OCBC Bank announced on Mar. 18 that users can check their account balances at eight of its ATMs around Singapore with face verification starting from March 19, 2021. The introduction of facial ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s largest grocer is betting big on online groceries
It has even hired a senior ex-Lazada executive to head its online grocery unit. The supermarket chain boasts that it captured a quarter of the Singapore online grocery market last year. In this heated ... ( read original story ...)
Oppo Names 72andSunny Singapore Global Brand Agency
Sunny Singapore has been appointed as one of Oppo's global brand agency partners, following a competitive pitch. ( read original story ...)
F&B business management startup OrderEZ used this deck to secure funding this year
The company used this pitch deck to help secure seed funding earlier this year. Around the time of the funding round, OrderEZ said it has over 500 F&B suppliers and venues in Singapore alone, and that ... ( read original story ...)
ByteDance embarks on hiring spree in Singapore
It is hiring hundreds of engineers and senior management positions for TikTok, Lark and other products.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Safety concerns determine level of public support for driverless vehicles, finds NTU Singapore study
Findings have implications for improving adoption rate of driverless vehicles When it comes to the use of driverless vehicles, an individual's ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore scientists found a new way to improve treatment outcomes for breast cancer
at the National University of Singapore (NUS), the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) under the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and the National University Cancer Institute, ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia cargo drivers to receive immunisation cert after COVID-19 vaccination in Singapore, exempted from daily-on-arrival tests
SINGAPORE: Malaysian cargo drivers who have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in Singapore will receive an immunisation certificate and be exempted from daily on-arrival tests 14 days after ... ( read original story ...)
Count on Me, Singapore: MCCY asks Indian composer to prove claims
The Ministry for Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) has asked an Indian composer, who claims to have written a song almost identical to a Singapore national song, to substantiate his claims. ( read original story ...)
China’s Ant Group valued at over $200 billion after IPO halt: Report
Ant is changing its corporate structure to that of a financial holding firm following regulatory pressure to subject it to rules similar to those for banks. ( read original story ...)
Markets Live: SGX Nifty Indicates Gains; Grasim, Punjab National Bank, Somany Ceramics In Focus
Catch all live updates on share prices, index moves, corporate announcements and more from Indian stock markets today. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market Has A Green Light For Thursday’s Trade
The Singapore stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last six trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had collected almost 95 ... ( read original story ...)
Count On Me Singapore embroiled in copyright tussle with Indian version
One of Singapore's most iconic and catchiest National Day songs, Count On Me Singapore, has become embroiled in a copyright tussle. Indian composer Joseph Mendoza has been accused of copying the 1986 ... ( read original story ...)
Asia needs more talk about sex, Singapore counsellor thought, so she created a virtual sexuality festival
Counsellor and sexologist Martha Tara Lee’s Sugar and Spice Festival covers topics from the impact of growing up in Asian households to debunking sexual myths and misconceptions about BDSM. ( read original story ...)
Australia-Singapore travel hub talks
The federal government has held talks with the Singapore government related to allowing residents of both nations who have had Covid-19 vaccinations to travel between the two countries, The Age ... ( read original story ...)
IBM, Samsung Electronics, and M1 Unveil Singapore’s First 5G Industry 4.0 Studio, Supported by IMDA
Supported by Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority as part of Singapore’s 5G journey, the Studio is hosting the country’s first 5G Industry 4.0 trial, testing real-world applications that ... ( read original story ...)