Singapore’s City Developments Ltd. is selling its stake in Chongqing Sincere Yuanchuang Industry Co. for $1, as it ends the tumultuous backing of the cash-strapped Chinese developer. Sonic Investment ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore and Vietnam key stops for China’s Wang Yi on latest Asian friendship tour
The latest Asian tour by China’s top diplomat comes only three weeks after Harris called out Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea during her visit to Singapore and Vietnam ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Sea Ltd secures $6 billion in mega fund raising
Sea operates the popular e-commerce site Shopee, which has been expanded through Asia and Latin America, and the company is pushing into Europe by ope.. ( read original story ...)
MyRepublic data breach, the latest to hit a Singapore Internet service provider, should raise alarms
These MyRepublic data breach and other recent ones are worrying enough for regulators to mandate stronger protections for personal data. ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 bus interchanges cluster: Expect longer wait times for some bus services as infected drivers remain sidelined, says Singapore’s LTA
The rising number of public bus drivers infected by Covid-19 has resulted in an increase of waiting times of within five minutes for the majority of affected bus services, the Land Transport Authority ... ( read original story ...)
568 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in Singapore, 80-year-old man dies of complications
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 568 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases as of noon on Friday (Sep 10), including 127 seniors who are above 60 years old. An 80-year-old man died on Friday due to ... ( read original story ...)
Yip Pin Xiu has 5 Paralympic gold medals, but her total award is equivalent to 1 Olympic medal. Why?
As Singaporean para athlete Yip Pin Xiu braced herself for the 50-metre S2 backstroke event at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on September 2, 2021, she was a bundle of nerves. Despite having swept ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Fuel Oil: Markets ease as Singapore inventories jump despite low net imports
Singapore fuel oil net imports from Taiwan were at their highest since December 2017. The top net export destinations for Singapore fuel oil were Saudi Arabia at 100,000 tonnes, a three-week high, ... ( read original story ...)
Best thing to do is to ‘pause’ Singapore’s reopening: Lawrence Wong
On Friday (), Finance Minister and Multi-ministry Taskforce co-chair Lawrence Wong responded to public concerns that the MTF is repeatedly shifting its goalposts on the road to Singapore's reopening. ( read original story ...)
Home sale and rental prices may rise after changes to P1 registration: Property experts
However, prices may not jump drastically as more homes will be in the new school radius. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
‘Critical period’, but Singapore ‘not reversing course’ on treating Covid-19 as endemic as cases soar
Minister says no need for lockdown ‘at this juncture’, but tightening of measures can’t be ruled out entirely. ( read original story ...)
COVID: 573 new cases in Singapore; Singaporean man, 80, dies from infection
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Friday (10 September) confirmed 573 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, taking the country's total case count to 70,612. ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 568 new local COVID-19 cases, new one-year high
Singapore's health ministry reported 568 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases on Friday, the highest since August 2020. ( read original story ...)
Singapore seeks name for panda cub that ‘reflects friendship with China’
The name should be catchy, easy to remember and ‘reflect the friendship between Singapore and China’, says Wildlife Reserves Singapore. ( read original story ...)
Singapore plans to reopen amid concern over ‘sharp increase’ in COVID-19 cases
SINGAPORE: As Singapore plans to reopen economic activities, the government on Friday expressed concerns over a "sharp increase" in the number of COVID-19 cases in the coming weeks that might ... ( read original story ...)
DBS turns to Kim Huat in scam battle
Singapore’s DBS has unleashed an unlikely new weapon against impersonation scams: a strange blue-haired man called Kim Huat. ( read original story ...)