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Singapore Airlines records low passenger numbers on Canberra flights

Mei Ling Tan December 6, 2016

Singapore Airlines struggled to fill its planes in the first week it flew between Canberra and Wellington in New Zealand, data has revealed. The International Airline Activity report by the…

SPH Reit keen on Seletar Mall

Mei Ling Tan December 6, 2016

Shareholders at the SPH Reit annual general meeting yesterday asked if the real estate investment trust sponsored by media group Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) would add Seletar Mall to its…

Telstra shuts down 2G network

Mei Ling Tan December 6, 2016

A customer of Australia’s Telstra was given the honor of switching off Telstra’s 2G GSM network last week. The customer, Oly Gordon, became a viral sensation after posting to Telstra’s…

2C2P to Work with Diners Club International to Increase Acceptance

Mei Ling Tan December 6, 2016

2C2P, the leading Southeast Asian (SEA) payments services company, and Diners Club International, a subsidiary of Discover Financial Services and part of the Discover Global Network, announced that 2C2P is…

Fashion franchises are a popular trend in Vietnam

Mei Ling Tan December 6, 2016

At a one-day event held last week at the japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) Office in Ho Chi Minh City, a group of more than 10 Japanese fashion giants introduced…

Cebu Pacific passenger volume jumps 5% in January-October

Mei Ling Tan December 6, 2016

Cebu Air and its wholly owned subsidiary Cebgo, Inc. flew 5.1% more passengers in the first ten months of the year, as the budget carrier increased its load factor and added…

Mastercard launches credit card in Myanmar

Mei Ling Tan December 6, 2016

MasterCard and CB Bank have announced their first payment product in the country – a prepaid travel card for locals called the CB Bank EASI Travel Prepaid MasterCard card. The…

Money transfer firm WorldRemit eyes new markets, growth

Mei Ling Tan December 5, 2016

WorldRemit, an online service for overseas money transfers, is looking to expand into new markets and add services like direct payments for bills and school fees, its president said on…

Some eateries charging more for meal deliveries

Mei Ling Tan December 5, 2016

Ordering in for dinner? You could be paying more than you bargained for. Some restaurants are charging higher prices for menu items on delivery service platforms such as Deliveroo and…

Daimler to build Actros heavy truck in China

Mei Ling Tan December 5, 2016

Germany’s Daimler plans to start building the Actros heavy truck in China by the end of the decade, citing the head of the truck division. Seeking to expand its role…

McDonald’s sells Singapore, Malaysian franchise to Saudi group

Mei Ling Tan December 5, 2016

McDonald’s said on Friday it had sold the franchise rights for its restaurants in Singapore and Malaysia to Saudi Arabia’s Lionhorn Pte Ltd as part of a plan to move…

Bata: Shoemaker to the world

Mei Ling Tan December 5, 2016

IT’S inevitable that the world’s first family in footwear, Bata, would partner with the Philippines’s premier retail family, the Sys of the SM Group. “First of all, their whole philosophy…

DHL introduces fully customized digital Freight platform CILLOX

Mei Ling Tan December 5, 2016

DHL Freight introduces CILLOX, a virtual marketplace for enterprises with transportation needs. The fast and seamless solution helps companies to match their full truck load, part truck load and less…

Boeing has announced the end of its programme to turn Boeing 747-400 into cargo planes

Mei Ling Tan December 5, 2016

Boeing has announced the end of its programme to turn Boeing 747-400 passenger aircraft into cargo planes. In October, the plane manufacturer formally announced that management had decided to cancel…

Gold down in Asia after China industrial output

Mei Ling Tan December 4, 2016

Gold prices fell in Asia on Monday after China data mildly disappointed and investors infrastructure spending plans by president-elect Donald Trump with the Republican part in control of both house…

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Singapore Airlines records low passenger numbers on Canberra flights

SPH Reit keen on Seletar Mall

Telstra shuts down 2G network

2C2P to Work with Diners Club International to Increase Acceptance

Fashion franchises are a popular trend in Vietnam

Cebu Pacific passenger volume jumps 5% in January-October

Mastercard launches credit card in Myanmar

Money transfer firm WorldRemit eyes new markets, growth

Some eateries charging more for meal deliveries

Daimler to build Actros heavy truck in China

McDonald’s sells Singapore, Malaysian franchise to Saudi group

Bata: Shoemaker to the world

DHL introduces fully customized digital Freight platform CILLOX

Boeing has announced the end of its programme to turn Boeing 747-400 into cargo planes

Gold down in Asia after China industrial output

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