Infectious disease experts TODAY spoke to yesterday (August 4) were generally optimistic that Singapore will be able to exit the current Phase Two (heightened alert) as scheduled on August 18, despite ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore lender DBS Q2 profit jumps 37%, beats market estimates
Singapore's DBS Group Holdings (DBSM.SI) reported a better-than-expected 37% rise in quarterly net profit on Thursday as Southeast Asia's largest lender benefited from broad-based loan growth and ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC and UOB cautiously optimistic on growth outlook
Local banks OCBC Bank and UOB remained cautiously optimistic on their growth outlook despite the surge in Covid-19 cases regionally, as their earnings continued to rebound from last year.. Read more ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore SMEs Saw Sharp Business Turnaround In 2Q2021
OCBC SME Index indicates that Singapore businesses are showing strong signs of economic recovery (even compared to forecasts). ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Singapore study of mRNA vaccines’ effect on Delta raises hopes of shorter isolation periods
Researchers find vaccinated people hit by breakthrough Covid-19 infections shed the virus faster than unvaccinated counterparts, raising the prospect of faster recoveries and shorter isolation periods ... ( read original story ...)
M1 launches 5G Standalone service in Singapore with True 5G network
Singapore operator M1 has launched its True 5G network in an exclusive market trial, allowing both its existing and new mobile customers to access the 5G Standalone technology in Singapore. M1 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s StarHub Starts 5G Standalone Market Trial
Singapore's StarHub is switching on 5G SA coverage across the island from today, allowing new and re-contracting Mobile+ and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore telco firm MyRepublic makes C-level hires ahead of potential IPO
The telco firm has brought in two new recruits from telecom major StarHub and Myanmar-based internet service provider Frontiir. ( read original story ...)
58-year-old woman dies of COVID-19 complications; 92 new locally transmitted cases in Singapore
SINGAPORE: A 58-year-old woman has died of COVID-19 complications, becoming Singapore's 39th fatality from the disease, said the Ministry of ... ( read original story ...)
Dull quarter for MBS and RWS, but ‘buy’ Genting Singapore: UOB Kay Hian
UOB Kay Hian Research analysts Vincent Khoo and Jack Goh are maintaining “overweight” on the gaming sector in Singapore, with Marina Bay Sands (MBS) delivering a lacklustre quarter yet again and ... ( read original story ...)
SCOGA, Singapore Cycling Federation collaborate on esports
The two organisations will be setting up a Cycling Esports Academy that aims to "will develop various training programmes tailored for schools and youths". ( read original story ...)
One of Singapore’s last handmade hokkien ngoh hiang may be gone soon
You’ve got less than a year to try this S$1 million handmade Hokkien ngoh hiang recipe at China Street Fritters in Maxwell Food Centre before they retire by March 2022. ( read original story ...)
M1 Launches the Most Advanced 5G Standalone Technology in Singapore with its True 5G Network
August 2021 - M1 Limited (M1) has launched its True 5G network in an exclusive market trial, allowing both its existing and new mobile customers to enjoy the enhanced benefits of the most advanced ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Del Monte Pacific delays Philippine unit IPO on COVID-19 surge
Food and beverages firm Del Monte Pacific said on Wednesday (Aug 4) it would delay the initial public offering of its Philippine unit, as the ... ( read original story ...)
Devyani International IPO: Opens today; Key details investors should know before investing
The initial public offering (IPO) of Devyani International, the operator of KFC, Pizza Hut and Costa Coffee in India, will open for subscription today, i.e., on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at ... ( read original story ...)
Del Monte’s iced IPO awaits more fruitful market
Del Monte Pacific (DMPL.SI) has put the $900 million float of its Philippines business on ice as Manila fights a surge in coronavirus cases that has knocked about 7% off its stock market in the past ... ( read original story ...)