It now takes between 48 and 72 hours to convey patients above 70 who test positive for Covid-19 in a PCR test to hospital.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Business owners in Singapore are struggling to stay afloat due to the pandemic
Six in 10 business owners in Singapore say they are barely surviving the Covid-19 pandemic but are cautiously optimistic about the future. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Singapore aims for more vaccinated traveller lanes, New Zealand drops zero-Covid strategy
Elsewhere, New Zealand is shifting to living with the virus after dropping its zero-Covid strategy, and Australian cases continue to rise. ( read original story ...)
Singapore steps up focus on green finance
Singapore's ministry of finance has set up a Green Bond Programme Office (GBPO), minister of finance Lawrence Wong said last week at Temasek's Singapore Sustainable Investment & Financing Conference ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Singapore parliament debates bill to tackle foreign interference
Singapore's parliament began discussion on Monday of a proposed law to counter foreign interference that has sparked concern from opposition parties, rights groups and experts about its broad scope ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Trade Minister Defends Government Messaging on Virus
Singapore’s Trade Minister Gan Kim Yong, one of the co-chairs of a taskforce managing the pandemic response, defended the government’s messaging on the virus and said decisions are made collectively ... ( read original story ...)
EMERGING MARKETS-Evergrande clouds Asia FX trading; shares in Singapore, Indonesia rise
Asia's emerging currencies traded in tight ranges on Monday as investors worried about China's property sector and the timing of Federal Reserve tapering, while shares in Singapore and Indonesia ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Best Bank Accounts for Expats
in Singapore include: POSB / DBS (Two merged banks, and the most widespread as POSB was Singapore’s homegrown bank) ANZ OCBC UOB ... ( read original story ...)
20 sick in Singapore from imported pastries
More than 20 people have fallen ill in Singapore after eating a type of dessert pastry. The Ministry of Health (MOH) and Singapore Food Agency (SFA) are ... ( read original story ...)
Australia plans to supply solar power to Singapore, Will India follow?
In one of the most ambitious solar power projects recently, Australia's Sun Cable is in the process of setting up a USD 22 billion, 4,200 km power link between Singapore and Australia's Northern ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Zhejiang province imports first thermal coal from Kazakhstan -state media
China's Zhejiang province has brought in its first shipment of thermal coal from Kazakhstan, state media reported on Monday, as the east-China manufacturing hub scouts for new sources of supply amid a ... ( read original story ...)
TOGL Technology Sdn Bhd Awarded at the Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards 2021 for ‘Toga Resonance Technology (T-RT)’ under Health Promotion Category
Enterprise Asia, the organiser of the tenth Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards (AREA) 2021, is pleased to recognise 69 outstanding award recipients and who exemplified determination and perseverance ... ( read original story ...)
How GYG Singapore moved to paperless contracts
The Singapore franchisee of Mexican cuisine specialist Guzman y Gomez has turned to electronic agreements and digital signatures to ease the administrative burden on its HR team ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore parliament debates bill to tackle foreign interference
Singapore’s parliament began discussion on Monday of a proposed law to counter foreign interference that has sparked concern from opposition parties, rights groups and experts about its broad scope ... ( read original story ...)
Enterprise Singapore launches Enterprise Sustainability Programme to support enterprises
The Enterprise Sustainability Programme (ESP) was launched today by Mr Gan Kim Yong, Minister for Trade and Industry, to support Singapore businesses on sustainability initiatives, and to capture new ... ( read original story ...)
What can Singapore learn from Australia’s foreign interference countermeasures?
As Singapore moves closer to passing its Fica bill, Australia’s own law doesn’t offer much guidance, as it does not cover social media. What it does reveal though, is that foreign interference is a ... ( read original story ...)