President Joe Biden’s administration took its biggest step yet toward declaring victory over the pandemic -- announcing that fully vaccinated Americans can ditch their masks in most settings. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Moves Back Towards Lockdown as Virus Cases Rise
Singapore is returning to the lockdown-like conditions it last imposed a year ago, banning dining-in and limiting gatherings to two people, as a rising number of untraceable virus infections pressures ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore tightens COVID-19 measures, travel bubble unlikely
Singapore further tightened its COVID-19 measures as it sought to control an increase in untraceable coronavirus infections in the city-state. ( read original story ...)
Singapore tightens virus curbs after infections spike
Singapore announced a ban on dine-ins and cut group sizes to two people on Friday as it further toughened virus curbs to stem a rise in local transmissions. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Brings in Strictest COVID-19 Curbs Since Lockdown, Shares Slump
Singapore announced on Friday the strictest curbs on social gatherings and public activities since easing a COVID-19 lockdown last year, amid a rise in locally acquired infections and with new ... ( read original story ...)
Academia, Singapore LNG, and Subarna Jurong to study green data centre feasibility
Together, the groups will study the possibility of using liquid cooling technology and solar energy in data centres. ( read original story ...)
GoAir IPO | Airline says COVID-19 has put a serious threat to its going concern
Wadia group-owned GoAir has filed the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) for its initial public offering (IPO). On May 13, the airline rebranded itself as Go First, as part of the preparations for ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Back to Lockdown Mode For One Month as Cases Rise
Singapore is returning to the lockdown-like conditions it last imposed a year ago, banning dining-in and limiting gatherings to two people, as a rising number of untraceable virus infections pressures ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Coronavirus Cases Could Burst Hopes for Hong Kong Travel Bubble
A travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore set to open on May 26 has a "high chance" of being postponed, a Hong Kong official said on Friday, which would be the second time the plan to allow ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Private Bank starts Asia’s first bank-backed crypto trust service
DBS Private Bank has launched a trust solution for cryptocurrencies via the bank's wholly-owned trust company DBS Trustee to allow its private banking clients to invest, custodise and manage digital ... ( read original story ...)
DBS private bank offers wealth succession planning for cryptocurrencies
DBS Group (OTC: DBSDY) said on Friday its private banking arm has started offering trust services for cryptocurrencies, helping rich clients include the emerging asset class in their succession plans. ( read original story ...)
DBS remains positive on Fu Yu Corp’s margin expansion and higher production, ups TP to 40 cents
DBS Group Research analysts Chung Wei Le and Ling Lee Keng ... could further improve its gross profit margins is the completion of the redevelopment of its Singapore factory at end-2021,” write the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore syncs with New Zealand and Chile in data trade deal
Three countries came together to finalize digital trade rules and regulations in a bid to foster the growth of their digital economies. ( read original story ...)
Singapore extends life-line to India in oxygen crisis
The Island nation has truly played the role of a comprehensive partner of India by acting as a logistics hub for supplying oxygen cryogenic tanks and cylinders to bridge the oxygen shortfall in the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore companies flagged for lagging ASEAN peers in transparency
Singapore may be a prominent financial hub in Asia, but its publicly-listed companies are continually lagging behind their peers in Thailand and Malaysia on transparency issues, according to corporate ... ( read original story ...)
Smart mirror: Innovation in banking
ThoughtWorks helped Standard Chartered launch an innovation lab in Singapore, dedicated to exploring emerging technologies. ( read original story ...)