wait for developments on geopolitical tensions could mute gains today.
Sembcorp Marine finishes 3 Culzean topsides
They were built at Sembmarine’s Admiralty Yard for 32 months.
Circles.Life offers $0 'flexi plan' with free 1GB data
It also partnered with SingPost to enable sign-ups in post offices.
7 in 10 CEOs are unsure if they can spot cyber threats: KPMG
But half insisted that they are prepared for containing a future cyber attack.
Commentary
‘Tokenmaxxing’ – The wrong AI race to run in Singapore
To outsmart modern fraud, we must first know the enemy
Why Singapore SMEs cannot wait for quantum cyber risk to arrive before securing data
Is Singapore's emphasis on long-term security and stability hindering purpose-driven employees?
When Singapore's agentic AI ‘chefs’ arrive, will the kitchen be ready for them?
What Singapore’s app store rules reveal about the future of online trust
Faster hiring alone will not fix construction’s productivity problem
Beyond policy: How Singapore's service sector can win at the frontline
Solving the production problem behind Singapore’s ‘pilot purgatory’
Transformation without disruption: Your Existing ERP is an accelerant to business innovation