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McDonald’s Singapore and Malaysia franchise rights have been sold to Saudi Arabian company Lionhorn as part of a broader plan by the US fast food company to move away from direct ownership in Asia. It has transferred its ownership interest in 390 restaurants,…
Credit card use in Singapore is set to fall 24% in less than five years, according to new research from Worldpay, the leader in global payments. For its Global Payments Report 2016, Worldpay analysed 30 eCommerce markets around the world, including Singapore,…
After encountering a slew of character cafes this year, it was particularly refreshing to discover the travel-themed Japan Rail Cafe. The first of its kind in the world, the cafe is East Japan Railway Company (JR East)’s first overseas venture. For the…
Singapore Airlines is bringing its flagship Airbus A380 back to Melbourne on a year-round basis, extending the airline’s temporary superjumbo service to the Victorian capital: previously due to end in March 2017 before reverting to a Boeing 777. Instead, SQ’s…
Customers can enjoy $5 off every transaction as a kick off promo. HSBC Singapore is treating its HSBC Visa and MasterCard credit cardholders with Apple Pay. Customers using iPhone SE, iPhone 6 to higher versions, and Apple Watch can use Apple Pay in stores…
Singapore Airlines struggled to fill its planes in the first week it flew between Canberra and Wellington in New Zealand, data has revealed. The International Airline Activity report by the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development showed, on…
Shareholders at the SPH Reit annual general meeting yesterday asked if the real estate investment trust sponsored by media group Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) would add Seletar Mall to its portfolio. The threat of online shopping was among other queries…
McDonald’s said on Friday it had sold the franchise rights for its restaurants in Singapore and Malaysia to Saudi Arabia’s Lionhorn Pte Ltd as part of a plan to move away from direct ownership in Asia. The fast-food chain said it transferred its ownership…
Cebu skies are painted red with the twin launch of AirAsia flights to Taipei and Singapore from Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA). AirAsia Flight Z2 7124 to Taipei departed at 6:10 a.m. while flight Z2 7236 to Singapore left Cebu at 4:55 p.m. Both…
The latest survey by management consulting firm Bain & Company found that Singapore retail banks lose up to 40 per cent of new product sales to competitors that are better at digital marketing, sales and service. In its seventh annual report on consumer…
Singapore’s canyon of skyscrapers has a new peak with the opening of the Tanjong Pagar Centre on the fringes of the central business district, sitting atop one of the wealth city state’s busiest train stations. The complex, dubbed a “vertical city”, marks the…
Singapore is set to enjoy greater supply chain efficiencies in near future, thanks to the Urban Logistics technology roadmap for 2020 that was unveiled by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) on 28 November 2016. The roadmap includes the testing…
Ride-hailing app operator Grab has expanded into the e-money business in Southeast Asia. Singapore-based Grab this week unveiled a cashless mobile payment service called GrabPay Credits, which lets consumers store cash credits on its smartphone app. Singapore…
Singapore Post Limited’s (SingPost) eCommerce logistics collaboration with Alibaba Group Holding Limited (Alibaba) was strengthened as Alibaba’s S$86.2 million investment in SingPost’s logistics subsidiary Quantium Solutions International (QSI) was completed,…
Regional carrier Flybe said yesterday it had recruited its 11th code-share partner, allowing “seamless” connections on flights from Aberdeen to more than 100 long-haul destinations with Singapore Airlines. From this winter, passengers flying with Flybe from…
PCCW has announced that its Viu OTT video service has reached 4 million unique users one year after launch. Viu is now available in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Indonesia and the Philippines, offering a range of premium Asian video content. Viu’s…
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