* To launch product for banks, traders later this year
* Investors include Asia’s richest man, former head of CIA
* Analysts say intelligent analytics could give firm an edge
By Tova Cohen
TEL AVIV, March 16 – A young Israeli technology
company believes the…
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Israeli shipping data firm plans push into commodities markets
Heart and Seoul: Singapore team studying dating, marriage trends in S Korea
Senior Minister of State Josephine Teo is leading a National Population and Talent Division study trip to South Korea to study marriage trends.
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Shangri-La shooting: Police had to act 'because of threat': State Counsel
March 17, 2016 12:26 AM
SINGAPORE – Instead of leaving it to chance, the police had to stop the car when it crashed through the final line of concrete security barriers outside Shangri-La Hotel last May, said State Counsel and Second Solicitor-General Kwek Mean Luck on Wednesday (March 16) as the coroner’s inquiry into the death of 34-year-old driver Mohamed Taufik Zahar came to a close.
GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar rises after strong data ahead of Fed; stocks flat
* Brent rises above $40 per barrel
* Dollar firms before Fed statement after upbeat U.S. data
(Updates with U.S. markets, changes comment, dateline from
previous LONDON)
By Rodrigo Campos
NEW YORK, March 16 – Shares were steady in major
markets on Wednesday…
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Colombian city wins Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize
Medellin was selected from 38 nominated cities for its transformation from “the most dangerous city in the world, to a relatively liveable city”, said the nominating committee.
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Healthcare experts concerned over lack of manpower in long-term care sector
Singapore needs to address concerns of balancing manpower in the healthcare sector, even in areas which staff may perceive as less desirable, say experts.
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Industry practices need to change to benefit from advanced pre-fab techniques: Experts
Measures to boost productivity in the construction industry are widely expected to be discussed during the upcoming Budget and Committee of Supply debate.
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Initiatives underway to attract more funds to set up in Singapore
The Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority are studying the introduction of a framework for open-end investment companies (OEIC), says Senior Minister of State for Finance Indranee Rajah.
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SP students behind biochip that speeds up detection of deadly viruses
SINGAPORE – Detecting deadly viruses such as Ebola and HIV, and the coronavirus that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), can potentially be sped up by an advanced disposable biochip developed by two final-year Singapore Polytechnic students.
The…
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Singapore-Russia relations reaffirmed in visit by Russian Federation Council chairperson
March 16, 2016 10:50 PM
SINGAPORE – Mrs Valentina Matvienko, chairperson of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, paid separate courtesy calls on President Tony Tan Keng Yam and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Wednesday.
