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Risks of cybersecurity breaches won’t go away
SINGAPORE (Sept 6): Singapore will continue monitoring risks of cybersecurity breaches and data hacks as those threats won’t go away, a senior government official said. Risks need to be managed…
Read MoreSingapore’s manufacturing talent must evolve to address new challenges: Randstad
SINGAPORE (Sept 5): A growing number of companies in Singapore’s manufacturing sector have been jumping on the digital bandwagon by exploring how manufacturing intelligence and automation can help meet their…
Read MoreSingapore seeks to tighten cybersecurity rules on financial institutions
It will require FIs to implement 6 measures that will address flaws in a timely manner. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) launched the consultation for the proposed requirements for…
Read MoreMalaysian banks race fintechs in offering digital services to the emerging affluent
How are banks grabbing digital as an opportunity to provide convenience to its evolving clientele? With smartphone adoption rates poised to reach 76% by 2020, Malaysia’s banks and fintech companies…
Read MoreSMEs going digital can boost Asean GDP by as much as US$1 trillion: Report
SINGAPORE – Bringing South-east Asia’s small businesses into the digital economy could raise the region’s gross domestic product (GDP) by between US$780 million (S$1.07 billion) and US$1.13 trillion, an industry…
Read MoreFPSO pipeline for Dyna-Mac looks encouraging but competition is heating up
SINGAPORE (Aug 31): Dyna-Mac Holdings, the engineering, procurement, and construction services provider to the marine construction and offshore oil & gas industries, reversed out of the red in 1H18 with…
Read MoreReuters Survey: OPEC August Oil Output Hits 2018 High Despite Iran Losses
LONDON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – OPEC oil output has risen this month to a 2018 high as Libyan production recovered and Iraq’s southern exports hit a record, a Reuters survey…
Read MoreIndonesia Confirms Pertamina CEO As State Firm Pressed To Curb Imports
JAKARTA, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s government on Wednesday confirmed Nicke Widyawati as the permanent chief executive of Pertamina and picked a new upstream director amid pressure on the state-owned…
Read MoreExxonMobil Starts Deepwater Drilling Off Southeastern Australian Coast
SYDNEY, Aug 27 (Reuters) – ExxonMobil said on Monday it has commenced a A$120 million ($88 million) offshore exploration drilling off Australia’s southeast coast to search for new sources of…
Read MoreFuel prices in UAE for September 2018
There will be a slight hike in fuel prices in the UAE for the month of September The Ministry of Energy and Industry announced fuel prices for September and the…
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