SINGAPORE: Having worked from home for more than a year, Ms Cherie Lim was ready for a change of environment. The 26-year-old account executive in the software industry wanted to experience the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines will fly the Airbus A380 on on a 60-minute flight as carriers continue to bring back the world’s largest passenger plane
Singapore Airlines is set to operate the shortest Airbus A380 flight in service on a mere 60-minute hop between Singapore and Malaysia. ( read original story ...)
Asia Digest: SG’s Fat Projects Acquisition raises $100m; K Car mops up $285m in IPO
SG-based SPAC firm Fat Projects Acquisition Corp has announced the closing of its $100-million IPO while K Car, a South Korean automotive marketplace fully owned by private equity firm Hahn & Company, ... ( read original story ...)
PharmEasy Closes Pre-IPO Investment Round Of Up To $350 Mn; Valuation Jumps To $5.6 Bn
API Holdings Ltd, the parent of PharmEasy, has also closed a $130-140 million secondary share sale. Around 20 senior executives have acquired shares worth $5 million as part of the secondary sale ... ( read original story ...)
Paytm, Fino, OYO: Inside The Grey Market Rush For India’s IPO-Bound Startup Shares
The shares of the two fintech startups (Fino and MobiKwik) have mainly been on the rise, post the IPO approvals. In another significant development this week, the unlisted arena has started witnessing ... ( read original story ...)
Funding Rundown: Tala raises $145M, PharmEasy gets $350M in pre-IPO round, says report & SaaS Labs bags $17M in Series A round
Tala raises $145M in funding round led by Upstart Fintech company Tala has raised $145 million in Series-E funding round, led by Upstart with participation from the Stellar Development Foundation. New ... ( read original story ...)
12 things you have to do in Singapore
Here are the best things to do during your visit. Hungry? You’ll want to be when you arrive in this Southeast Asian culinary hub. While there are many fine restaurants to be found across Singapore, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to expand no-quarantine scheme for vaccinated travellers from eight more countries
Singapore opened travel lanes for vaccinated passengers from Brunei and Germany in September, and will expand the scheme from Tuesday to another eight countries ... ( read original story ...)
Najib Razak heading to Singapore after court OKs travel
Malaysia’s disgraced former prime minister Najib Razak has been granted temporary access to his passport so that he can visit Singapore, where his daughter is giving birth. ( read original story ...)
Singapore exports rise 12.3% in September, marking 10th straight month of growth | Video
Singapore's non-oil domestic exports rose 12.3 per cent year-on-year in September, marking a 10th straight month of growth. Growth was mainly due to non-electronics, although electronic exports also ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore non-oil export growth rises to 12.3% in September, defying some concerns about China
Shipment of electronic products expanded 14.4 per cent on an annual basis, extending a 16.7 per cent gain in August.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
DigitalBridge and Columbia Capital to Acquire Select Singapore Assets and Hong Kong Operations from Superloop
DigitalBridge and Columbia Capital to Acquire Select Singapore Assets and Hong Kong Operations from Superloop. DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (NYSE: DBRG) and Columbia Capital today an ... ( read original story ...)
Six more deaths from COVID, 2,553 new cases in Singapore
The Ministry of Health on 18 October confirmed 2,553 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, bringing the country's total case count to 150,731 as well as six more deaths due to the disease. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s ‘foreign interference’ law will weaken people power
There are already signs the law will be used to divide civil society and cast a dark shadow over internationalism. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines to fly A380 on 60-minute flight
Singapore Airlines is set to deploy Airbus A380s on select flights from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur this fall, for what the airline calls "operational requirements" as the superjumbo returns to the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Defence Technology Summit 2021 Taps ARHT Media’s HoloPresence Technology
Heidi Shyu was appearing for her keynote at the Singapore Defence Technology Summit 2021 and was beamed from Washington DC. TORON ... ( read original story ...)