[Dialogue] ‘Chinese by nature are very good businesspeople’: Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad spoke candidly to the South China Morning Post on a…
Singapore
Singapore is an economy of 5.6 million people and a founding member of APEC. When the forum was founded in 1989, Singapore’s real GDP was USD 61 billion, while its real per capita GDP was USD 21,000. By 2016, Singapore’s GDP grew fivefold at USD 295 billion, and its per capita GDP more than doubled at USD 53,000.
Singaporeans should ‘brace themselves’ for more issues with Malaysia: diplomat
SINGAPORE, Mar 8, 2019, Agencies. Air pollution, stalled rail projects and constant antagonism by Malaysian…
Owner of casket firm in Singapore ordered to pay more than $250,000 in penalties for tax-related offences
SINGAPORE, Mar 7, 2019, The Straits Times. The owner of a funeral service firm who…
One Singapore Airlines flight cancelled, three rerouted after Pakistan closes airspace
SINGAPORE, Feb 28, 2019, TODAYonline. Singapore Airlines has cancelled one flight and rerouted three others…
Singapore leads Southeast Asia in happy customers: Zendesk’s report
SINGAPORE, Feb 25, 2019, The Business Times. Singapore leads Southeast Asia in happy customers but…
HG Metal’s advanced cut-bend-fabricate facility for steel rebar in Myanmar now fully operational
YANGON, Feb 23, 2019, Myanmar Times. Singapore-listed HG Metal Manufacturing Ltd. (HG Metal) is expanding…
Ambassador convinces Singapore investors to tap in Indonesia`s digital economy
JAKARTA, Feb 23, 2019, ANTARA News. Indonesian Ambassador to Singapore Ngurah Swajaya has urged Singapore…
Two punters share S$13.6 million Toto Hongbao prize money in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Feb 23, 2019, TODAY online. There were two winners of the S$13.6 million Toto…
Third largest bank in South East Asia UOB Q4 profit up 7% to S$916m
SINGAPORE, Feb 22, 2019, The Business Times. United Overseas Bank (UOB) posted a 7 per…
Tsinghua University ranked No 1 in the Asia-Pacific region
BEIJING, Feb 21, 2019, SCMP. Tsinghua University in Beijing has unseated the National University of…
Singapore Navy’s first new Type 218SG submarine to be launched in Germany on Monday
SINGAPORE, Feb 15, 2019, The Straits Times. Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen will be officiating…
[Analytics] Palm oil firms seeing solid export trend
Regional palm oil plantation companies are seeing a solid export trend, with upbeat export performance…