After saying announcing a strategy shift in Jun in that Covid-19 would be treated as endemic, the government dismayed many with the possibility of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Seeks to Keep Covid Endemic Path Despite Case Surge
The moves come as the government seeks to assuage a population that’s been rattled by the rapid rise in cases, and amid divided sentiment over the country’s pledge to cautiously reopen. Health ... ( read original story ...)
Company director fined S$50,000 for evading GST on imports of flashlights
SINGAPORE: A company director has been fined S$50,000 for evading Goods and Services Tax (GST) on shipments of LED flashlights and other accessories, Singapore Customs said on Friday (Sep 10). Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Cases Surge But Singapore Hasn’t Blinked on Reopening- Yet
Singapore is hitting Covid-19 case levels not seen since the early days of the outbreak, putting the city-state's recent pledge to slowly open up and live with the virus to the test. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Sea raises $8 billion in mega fund raising
Singapore online gaming and e-commerce firm Sea has raised about US$6 billion (S$8.1 billion) in a sale of United States shares and convertible bonds, in the biggest ever equity offering by a ... ( read original story ...)
New Zealand New Cases Drop to 11; Singapore Surge: Virus Update
U.S. President Joe Biden said he’ll order all executive branch employees, federal contractors and millions of health-care workers to be vaccinated, and that his administration will issue rules ... ( read original story ...)
Hackers stole personal data of 79,400 MyRepublic customers in Singapore, including copies of NRICs
The personal data of nearly 79,400 mobile subscribers of MyRepublic in Singapore was accessed by hackers, the mobile operator and Internet service provider said on Friday (Sept 10). ( read original story ...)
Over 79,000 MyRepublic mobile subscribers in S’pore affected by data breach
MyRepublic Singapore announced that there has been a data breach involving the personal information of 79,388 mobile subscribers based in Singapore. The "unauthorised data access incident" was ... ( read original story ...)
MyRepublic data breach: 80,000 mobile users’ personal data exposed
The personal data of about 80,000 MyRepublic mobile subscribers was accessed without authorisation last month.The telco said in a media release on Friday (10 September) that the breach took place on ... ( read original story ...)
Southeast Asia’s start-ups are moving with caution amid IPO frenzy, venture capitalist says
Appetite for Southeast Asia's start-ups is growing, but that hunger could remain unsated for some time, according to venture capital firm Golden Gate Ventures. ( read original story ...)
Almost 50% of residents at Singapore’s Downtown are in their 20s, 30s
Singles comprise 40% of Downtown Core residents, with small families also being a common demographic. Almost half of Singapore’s Downtown area residents are in their 20s and 30s, compared to around 25 ... ( read original story ...)
Top Glove shares jump after US revokes import ban over alleged forced labour
The US authorities had banned disposable gloves made by the world's largest medical glove maker since July 2020.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Winding up media business ‘may incur potentially heavy financial costs’, would need regulatory approval: SPH
SPH told shareholders ahead of an EGM that winding up or selling its media business was not a feasible option.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore police testing out public surveillance robot raises privacy concerns
Authorities in Singapore are testing out their latest AI-powered tool ... need to be deployed at various areas across the island. The adoption of robotics technology can be used to enhance such ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore SPACs need to go hunting in India, Indonesia for promising firms
Celebrities need not apply. Serena Williams or A-Rod won’t be luring Indonesian travel booking website Traveloka or Vietnamese gaming firm VNG Corp. to Singapore. And that’s the most important thing. ( read original story ...)
Toxic work culture in Asian gaming firms in spotlight as Singapore investigates Ubisoft
Workers at Ubisoft Singapore, the studio behind games including Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, have accused it of sexual harassment and racial discrimination. ( read original story ...)