Delhi Airport: Pilots Forget Brakes, Plane Rolls Backwards
DELHI – A potentially serious incident involving a Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 was narrowly averted at Delhi Airport on Monday evening, November 25. After landing safely at around 8 p.m., the aircraft, registered as 9V-SKR, began rolling backward unexpectedly while … Continue reading Delhi Airport: Pilots Forget Brakes, Plane Rolls Backwards
Top Players At ITB Asia 2023 in Singapore
BERLIN/SINGAPORE – ITB Asia, Asia’s leading travel trade show has announced its top exhibitors for the highly anticipated 16th edition, set to take place from 25 – 27 October in Singapore. Co-located with MICE Show Asia and Travel Tech Asia, … Continue reading Top Players At ITB Asia 2023 in Singapore
84% of Singaporeans Find Property Prices Too High
SINGAPORE – PropertyGuru Group, Asia’s leading property technology company, today released its biannual Consumer Sentiment Study for H1 2021. The study found mixed sentiment among Singaporeans towards the property market. While there is an overall optimism, more than half of Singaporeans … Continue reading 84% of Singaporeans Find Property Prices Too High
China approves U.S. wealth management company
BEIJING – China has approved a wealth management joint venture between U.S. asset manager BlackRock Inc, Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings (Pte) Ltd and China Construction Bank Corp (CCB), as China gradually opens up its financial sector to international firms. … Continue reading China approves U.S. wealth management company
Tencent to invest in Singapore
HONG KONG/SINGAPORE – Gaming giant Tencent Holdings Ltd said it would develop a regional hub for Southeast Asia in Singapore, opening a new office and becoming the latest Chinese tech firm to invest in the city-state. The new hub comes on … Continue reading Tencent to invest in Singapore
Singapore: Qoo10 e-commerce platform acquires ShopClues
New Delhi – Online marketplace ShopClues is being acquired by Singapore-based e-commerce platform Qoo10 in an all-stock deal bringing to an end a prolonged hunt by the Indian e-tailer for a buyer. The transaction is learnt to have valued ShopClues … Continue reading Singapore: Qoo10 e-commerce platform acquires ShopClues
ITB ASIA: Revolutionizing the future of travel
Singapore – ITB Asia, ‘Asia’s Leading Travel Trade Show’, is set to deliver another year of thought-provoking and inspiring content to industry practitioners as part of its conference program. Themed ‘Bold Thoughts, Bold Moves’, the conference will bring together thought … Continue reading ITB ASIA: Revolutionizing the future of travel
Qatar Airways launches ultramodern A350-1000
Doha/Qatar – Qatar Airways announced that the world’s most technologically advanced passenger aircraft – the A350-1000 – equipped with the airline’s luxurious, award-winning Qsuite will be available on flights to and from Singapore’s Changi Airport from 1 November 2018. The aircraft will … Continue reading Qatar Airways launches ultramodern A350-1000
Thailand: Zug im Norden des Landes entgleist (E)
Bangkok, 02.12.2013 – The first official train leaving for the north from Bangkok to test the finished northern rail line derailed near Lamphun railway station this morning. The train carried top executives of the State Railway of Thailand who included … Continue reading Thailand: Zug im Norden des Landes entgleist (E)