With COVID-19 reshaping the way people live, work and consume, small enterprises in Singapore could boost their business recovery prospects by building technology capabilities to better reach their ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore extends ‘circuit breaker’ partial lockdown measures until June 1
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday that partial lockdown measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus in the country will be extended by four weeks to June 1. ( read original story ...)
Over 17,000 bank customers seek to defer mortgage payments
Singapore saw more than 17,000 bank consumers applying for a deferment of their ... Maybank shared it received around 2,000 applications for a mortgage moratorium. Citibank, Standard Chartered and ... ( read original story ...)
The S11 Dormitory: Inside Singapore’s Biggest Coronavirus Cluster
Now, however, they are under government-ordered quarantine, battling boredom, frustration and anxiety in a sprawling dormitory complex called S11 @Punggol, home to 1,977 of Singapore's 8,014 COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 1,111 new coronavirus cases
Singapore said on Tuesday it had preliminarily confirmed 1,111 new coronavirus cases, taking the city-state’s total infections to 9,125. The health ministry said most of the cases weres living in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore shelves virus superheroes after backlash
A band of Singapore superheroes created to help in the coronavirus fight has been shelved after internet users criticised the campaign for being too light-hearted and for mocking Liverpool football ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore challenged by coronavirus, but has system to handle it: WHO
Singapore is facing a very challenging situation to tackle a sharp increase in infections, but has the healthcare system and risk management capacity to handle it, the World Health Organization’s ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s leading digital banking solution provider FOMO Pay makes 2020 first overseas foray into Malaysia
FOMO Pay, Singapore-based digital payment and digital banking solution provider, partnered with OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad to develop OCBC OneCollect as its first merchant cross-border QRcode ... ( read original story ...)
Facebook, three Indonesian firms in early talks for mobile payment approval: sources
The plan, if approved, could be among the first such services under the unified payment service Pay it, which the social media platform unveiled in November. It allows us ... ( read original story ...)
Huawei Pay moves into Singapore’s crowded mobile payments market
UnionPay, mainland China's dominant bank card clearing service provider, said in a statement on Monday that Huawei Pay would work with a large number of merchants, including supermarket group NTUC ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stock watch: ST Engineering, Keppel Infra Trust, Jardine C&C, Centurion, Keong Hong
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (April 21): Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering): The group's aerospace and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Police Probe Hin Leong After $800 Million Oil Losses
The troubles facing Singaporean oil trading firm Hin Leong deepened as the city-state’s police have started investigating the company.The probe, which the Singapore Police Force confirmed by email, is ... ( read original story ...)
Facebook, three Indonesian firms in early talks for mobile payment approval-regulator
Three Indonesian digital fintech firms are working with Facebook Inc to apply for regulatory approval to launch mobile payments in the country, an official at the financial regulator said. The plan, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore warns political parties of cybersecurity threats and election interference
Singapore must look beyond online falsehood laws as elections loom Country's government is missing the point with its use of correction directives, when it should be looking more closely at how the ... ( read original story ...)
Former Singapore Billionaire Lim’s Oil Giant Files For Bankruptcy
Hin Leong Trading (HLT), one of Singapore's largest independent oil traders, said that it failed to declare "about $800 million in futures losses over the years,” Reuters reported, citing a court ... ( read original story ...)
Oil, Singapore, Nova Scotia: Your Monday Evening Briefing
Good evening. Here’s the latest. 1. Something bizarre happened in the markets today: The price of a barrel of oil went negative. That has never happened before, and it was a sharp turnaround from ... ( read original story ...)