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Singapore’s media industry is facing threats from the rise of digital content through new distribution platforms such as social media and over-the-top (OTT) video platforms. The threats, however, also represent opportunities for the industry to grow, said Robert Gilby, board member of the Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) and chairman of the Singapore Media Festival (SMF).
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Beer, cars, dates: How expensive is Singapore versus other cities?
There are some items people shouldn’t get in Singapore if they can avoid it. Beer, cigarettes or cars, for example.
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Budget 2016: Winners and losers
It appears there were many more winners than losers in the Budget outlined by Singapore Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat on Thursday. A business-focused Budget, it nevertheless spread around some "goodies" for a broad base of Singaporeans in line with its aim to build a "caring and resilient" society.
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Live Blog: Singapore Budget 2016
Singapore Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat will deliver his first Budget Speech in Parliament today (Thursday, 24 March) at 3:30pm. The budget for fiscal year 2016 (runs from 1 April this year and to the end of March next year) is expected to be a "prudent" or "cautious" budget that will focus on addressing the problem of an economic slowdown.
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POSB Bank launches 86 'talking ATMs' to help the visually impaired
POSB Bank launched on Wednesday 86 "talking ATMs" in Singapore to help the visually impaired perform basic ATM transactions.
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Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat to deliver Budget Statement on 24 March 2016
Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat will be delivering the Budget Statement in Parliament on 24 March 2016, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced on Monday.
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CDL deputy chairman Kwek Leng Joo passes away at 62
City Developments Limited (CDL) deputy chairman and executive director Kwek Leng Joo, 62, passed away in his sleep early Monday morning "as a result of a sudden heart attack", the listed Singapore property developer said.
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DBS, POSB customers can now withdraw cash from Cold Storage, Giant stores
DBS Bank announced on Thursday that it has further expanded its network of withdrawal touchpoints. Customers can now withdraw up to S$200 in cash at all Cold Storage, Market Place, Jasons and Giant stores in Singapore, it said.
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City Harvest Church management 'disappointed' by verdict: Sun Ho
City Harvest Church's management are "disappointed" by the guilty verdict a judge handed down Wednesday against senior pastor Kong Hee and five others for criminal breach of trust and falsifying accounts.
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Singapore Airlines to restart world’s longest non-stop flights to the US
Singapore Airlines (SIA) said on Tuesday that it would restart non-stop flights to Los Angeles and New York in the United States using a new ultra-long-range variant of Airbus A350 aircraft.
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First of Singapore Airlines’ A350s to serve Amsterdam
Singapore Airlines (SIA) said on Monday that Amsterdam would be the inaugural destination for its new-generation Airbus A350 fleet.
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Singapore’s Budget 2015 'not quite a typical election budget'
The budget unveiled by the Singapore government on Monday is a crowd-pleaser that packed some surprises, said analysts.
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Winners and losers in Budget 2015
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam delivered his speech on Budget 2015 on Monday, and there were few surprises.
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Big support package for the elderly expected in Singapore budget 2015
Expect the government to announce a big assistance package for the elderly along with other programmes to address Singapore’s long-term economic and social challenges when it unveils the next budget, say analysts.
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China tycoon ties up with Singapore firm, entrepreneur to launch US$100-million media fund
A Chinese film tycoon, a Singaporean entrepreneur and a Singapore private equity firm launched on Tuesday a US$100 million fund based in the city-state that will open the way for foreigners to invest in China’s media and entertainment industry.
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Set 'fully independent' commission to look into SGX disruptions: SMCCA
After the Singapore Exchange suffered a second trading disruption in less than a month on Wednesday, the Small and Middle Capitalisation Companies Association (SMCCA) asked that a "fully independent" group be set up to look into the recent lapses.
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Smaller Singapore-listed companies object to proposed minimum trading price
A group of Singapore-listed companies argued on Wednesday against setting a minimum trading price of 20 cents for mainboard listings, saying the move would not boost liquidity.
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Singapore-listed small and mid-cap companies band together to have voice heard
Small and mid-cap companies listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) have formed an association to improve the local capital market.
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Jim Rogers reveals his Singapore investment strategy
Author and famed investor Jim Rogers picked what he sure knows a lot about when asked to choose the one investment he would make in Singapore now.
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Singapore to restructure public bus sector through shift to 'contract' model
Singapore’s government will contract bus operators to run bus services through a competitive tendering process in a shift to a new model for the industry in the second half of this year, it said on Wednesday.
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