A budget airline firm whose credit card policy has incurred the ire of several passengers bound for Singapore last Tuesday insisted that this was “common practice” in the industry and meant as protection against “fraudulent purchases”.
A group of Japanese lawmakers are close to hitting the jackpot in their bid to legalise casinos, betting the revenue bonanza could challenge Macau for the title of global gaming powerhouse.
Swiss-based global food giant Nestle said Wednesday that it had expanded its research and development operations in Singapore, amid robust Asian market growth.
Singapore is seeking more agricultural imports from the Philippines amid growing demand for fresh and processed food in the city-state, Singaporean and Philippine officials said during a trade meeting in Pasay City.
DANATEQ Pte. (DTQ), a software company based in Singapore, has expanded its business in the Philippines after it sealed service agreements with the country’s major telecommunications firms, the company on Tuesday said in a statement.
A real estate investment and asset management firm based in Singapore is setting up shop in the Philippines to pursue investment opportunities in the local real estate sector.
The Philippines’ burgeoning gaming industry may surpass Singapore’s $5.6-billion gaming market by 2018 on the back of favorable local demographics and a likely spillover of foreign high-rollers, foreign bank Credit Suisse said.
The Philippines, whose stock market has performed well in the last four years, is attracting a new batch of foreign institutional investors keen on including local equities in their portfolios for the first time, according to First Metro Securities Brokerage Corp. FirstMetroSec recently brought Philippine-listed companies to this year’s Singapore leg of the Pulse [...]
Oil prices eased in Asia Friday, as dealers took a breather from a rally in New York that was spurred by encouraging data on Chinese manufacturing and US jobs, analysts said.
AirAsia, Asia’s largest low-cost carrier, has scrapped plans for a Singapore joint venture due to high operating costs and lack of domestic market potential in the island republic.
Oil was mixed in Asia on Friday with some traders taking profits after stronger-than-expected trade data out of China, analysts said.
The regional headquarters of many multinational companies are located in Singapore. Thus, there is a significant demand for accommodations among expatriates. This is just one of the reasons Pan Pacific Hotel Singapore closed its doors for clients for three months to undergo an $80-million face-lift.
