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News Singapore Politics: More adversarial political system won’t be good for Singapore, says Heng Swee Keat

Published on: Sunday 28 July 2019
More adversarial political system won’t be good for Singapore, says Heng Swee Keat
News source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/heng-swee-keat-adversarial-political-system-not-good-singapore-11762964

SINGAPORE: A more “adversarial” system of politics with “plenty of disagreements” will not be good for Singapore, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat told visiting journalists from Malaysia on ...

News Singapore Politics: Singapore back in play as more Hongkongers consider migrating due to deepening political crisis

Published on: Saturday 27 July 2019
Singapore back in play as more Hongkongers consider migrating due to deepening political crisis
News source: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3020314/singapore-back-play-more-hongkongers-consider-migrating-due

AN INCREASING NUMBER of Hong Kong residents are looking to buy homes in Singapore and enrol their children in schools there, according to property agents and educators, amid the deepening political ...

News Singapore Politics: Adversarial politics not good for Singapore: Heng Swee Keat

Published on: Sunday 28 July 2019
Adversarial politics not good for Singapore: Heng Swee Keat
News source: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/adversarial-politics-not-good-for-singapore-heng-swee-keat

SINGAPORE - Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat believes a more adversarial political system will not be good for Singapore. Instead, what the country needs is a "certain political maturity" in which ...

News Singapore Politics: Hong Kong millionaires moving cash to Singapore as political crisis lingers

Published on: Sunday 14 July 2019
Hong Kong millionaires moving cash to Singapore as political crisis lingers
News source: https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/hong-kong-millionaires-moving-cash-to-singapore-as-political-crisis-lingers-119071500178_1.html

Read more about Hong Kong millionaires moving cash to Singapore as political crisis lingers on Business Standard. Hong Kong police arrested more than 40 people after attempts to clear the remnants of a mass anti-government march resulted in clashes with demonstrators on Sunday

News Singapore Politics: Hangout with ST: The politics of colour and race in movies, and preparing for the Silver Age

Published on: Thursday 18 July 2019
Hangout with ST: The politics of colour and race in movies, and preparing for the Silver Age
News source: https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/hangout-with-st-the-politics-of-colour-and-race-in-movies-and-preparing-for-the-silver

SINGAPORE - Hangout with ST ... In this week's episode, they will talk about the politics of colour and race in movies, and how movies have evolved to have more minority representation now. They will ...

News Singapore Politics: Singapore cautions wealth managers against aggressively courting Hong Kong business

Published on: Thursday 11 July 2019
Singapore cautions wealth managers against aggressively courting Hong Kong business
News source: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/12/singapore-cautions-wealth-managers-against-courting-hong-kong-business.html

Singapore has cautioned wealth managers against aggressively marketing their services or making other efforts to woo clients to the city state by capitalizing on rival Hong Kong's political turmoil, ...

News Singapore Politics: Singapore wealth fund GIC warns of low returns amid trade war

Published on: Tuesday 02 July 2019
Singapore wealth fund GIC warns of low returns amid trade war
News source: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/02/reuters-america-singapore-wealth-fund-gic-warns-of-low-returns-amid-trade-war.html

SINGAPORE, July 3- Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte Ltd said it is now more cautious about the investing environment than it was last year and is bracing for low returns due to high valuations and slowing economic growth. But while GIC, among the world's biggest investors, is worried about heightened political and policy uncertainty, including the...

News Singapore Politics: Tale of two cities: Hong Kong turmoil may boost Singapore

Published on: Wednesday 19 June 2019
Tale of two cities: Hong Kong turmoil may boost Singapore
News source: https://news.yahoo.com/tale-two-cities-hong-kong-turmoil-may-boost-041902247.html

Hong Kong's reputation as a stable financial hub has been shaken by a controversial extradition bill that prompted massive protests, and its loss might just be Singapore's gain, experts say. Hong Kong's political crisis is "definitely a dent in its reputation," said Lawrence Loh

News Singapore Politics: Will Hong Kong's political protests give Singapore a financial boost?

Published on: Tuesday 18 June 2019
Will Hong Kong's political protests give Singapore a financial boost?
News source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/06/18/will-hong-kongs-political-protests-give-singapore-financial/

The political unrest in Hong Kong in recent days could have serious implications for its reputation as Asia’s premier financial centre by boosting the amount of money flowing into arch rival Singapore.

News Singapore Politics: Singapore and Kingdom meet in first political consultation

Published on: Wednesday 19 June 2019
Singapore and Kingdom meet in first political consultation
News source: https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/singapore-and-kingdom-meet-first-political-consultation

Sixteen senior officials from the Cambodian and Singaporean foreign affairs ministries met on Wednesday in Phnom Penh for the first Cambodia-Singapore Political Consultations following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in 2017. The meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the capital lasted around 90 minutes.

News Singapore Politics: The Lees, Kwas, Hos and Lims: A subplot that may become Singapore’s main show

Published on: Wednesday 29 May 2019
News source: https://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/national/the-lees-kwas-hos-and-lims-a-subplot-that-may-become-singapores-main-show/ar-AABUVcf

However Singapore’s political future is played out, there is now clearly an intriguing subplot. Lee Hsien Yang’s chess moves vis a vis his elder brother Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in the ongoing ...

News Singapore Politics: Technology drives Singapore's ranking as most competitive economy, knocking off US

Published on: Tuesday 28 May 2019
News source: https://www.zdnet.com/article/technology-drives-singapores-ranking-as-most-competitive-economy-knocking-off-previous-leader-us/

Fuelled by its advanced technological infrastructure and favourable immigration laws, Singapore has ranked as the world's ... in global markets due to rapid changes in the international political ...

News Singapore Politics: Vietnam's Economy Could Soon Be Bigger Than Singapore's

Published on: Monday 27 May 2019
News source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-28/vietnam-s-economy-could-soon-be-bigger-than-singapore-s

Vietnam’s economy could be bigger than Singapore’s by 2029, says DBS Bank Ltd. The Southeast ... much-improved infrastructure and stable politics encourage international inflows, said Seah. “Global ...

News Singapore Politics: Wei Fenghe to attend key security dialogue in Singapore

Published on: Thursday 30 May 2019
News source: http://www.ecns.cn/news/politics/2019-05-31/detail-ifziupva1113785.shtml

State Councilor and Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe will attend the Shangri-La Dialogue which is set to open on Friday in Singapore, said Senior Colonel Wu Qian, spokesman for the Defense Ministry ...