Ho Ching, head of Singapore’s state-owned investment company and wife of the country’s prime minister, blasted criticism on the city-state’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, saying it wasn’t ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stock watch: Singapore banks see surge in loan applications from small businesses
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their shares on Thursday (April 16): DBS, OCBC, UOB: Singapore's Big Three banks saw a surge in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Sees Huge Surge in New COVID-19 Cases
The number of cases in Singapore has more than doubled over the past week amid an explosion of infections among foreign workers staying in crowded dormitories. This group now makes up around 60% of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 942 new COVID-19 cases in record daily jump
Singapore’s health ministry confirmed 942 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, a new daily record, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the city-state to 5,992. The vast majority of the new ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: Singapore sees huge surge in new virus cases
Singapore reported 942 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, a single-day high for the tiny city-state that pushed its total number of infections to 5,992, including ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live updates: Russia cases jump by 4,785; Singapore ‘preliminarily’ confirms another 942 cases
Russia reported another 4,785 cases and 40 deaths, Reuters reported. That brings the country's total to 36,793 cases and 313 deaths, according to the report. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Cases Surge, Germany’s Rise Most in Week: Virus Update
President Donald Trump said the U.S. has enough testing capacity to allow for a phased reopening of the economy, and that he’s “not happy” with China over the country’s early actions to deal with the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Daily Coronavirus Cases Jump to Record at 942
Singapore preliminarily confirmed an additional 942 new cases of the Covid-19 infection on April 18 versus 623 from the day before, the country’s Ministry of Health said in an emailed statement. ( read original story ...)
Sustainability, data key to survival for new players eyeing Singapore’s digital bank market
Singapore last June announced plans to issue up to five digital bank licenses as part of efforts to add market diversity and boost the banking system in the country, as it looked to become a digital ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Sports Hub’s OCBC Arena, selected ActiveSG indoor halls to house foreign workers
the Singapore Sports Hub and national agency Sport Singapore (SportSG) will use some of their venues to accommodate foreign workers who provide essential services, and do not have Covid-19 symptoms. ( read original story ...)
Singapore mulls housing recovered workers on cruise ships
Singapore could move migrant workers who have recovered from the coronavirus to cruise ships, thinking they might be safer there than in dormitories that have become infection hotbeds. Like this ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Leader’s Wife Blasts Criticism on Nation’s Virus Spike
Ho Ching, head of Singapore’s state-owned investment company and wife of the country’s prime minister, blasted criticism on the city-state’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, saying it wasn’t ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Supermarket Brothers’ Fortune Hits $1 Billion Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Supermarket moguls Lim Hock Chee and his brothers Lim Hock Eng and Lim Hock Leng have seen their combined fortune touch $1 billion for the first time. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s exports rise 17.6% in March, boosted by surge in gold shipments
Singapore's non-oil domestic exports accelerated 17.6 per cent in March from a year ago, boosted by a spike in gold shipments, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Dormitory Infections Push Virus Cases Above 5,000
Coronavirus cases in Singapore soared past the 5,000 mark as authorities detected more infections among foreign workers. ( read original story ...)
Stay At Home, Singapore remixed with 8 young singers, to raise more for ST and BT’s charities
and The Business Times Budding Artists Fund (BTBAF). In less than a week, more than $94,000 from over 480 donors has been raised for the two charities, which help children and youth from low-income ... ( read original story ...)