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Singapore’s Infocomm and Media Development Authority (IMDA) plans to hold a public consultation covering 5G mobile networks later this year. The regulator will hold the consultation as part of its efforts to facilitate the commercialization of 5G services in…
Alibaba Cloud the National University of Singapore (NUS), and EZ-Link, Singapore’s largest issuer of Contactless e-Purse Application (CEPAS) compliant cards, have teamed up to boost Singapore’s smart computing and data-driven capabilities. The three…
Sales performance has improved marginally for cosmetics chain Sa Sa International Holdings for its third quarter, to the end of December. This was mainly a result of a rise in numbers of mainland customers driving a 5.4 per cent increase in the number of…
Easyship is a tech company that helps eCommerce businesses saving time and money on worldwide shipping. After a rapid growth in Hong Kong, it is now expanding its operations to Southeast Asia with Singapore as its first location. With Singapore being a major…
Homegrown start-up ShopBack takes off the year with Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Scoot on board as its Flight vertical partners. The collaboration strengthens the runway for the smarter way to shop. All travellers can now access air tickets befitting their…
Real Singapore retail sales fell 2.1 per cent in November in a disappointing month for the sector. Month-on-month they slipped 0.3 per cent. Sales of motor vehicles helped drive the topline figure to an increase of 0.5 per cent. According to Statistics…
Ethiopian Airlines Cargo Terminal, which is under construction currently, has reached 82 per cent completion and it is scheduled to be operation by April 2017, the African carrier said. The first phase of the Addis Ababa terminal cost around US$150 million.…
Food chain PappaRich Malaysia is considering a Singapore IPO, possibly this year. Insiders say the company, which opened its first restaurant in Malaysia in 2006, aims to achieve a valuation of at least S$200 million (US$140 million) in the share sale.…
Singapore’s M1 and StarHub are considering expanding their mobile infrastructure sharing arrangements to gain a greater competitive edge against new market entrant TPG Telecom. The companies announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding covering…
We are honoured to have been awarded the IATA CEIV Pharma certification, which reinforces our commitment to our customers from the pharmaceutical sector to deliver the highest standards of care and professionalism in handling their time- and…
He helped a friend buy a S$51 Adidas T-shirt last year — and netted himself S$1 million on Sunday (Jan 15) in Changi Airport’s Be a Changi Millionaire draw. As a bonus, Mr Ade Iskandar Roni, 39, a procurement officer from South Jakarta, drew the name of his…
Singtel has announced the nationwide deployment of its 450Mbps LTE-Advanced service as part of the operator’s journey to 5G. The company has upgraded its LTE network in Singapore to support the pre-5G technology 256 quadrature amplitude modulation (256 QAM).…
McDonald’s Malaysia has decided to ban customers taking products that are not halal-certified into its restaurants. The fast-food restaurant chain says the measure is necessary to safeguard its own halal status, reports the Malay Mail. “This is in line with…
Mobile advertising tech company S4M has launched a service to target more than 30 million airport travellers each week. Using enriched geo-localised user behavioural and contextual data, the company wants to help brands boost their presence in 30 global…
Womenswear label Exhibit, established by Singapore designer/street-style star Yoyo Cao, plans to open a month-long pop-up store. At Tang Plaza from February 2, it features items from the brand’s latest collection, including exclusive pieces from S/S ’17.…
If Chinese New Year decorations at shopping malls are looking somewhat familiar, it is likely because they have been up since Christmas. Malls have transformed their Christmas ornaments and themes into Chinese New Year trimmings. By doing so, the malls say…
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