Singapore’s coming elections will not see familiar faces who are considered old guards of both the incumbent and opposition parties. ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Singapore’s Great Eastern buys stake in Axiata Digital’s business for $70 mln
SAYS SINGAPORE INSURER GREAT EASTERN TO BUY 21.9% STAKE IN FINTECH BIZ FOR $70 MILLION * AXIATA DIGITAL SAYS TRANS ... ( read original story ...)
Leading walkie talkie service provider launches a high priority dedicated push-to-talk (PTT) service on Singapore’s largest LTE network
GRID Communications announced the launch of GRIDTalk, a new PTT service plan that provides high priority dedicated service on Singapore's largest telco network. ( read original story ...)
Ericsson, Nokia to power Singapore’s 5G networks
European telecoms network suppliers Ericsson and Nokia have been selected by Singapore telcos to deploy the country’s two standalone 5G networks ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore telcos pick Nokia, Ericsson over Huawei to build main 5G networks
Singapore's biggest wireless network operators have selected Nokia and Ericsson over Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] to build the main fifth-generation (5G) networks in the city-state. ( read original story ...)
ComfortDelGro taxi passengers can now book and pay for rides via DBS PayLah
DBS and ComfortDelGro have entered into a strategic partnership for customers in Singapore to book and pay for taxi rides directly through an in-app booking function on DBS PayLah!. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)
DBS named winner of global digital transformation award in Singapore’s first
DBS has been named the inaugural winner of the Digital Transformation Award in the Hackett Group’s Digital Awards 2020. ( read original story ...)
Singapore expats who flouted circuit breaker rules fined up to US$6,400
The judge said the six men and a woman ‘flagrantly breached’ coronavirus circuit breaker laws for the ‘frivolous purpose of drinking and chatting’. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s ruling party adds former Facebook executive to election slate
Singapore's ruling party named Alvin Tan, a former Facebook executive who represented the company in arguing against the city-state's controversial fake news law, as a candidate in the upcoming July ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore prime minister’s brother joins opposition party ahead of general elections
Singapore is abuzz over news of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's estranged brother, Lee Hsien Yang, who has joined the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) ahead of this year's general elections, says Chong ... ( read original story ...)
Canada’s Rating Downgrade May End Up Benefiting Singapore Debt
Canada’s loss may be Singapore’s gain. Fitch Ratings stripped the North American nation of an AAA sovereign rating on Wednesday, reducing the number of economies to just nine that all receive top ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Never Excluded Any 5G Vendors: Minister
S. Iswaran, Singapore's minister for communications and information, talks about the government's plan to roll out 5G network in the city-state. The country's biggest telecom operators chose Ericsson ... ( read original story ...)
Huawei Loses Main Singapore 5G Networks to Ericsson, Nokia
Singapore’s biggest telecom operators chose Ericsson AB and Nokia Oyj as their main 5G network providers, leaving China’s Huawei Technologies Co. with less significant contracts in the city ... ( read original story ...)
Huawei loses out in Singapore 5G bid
Nokia and Ericsson have been chosen as Singapore's main 5G network providers, telecom operators said, leaving Huawei with only a minor role as the Chinese tech giant faces growing US pressure. Huawei ... ( read original story ...)
Huawei loses out to Nokia, Ericsson in building Singapore’s main 5G networks
Singapore's telcos were given the final approval on Wednesday by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) to start building the two nationwide networks. ( read original story ...)
Singapore residents can each get two free reusable masks from Monday
Residents of Singapore can each get two free reusable antimicrobial masks from Monday (June 29), thanks to Temasek Foundation.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)