Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday (May 22) morning – his first time contracting it since the pandemic began.
Coronavirus: Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong tests positive for Covid-19 after recent trip to South Africa, Kenya
The PM said he has been prescribed the antiviral medication Paxlovid because of his age, adding that his most recent booster shot was in November.
Singapore’s GIC, Brookfield India buy $1.4b of commercial property
Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC and Brookfield India Real Estate Investment Trust have joined hands to acquire commercial properties in India, marking the first partnership between a global ...
Renewable energy entrepreneur Hans van Mameren leaves Singapore after 12 years
After 12 years living and working in Singapore, most recently running offgrid renewable energy firm Energy Renewed, Hans van Mameran is relocating to his home country, the Netherlands.
Singapore risks losing new data center demand, Keppel warns
The city-state ended a three-year pause on new data center projects last year and called for applications to build new facilities but with higher green standards.
Thermo Fisher Scientific opens new sterile drug facility in Singapore
The new facility is said to mark a significant milestone and investment in pandemic preparedness for Singapore, which is fast emerging as a biomedical hub in the Asia Pacific.
Johor Bahru facing intense competition for cooks with Singapore
Many cooks in Johor Bahru returned to Singapore, where they could get at least three times the pay. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Former Investor Darling GLP Is Now Sliding Into Distress in Asia.
GLP's dollar notes have lost most among Asia high-grade in 2023. GLP says liquidity is ample, has worked on governance concerns ...
Stock Market LIVE: Indian indices may see tepid start; SGX Nifty, Asia down
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was last flat, struggling for direction. Japan's Nikkei was also mostly unchanged and Australia's resources-heavy shares slipped 0.2%.
Higher training requirement for property agents to renew licences
SINGAPORE: Property agents will have to meet a higher training requirement to renew their licence from October 2025, in a move by the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA) to raise professional standards ... ( read original story ...)
Investors still hot on less risky bets. But with waning returns, is it time to move on?
The latest auction of six-month Treasury bills received S$12 billion in applications, more than twice the S$5 billion on offer.
Singaporeans build confidence to do business in Africa
NAIROBI: When entrepreneur Benjamin Chua, 35, caught wind of a business delegation that was headed to South Africa and Kenya in May, he signed up immediately as he was looking to find out more about ...
5 Singapore REITs with Distribution Yields of 6.5% or Higher
has a portfolio comprising Jem and 313@Somerset in Singapore and Sky Complex, three grade A office buildings, in Milan. These five properties had an appraised value of S$3.6 billion as of 30 June 2022 ...
155ha of skyrise greenery up as Singapore closes in on Green Plan target of 200ha
SINGAPORE – Efforts by the National Parks Board (NParks) to restore nature in the urban landscape have reached a milestone with the achievement to date of about 155ha of skyrise greenery, an area ...
WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Sports happenings in Singapore (15-21 May)
Singapore food-and-beverage bran Mr Bean and sports apparel distributor Panyasingha Sports unveiled on Sunday (21 May) a new mascot and national team jersey respectively in support of the Tchoukball ...
Sedan chairs vs sedans: one used freely by imperial China’s elite, the other needing a US$89,000 permit for Singapore’s elite to own
Sedan chairs were freely used by China’s imperial elite to get around. Sedans, used by Singapore’s elite to get around, require a US$90,000 permit just to own. Better to take public transport.