Two Singaporean government departments on Monday released survey reports on business expectations respectively, which show worsened business sentiment in both the manufacturing sector and the services …
Why Indian startups are setting base in Singapore but Flipkart-owned PhonePe isn’t
The Indian payments service provider PhonePe, which is supported by Flipkart, declared earlier this month that it had finished moving its headquarters from Singapore to India. American grocery giant …
Singapore FinTech Festival Kicks Off with Over 850 Expert Speakers and 450 FinTech Exhibitors
The seventh edition of the Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) kicks off today as an in-person event from 31 October to 4 November. Organised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Elevandi[1], …
Why Indian startups are setting base in Singapore but Flipkart-owned PhonePe isn’t
The Indian payments service provider PhonePe, which is supported by Flipkart, declared earlier this month that it had finished moving its headquarters from Singapore to India. American grocery giant …
Why Indian Startups are establishing a base in Singapore
Flipkart incorporated its holding company in Singapore in the early part of last sought foreign investments to that it could grow faster. This was because it had problems with the Indian bureaucracy …
Singapore Housing Market Defies Global Downturn And Curbs Amid Soaring Rents
The growth in Singapore home prices accelerated to 3.8% in the third quarter to record levels, after rising 3.5% in the previous three months.
Designs for Singapore’s tallest building unveiled
Singapore has unveiled plans to build 8 Shenton Way, the country’s tallest building and its first “supertall” skyscraper. The term supertall is used to describe buildings that exceed 300 metres in …
Football: World Cup rights holders in Singapore face challenges in recouping fee of over $25m
Late announcement of the deal, unique timing of World Cup, will impact ability to attract customers, say experts. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Redditor asks whether this year’s top 3 Miss Universe Singapore winners ‘considered pretty’
Business student Carissa Yap, 22, was crowned this year’s Miss Universe Singapore on Oct 17, but some netizens are not impressed.The first runner-up was Miss Yvonne Sashirekha and the second runner-up …
My Southeast Asia Ventures: From Cambodia to Timor Leste and back again, here’s what I’ve learnt after more than 7 years in the region
In this new series, Mr Roderick Leong, 37, who works at brewery Heineken, describes the challenges he faced leaving his family in Singapore for three postings in two countries — Cambodia and Timor …