A policeman falsely accused of bullying an elderly woman in Yishun, when he was actually helping her find her way home, has said that he is relieved and glad that the truth is out in the open. Giving ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Pledges $605 Million in Further Virus Help Amid Curbs
Singapore announced S$800 million ($605 million) in additional support for businesses and individuals affected by restrictions imposed this month as it confronts a recent uptick in Covid-19 cases.The ... ( read original story ...)
Likely no need to further tighten Singapore’s Covid-19 rules as community cases have stabilised: Lawrence Wong
SINGAPORE - Prevailing measures to curb the spread of the Covid-19 virus have been working so far as the number of new community cases have stabilised, said Finance Minister Lawrence Wong on Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Big tech drawn to new Singapore’s carbon offset trading market
SINGAPORE: Some of the world’s largest tech corporations — from Google to Microsoft Corp and Amazon — are in talks with a new carbon offset trading platform in Singapore that would be among the first ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore lifts import restrictions on food from Japan’s Fukushima
Singapore has removed its remaining import restrictions on food from Fukushima Prefecture imposed in the wake of the 2011 nuclear disaster, Japan's farm ministry said Friday. Singapore was among 54 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-Based Online Florist Shares 4 Ways Businesses Can Strengthen Business Resilience Amidst Phase 2 Heightened Measures
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented levels of business disruption. In Singapore, many businesses are struggling to cope with the lack of footfall islandwide as the city-state ... ( read original story ...)
DBS, StanChart execute Singapore’s first Sora-referenced interbank option trade
The interbank trade was done on behalf of an undisclosed global real estate group.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Big tech drawn to new Singapore carbon offset trading market
The technology giants may use Climate Impact X as they strive to meet "ambitious" targets to become net-zero emitters, Herry Cho, Singapore Exchange's head of sustainability and sustainable finance ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Plans to Vaccinate Students, Then Everyone Else
Singapore plans to roll out vaccines to students, followed by everyone else eligible, in what will be a “great acceleration” of vaccinations in the country, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said ... ( read original story ...)
International Finance Corporation and Mitsui to invest c.US$60 million in Singapore-based MiCare Health Technologies
MiCare HealthTEC Holdings Pte Ltd ("MiCare"), a subsidiary of Zuellig Pharma and a leading medical claims administrator in the region, has announced that the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a ... ( read original story ...)
Big Tech Drawn to Singapore’s New Carbon Offset Trading Market
Some of the world’s largest tech corporations -- from Google to Microsoft Corp. and Amazon -- are in talks with a new carbon offset trading platform in Singapore that would be among the first to be ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC SME Index: How Small Businesses Can Use Data To Forecast Their Industry Direction
BMI is a useful indicator of a person’s health, while the PSI tells us about our air quality. In that same vein, the OCBC SME Index is a measure of the business health and performance of Singapore’s ... ( read original story ...)
Lucky Plaza, NEX visited by COVID-19 cases during infectious period
SINGAPORE: Lucky Plaza and the FairPrice Xtra supermarket at NEX were on Thursday (May 27) added to a list of public places visited by COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon Leads Tech Invasion of Singapore Offices That Banks Ruled
Tech behemoths are chipping away at the dominance of banks in the island-state’s central business district. In the financial mecca of Singapore, a new crowd is flocking to its offices: technology ... ( read original story ...)
GlobalFoundries gets closer to IPO after moving HQ from Santa Clara to New York
This week, Snowflake Inc., which was based in San Mateo when it did one of the biggest tech IPOs of 2020, said it isn't going to have a headquarters anywhere anymore. It now lists Bozeman, Montana — ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Police Say Crypto-Related Crimes Keep Rising across the Country
Singaporean police had reported that cryptocurrency-related crimes have skyrocketed since 2018, and the uptrend doesn’t seem to be slowing down. According to The Straits Times, around 393 reports were ... ( read original story ...)