Singapore
Dealing with ambiguity: The new talent currency for Singapore professionals?
Machine learning and artificial intelligence are all around us now, from computers which identify and sort our email spams, to ‘DeepFace’ of Facebook which identifies faces with 97.25% accuracy, to self-driving cars on Singapore roads.
Is a new accreditation scheme for hair and cosmetology industry enough?
CASE key executive suggests measures to gain consumers’ trust back. The Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Hair & Cosmetology Association (Singapore) (HACOS) to develop a joint accreditation for the hair & cosmetology industry. This move comes after the sudden closure of The Scissorhands hair salon that resulted in hundreds of consumers being left in the lurch with unused hair packages.
Bringing more visitors to Singapore
Singapore as a tourist destination is going through tough times.
Dairy Farm's net profit slumps 17% to US$424m in 2015
Escalating forex woes are to blame.
Can Jumbo’s China operations survive in 2016?
The three outlets lost $100,000 in 1Q16.
Jardine Strategic’s FY15 profits jump 11% to US$62.8b
Thanks to a host of one-off gains.
Big data's impact on Singapore's MediShieldLife & healthcare industry
Wearable devices are now a common affordable consumer gadget, with many brands engaged in intense competition for a piece of the growing market, with increasing pressures on the profit margins.
Singapore toughens aircraft tracking rules ahead of MH370 anniversary
Planes should report their location every 15 minutes.
Westlite Papan dormitory ready by June
Guess how much the monthly rental rate would be.
Hefty impairments eroded listed firms’ profits in Q4
Yards and developers were the hardest hit.
SIA’s offer for Tigerair shares draws to a close
Non-responsive shareholders will be frozen out.
Struggling Noble Group kicked out of benchmark Straits Times Index
CapitaCommercial Trust will take its place.
Chart of the Day: Virtually zero jobs were created for locals in 2015
Employment growth was weakest since 2009.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 1.94%
Expect muted gains today.
Daily Briefing: Richest developers saw decline; Offices, hotels among top investment choices
And new overseas projects launching in Singapore.
Chinese tourists are back, but the high rollers aren’t
They're going to Japan and Thailand instead.
Commentary
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
From Singapore to Southeast Asia: Thriving in innovation by knowing when to pause
Section 13O, MAS, and the digital footprint of Singapore Family Offices