Compared to previous downturns such as the 2009 Global Financial Crisis and the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) pandemic, Singapore's youth unemployment rate was higher in 2020. This is ... ( read original story ...)
Scammer sends message of kidnapping, netizens make fun
After a member of the public shared a message from a scammer allegedly holding their children for ransom, the online community made fun of the rus ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesian man who entered Singapore illegally among new COVID-19 cases
SINGAPORE: An Indonesian man who had entered Singapore without valid documentation was among the new imported COVID-19 cases reported on Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 spread at Singapore’s wet markets could be due to Delta variant : Experts
SINGAPORE - Wet markets can fit a large number of people in a compact space and people have continued to flock to them even during the recent period of heightened alert.It is not surprising, therefore ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Integrated Shield Plans to cover hospitalisation caused by Sinovac vaccine in Singapore
In-patient hospitalisation coverage for Covid-19 vaccination complications by all seven insurers offering Integrated Shield Plans will now be extended to vaccines brought in under the special access ... ( read original story ...)
Banks muscle up as scam cases continue to climb
When a woman told a bank teller that she wanted to remit $5,000 to an individual in Jakarta to help a friend in Turkey, the bank teller felt something was amiss and informed her supervisor. Ms Kristie ... ( read original story ...)
Expats in Singapore, Hong Kong Watch With Envy as World Opens Up
Singapore and Hong Kong, among the world’s most open economies, have practically shut their doors for more than a year to keep Covid-19 in check. But as the U.S. and Europe emerge from the pandemic, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Experience: The Pandemic’s Impact on Open Economies
As Singapore navigates its post-pandemic recovery, CNBC's Martin Soong asks finance minister Lawrence Wong what it means for the city-state's economic future. ( read original story ...)
New Singapore telco pays you blockchain tokens for unused data
But the Covid-19 pandemic forced the startup to scrap that launch last year and accelerate its plans to become a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), tweaking global features to suit local mobile ... ( read original story ...)
Conservative former minister hired by Singapore firm owning £500 million property empire leased to the UK government
Secretary of State for Wales, will earn nearly £360 an hour to provide advice to a Singaporean firm that owns over 120 jobcentres. ( read original story ...)
Casinos and Gaming Market in Singapore Covid-19 Impact In-Depth Industry Analysis 2025
Latest published market study on Casinos and Gaming Market in Singapore Market provides an overview of the current market dynamics in the Casinos and Gaming Market in Singapore space as well as what ... ( read original story ...)
Two Historic Shipwrecks Discovered Off Coast of Singapore
SINGAPORE—The AFP reports that the site of two shipwrecks has been investigated off Singapore’s easternmost point by researchers from Singapore’s National Heritage Board and the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore central bank isn’t adding to US$1.8 billion climate mandates
Singapore’s central bank says it has no immediate plan to award more climate and environment-focused investment mandates beyond the US$1.8 billion announced recently. Monetary Authority of Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesian fugitive repeatedly entered Singapore with fake passport
A businessman wanted by the authorities in Indonesia for graft repeatedly travelled to Singapore between 2017 and 2018 using a bogus passport bearing another person's name, a court heard. ( read original story ...)
Singapore ship that burned for 13 days killed dolphins, turtles, fish: Sri Lanka
Officials said 48 dead turtles, eight dolphins and many small fish had washed up on the country’s western and southern beaches in recent weeks Dozens of turtles and dolphins were killed by intense ... ( read original story ...)
JTC and Shell Singapore sign MOU to explore development of solar farm on Semakau Landfill
SINGAPORE: JTC Corporation and Shell Singapore have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly explore the development of a ... ( read original story ...)