SINGAPORE: Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck about two years ago, housewife Suria Saini would spend about S$400 a month on groceries and other basic necessities. But as of December last year, her ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Institute of Technology pilots interdisciplinary learning in 5 degree programmes
Those students have been learning content beyond their disciplines since last September. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Dancing with Giants: An insider’s view of the world of infrastructure finance
According to the Global Infrastructure Outlook, a Group of 20 initiative, the global infrastructure investment gap will widen to at least US$15 trillion by 2040 - a chasm which has to be filled by ... ( read original story ...)
WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Sports happenings in Singapore (3-9 Jan)
Here is a round-up of sports events and developments in Singapore in the past week (3 to 9 January): Abdul Hadi wins Singapore Pro Series Order of Merit Singapore golfer Abdul Hadi was the biggest ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore launches Art Around the City
The National Arts Council (NAC) and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) have partnered to launch Art Around The City, a series of visual art installations and programmes across key precincts in , ... ( read original story ...)
Plant that’s new to science is one of nine nature finds in Singapore
Chuan's eyes are drawn not to the colourful birds and flowers that abound but to any green patches on the ground. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 845 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore reported 845 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday bringing the total tally in the country to 285647 Of the new cases 242 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore – Bird & Bird ATMD Achieves Five New Rankings And Maintains Recognition Across Multiple Areas In Chambers Asia Pacific 2022.
We are delighted that Bird & Bird ATMD continues to be ranked as a leading law firm in Singapore across multiple areas in the recently published Chambers Asia Pacific 2022 edition. We attained five ... ( read original story ...)
Israeli Sheqel to Singapore Dollar Spot Exchange Rates for 2022
Date Israeli Sheqel to Singapore Dollar Monthly Exchange Rates; Saturday 1 January 2022: ₪1 ILS = $0.4339: Israeli Sheqel Singapore Dollar rate for 01/01/2022: Sunday 2 January ... ( read original story ...)
Ethiopian Birr to Singapore Dollar Spot Exchange Rates for 2022
Date Ethiopian Birr to Singapore Dollar Monthly Exchange Rates; Saturday 1: Br1 ETB = $0.0274: Ethiopian Birr Singapore Dollar rate for 01/01/2022: Sunday 2 January 2 ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Asset Management taps State Street executive for ETF, indexing business
HSBC Asset Management has hired Cheong Mun Fai from State Street Global Advisors as senior vice president of exchange-traded fund and indexing business development. Based in Singapore, he will be ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Swiss licensed digital firm Sygnum raises US$90 million in Series B funding
Singapore and Switzerland-licensed digital asset firm Sygnum has raised US$90 million in a Series B funding that it describes as a “key milestone” in its global expansion and values the firm at $800 ... ( read original story ...)
More people couldn’t fully repay CPF after selling property in 2020, but none required to top up in cash
This is because the vast majority sold their property at market value, the CPF Board said. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Woman held for fraudulent possession of property; 28 assisting in probe for breaching Covid-19 rules
SINGAPORE - A 37-year-old woman was arrested for fraudulent possession of property, the police said on Sunday (Jan 9). Separately, 28 individuals, aged between 23 and 72, are also assisting with ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC phishing scam left victim broke and starving on Christmas Day
Being penniless and hungry on Christmas Day was not something that 33-year-old Trisha (not her real name), whose OCBC bank account was targeted by scammers through an SMS phishing scam on Christmas ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC continues with physical tokens, reversing plan to phase them out
The bank had planned to transition to a fully digital authentication process. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)