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Cautious Budget spending necessary for long-term planning: Heng Swee Keat
SINGAPORE (Mar 4): Singapore may have accumulated huge surpluses during the current term of government, but that does not indicate an upcoming spending spree. The surpluses will also not be used to stall an impending Goods and Services Tax hike due to hap
March 05, 2019
Careers & Training
DBS partners SMU to launch sustainability programme
SINGAPORE (Feb 12): DBS and Singapore Management University (SMU) have partnered on a first-of-its-kind comprehensive initiative in Southeast Asia that focuses on promoting and growing sustainability.
February 12, 2019
Singapore economy
Singapore ranks 13th globally for investments in education & health care, ahead of Japan
SINGAPORE (Sept 25): Singapore has risen 30 places over the last quarter-century to rank 13th among its global peers investing in education and healthcare in 2016, improving majorly from its 1990 ranking of 43rd.
September 25, 2018
Careers & Training
NTU jointly launches Dyson's first on-campus engineering studio in Asia for aspiring technopreneurs
SINGAPORE (Aug 27): Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Dyson have jointly launched the Dyson-NTU Studio, an engineering studio that offers a semester-long undergraduate course module to NTU engineering students.
August 27, 2018
Sponsored
Shattuck-St. Mary's School: A prestigious American boarding school now in Johor
(Aug 27): Parents today demand quality education for their children. This has given rise to the establishment of numerous premier private schools in Malaysia. Those looking for world-class American education will be pleased to welcome the prestigious Sha
August 27, 2018
In print this week
From Garage to Empire
SINGAPORE (Aug 17): Up until two years ago, Felicia Chua was a self-professed “tech idiot”. She refused to install the latest iOS updates on her iPhone as she feared it would cause her device to crash.
August 17, 2018
Learning
SAP signs MoU with polytechnics and SkillsFuture to launch tri-sector education programme
SINGAPORE (July 23): Global enterprise software corporation SAP on Friday morning signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Singapore’s five polytechnics and SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) to launch SAP Skills University Singapore – an information
July 27, 2018
Learning
NTU Singapore partners Maybank to set up Wealth Management Academy
SINGAPORE (June 25): The Wealth Management Institute (WMI) of National Technological University Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Maybank Group have signed a strategic partnership to establish the Maybank Wealth Management Academy (WMA).
June 25, 2018
M&A
Chip Eng Seng to acquire up to 75% stake in US education consulting firm
SINGAPORE (May 21): Chip Eng Seng (CES) is planning to acquire up to 75% in Pennsylvania-based American Scholar Group (ASG) for US$1.5 million ($2 million).
May 21, 2018
Careers & Training
Ngee Ann Polytechnic partners London's CFTE to launch AI in Finance course
SINGAPORE (Apr 24): Singapore’s Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) is partnering London-based Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CFTE) to launch a new AI in Finance (AIF) course.
April 24, 2018