SINGAPORE: Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Singapore’s economy, the electronics sector has continued to grow, with more than 130 companies in the industry offering more than 2,800 jobs, ... ( read original story ...)
Prospects for Singapore semiconductor industry very bright, says Chan Chun Sing
In the first six months of 2020, the semiconductor industry's output increased 1.7% year-on-year.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Economic Reopening Is Failing to Lift Its Equities
Singapore’s emergence from the Covid-19 shock is gathering pace, but that isn’t boosting the nation’s equity benchmark. ( read original story ...)
British billionaire Dyson sells Singapore’s priciest penthouse
British billionaire James Dyson, the inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, and his wife are selling their three-storey Singapore penthouse about a year after buying it for a reported S$74 million ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Bank makes another massive content push with vlog and podcast
The bank also revamped its sustainable lifestyle online portal ‘Live more, Bank less’ and launched its channel on Telegram. ( read original story ...)
Swingvy’s HR Mobile App Helps SMEs Tackle the Engagement Gap in Remote Workforces
Samsung-backed HR platform Swingvy, announced the availability of its new HR mobile app which includes HR hub, leave management and expense cla ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market Likely Rangebound On Monday
The Singapore stock market on Friday snapped the two-day slide in which it had stumbled almost 45 points or 1.8 percent. The Straits Times Index now sits just beneath the 2,535-point plateau and it's ... ( read original story ...)
Dysons Sell Singapore Three-Story Penthouse for S$62 Million, Business Times Reports
The Dysons behind the British consumer electronics company are selling their triplex penthouse for S$62 million -- less than the record purchase price of S$73.8m in 2019 -- Business Times reported, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore man granted asylum in US faces child porn charges
A blogger from Singapore who was granted asylum to stay in the U.S. faces child pornography charges, according to prosecutors. Amos Yee appeared Friday in court in Chicago on solicitation and ... ( read original story ...)
From dim sum to Michelin-star roast meats: A taste of Hong Kong in Singapore
As food writer Sylvia Toh reminisces about her travels to Hong Kong, these Singapore outlets of famed Hong Kong eateries offer comfort to satisfy the yearning for the Fragrant Harbour. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)
Who framed Phil? How an overheard conversation could unravel the mystery of why the dad of jewellery designer and socialite Amber Sceats ended up on death row in Singapore …
Phillip George Sceats, the father of famed jewellery designer and socialite Amber Sceats, spent 353 days on death row in Singapore's Changi Prison. ( read original story ...)
Walter Lohman On Taiwan: Taiwan as America’s next Singapore
In the closing weeks of 2000, an army of Singaporean government officials descended on Washington to make good on a handshake between then-US President Bill Clinton and Singaporean Prime Minister Goh ... ( read original story ...)
NEX, Parkway Parade and National Museum of Singapore visited by COVID-19 cases while infectious
SINGAPORE: NEX and Parkway Parade shopping malls as well as ... access the SafeEntry Location Matching Self-Check service via the TraceTogether App, SingPass Mobile or at the SafeEntry website to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based financial firm offers flexible loans to MSMEs
MORE and more financial institutions are helping micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) rebuild their businesses through flexible ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s world’s first face scan plan sparks privacy fears
Singapore’s rollout is one of the most ambitious yet, and the first to attach facial verification to a national identification database ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s why Singapore’s first facial verification scan plan sparked privacy concern
Major technology giants including Apple and Google are already using this technology for tasks such as unlocking phones and making payments. ( read original story ...)