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With its recent launch of the MSIG SpeeDi app in Thailand, MSIG Insurance continues its digital transformation in the region with the introduction of a unique telematics device for its motor customers. With the aim of encouraging safer driving in Singapore,…
Chanel has opened new standalone ephemeral boutique at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands (MBS). It’s the first of its kind to come to Singapore, in a bid to attract new customers with a hotel-esque retail experience and expanded product offering. The French…
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is investing significantly in its digital initiatives as it seeks to boost revenue as well as enhance operations and customer service amid increasingly crowded skies. The airline group is channelling “several hundreds of millions” of…
The Great Singapore Sale (GSS), from June 9 to Aug. 13, is going digital this year with a new mobile phone app called GoSpree. The free app will operate as a “super mall” platform, allowing customers to get their hands on various e-coupons from different…
Singtel has launched a promotion granting its Singtel Circle quad-play customers free access to 50 live music stations operated by Canada-based music service Stingray Music. Subscribers to Singtel’s postpaid mobile, fier broadband and Singtel TV plans will be…
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd on Monday said it is launching new sales channels in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan as China’s deep-pocketed e-commerce firms vie for new users in the region. The new service, branded Tmall World,…
Inspired by the Maison’s Roman roots, a refined and grandiose atmosphere pervades the spaces, reflecting the highest level of FENDI sophistication, obsession for details and the overall history of this luxury House. The store offers FENDI’s extensive range of…
AdColony, the largest independent mobile advertising platform, today announced the launch of Aurora™ HD Video, a suite of interactive mobile video creative products that fundamentally changes the way consumers can physically engage with video content. Aurora™…
Singtel has teamed up with SingPost to launch a nationwide e-waste recycling program in conjunction with World Environment Day. As part of the ReCYCLE initiative, Singtel will deploy e-waste recycling bins at selected Singtel shops and Singtel exclusive…
Jewel Changi Airport (Jewel), the lifestyle destination being developed at Singapore Changi Airport and set to open in 2019, is the subject of a striking new video. Developed by Jewel Changi Airport Trustee Pte. Ltd. (JCAT), a joint venture between Changi…
Swiss watchmaker Breguet has relocated its standalone store in Singapore, in a bid to improve retail operations in Asia, as watch sales look to increase in the region. Located in Marina Bay Sands, the new boutique was reopened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony…
Singtel ranks among five operators named “masters of digital experience” in Analysys Mason’s latest Digital Experience Index (DXi). Singtel and subsidiary Optus, along with Telefonica, AT&T, Etisalat and Swisscom were the only operators to be classed as…
The contract logistics specialist within the Deutsche Post DHL Group — recently completed a pilot at the DHL Advanced Regional Center in Singapore to create a safer warehouse environment using Internet of Things (IoT) technology. The company was successful in…
Singtel has secured conditional approval to list its wholly-owned subsidiary NetLink Trust on the SGX as part of its obligations to the government under the state-owned Next Generation National Broadband Network (NG-NBN) project. NetLink trust builds and…
Singapore Airlines has arrived in Sweden. On 30 May the Star Alliance carrier began five times weekly service from Singapore (SIN) to Stockholm Arlanda (ARN) via Moscow Domodedovo. The 9,651-kilometre route will be flown by the airline’s A350-900s. This is…
Singtel and DocuSign have partnered to launch a cloud solution that allows for faster document authorization and more effective tracking through the use of electronic signatures. The solution is aimed at businesses undergoing digital transformation that need…
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