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New Zealanders travellers between Christchurch and Singapore will soon have the additional choice of a Singapore Airlines A350-900 aircraft. It follows the recent introduction of Singapore Airlines flights from Wellington to Singapore via Melbourne, Singapore…
Singapore based technology company Touché has announced the appointment of Mr Arvind Vij to the position of Chief Legal Officer with effect from 01 May 2018. Arvind is joining Touché’s experienced executive leadership team. Arvind brings with him 20+ years of…
Consistently award-winning since its inception in the areas of family, retail and green leadership, City Square Mall is now Singapore’s first and only retail mall to be presented with the BCA-MSF Universal Design Mark for Family-Friendly Business Platinum…
A new direct route between the United States and Asia will soon be the world’s longest non-stop flight. Singapore Airlines will launch a 19-hour flight from Singapore to New York by the end of the year, trumping the current record of 18 hours from Auckland to…
Desigual Singapore reopens its Orchard Road store today, the first to feature the fashion brand’s new design concept with its customer-oriented shopping experience. The 300sqm space will also be the first Singapore outlet for the brand’s sports category,…
Singapore retail sales rose 2.6 per cent in March, excluding motor vehicles, as the sector’s slow but steady recovery continues. Month-on-month, retail sales rose 1.1 per cent. The headline figure – which includes motor vehicles – showed a year-on-year…
AIQ, a Singapore company that offers AI Visual Recognition Technology (VRT), today announced that their VRT is powering the Keat Hong mobile app to provide an interactive, smart and visual layer to resident’s interactions at Keat Hong Community Club (CC). The…
SAP today announced the launch of the SAP Leonardo Center Singapore, established to help customers, partners and the broader ecosystem of universities and start-ups across the Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region to deliver faster innovation with less risk. This…
Manolo Blahnik’s Spanish footwear styles have arrived in Singapore with a standalone store in Marina Bay Sands. Architect Nick Leith-Smith, who has overseen all of Blahnik’s brick-and-mortar projects, designed the space, drawing inspiration from the cultural…
Singapore-based ISP MyRepublic has secured a S$70 million ($51.9 million) investment to pursue further regional expansion and establish MVNO operations. The investment from the Makara Innovation Fund will be used to expand the company’s geographical footprint…
Singapore fiber ISP MyRepublic has formed an MVNO agreement with StarHub to support its intention of launching mobile services. The agreement will allow MyRepublic to provide mobile services despite failing to win the auction for Singapore’s fourth telco…
Changi International Airport has broadened its range of retailers and restaurants, including new brands. In the transit areas, I Love Taimei has opened its first shop in Terminal 1, offering Taiwanese snacks and drinks, while luxury retailer Ted Baker has…
Singtel Group and gaming hardware manufacturer Razer have entered an agreement to collaborate in the areas of e-payments, eSports and gaming related digital media and telecoms services in the Southeast Asian region. The two companies will seek to capitalize…
DBS shares crossed S$30 for the first time after it sparked a surge in bank stocks on Monday with sparkling Q1 results. South-east Asia’s biggest bank group announced before market hours that earnings for the first quarter rose 21 per cent to S$1.5 billion as…
ezbuy.sg, Singapore’s first and largest global shopping platform, today announced their ezbuy Dollar Deals,offering a variety of the lowest prices, on some of the most popular product categories. Happening for two days only from 29th to 30th April 2018, the…
Leading sports brand, SKECHERS, announces today a slew of new collaborations and exciting releases. Skechers has entered into a new franchise partnership with Trendz 360, a leading distributor and retailer of sports and lifestyle footwear. Together, the two…
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