The Singapore Film Commission has selected He Shuming’s Singapore-Korea co-production Ajoomma, produced by Singapore’s Anthony Chen, as its submission to the best international feature ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore plans to hire 180 doctors from India in three years
Singapore has been recruiting doctors from other countries in order to address their ‘heavy workload’ and to supplement their healthcare capacity needs. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Savings Bonds for November offering record-high rates
The 1st-year interest rate of 3.08% and 10-year average return of 3.21% are both all-time highs. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore amends laws on business trusts for better governance, transparency
SINGAPORE - Business trusts in Singapore will need to provide more information about their beneficial owners, and unitholders will find it easier to vote to remove trustee-managers. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to recruit doctors from India. Details here
Singapore is planning to hire 180 junior doctors from India over the next three years, according to a media report. A tender set to close on October 10 states a target to recruit 60 medical officers ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Manufacturing Sector Moderates As Global Headwinds Bite
The Singapore economy grew at a pace of 4.4% y/y in the second quarter of 2022, after growth of 3.8% y/y in the first quarter of 2022. ( read original story ...)
Commentary: September was a brutal time for investors, where are the safe havens for Singapore investors?
Inflation has dominated global headlines this year and equities have tumbled. OCBC Investment Research's Carmen Lee discusses where investors can look to for an escape. ( read original story ...)
Money Talks – S1E13: Should you sign up with a digital bank that has no physical branches? | EP 13
A two-hour wait at a physical bank branch was enough to put off Ho Hean Chan from future visits. With the emergence of digital retail banks in Singapore promising seamless interactions, the partner at ... ( read original story ...)
New Property Cooling Measures Imposed: 7 Singapore Stocks That May Be Impacted
Singapore’s property market has made headlines in recent months with the prices of resale HDB flats rising for the 26 th straight month in August. In particular, flash data from the Urban ... ( read original story ...)
Designed in Singapore: Tools to help those who have disabilities
SINGAPORE - Student inventors put their thinking caps to the contest to come up with tech solutions designed to help people with disabilities gain more independence. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Grand Prix Disappoints And Piles On The Controversy
As I mentioned in my race preview, overtaking at Singapore is very challenging, and the larger cars make it even more difficult. But overtakes most commonly occur under heavy brak ... ( read original story ...)
Obese and overweight in Singapore cause $261m in annual medical, absenteeism costs
Obese adults incurred $720 more in annual medical expenditure each than their counterparts with normal weight, according to the study. ( read original story ...)
Man arrested after $11,200 is lost in refund scam involving mobile phones and tablets
The police received a report from an e-commerce firm alleging a man had purchased mobile phones and tablet devices using fake particulars. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore PMI Dropped Into Contractionary Territory in September
A gauge of Singapore's manufacturing activity dropped into contractionary territory in September for the first time in more ... ( read original story ...)
PhonePe moves domicile from Singapore to India
Fintech player PhonePe, a part of the Walmart Inc-controlled Flipkart group, on Monday said it has completed the process of moving its domicile from Singapore to India. The development comes ahead of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore proposes new law to tackle harmful online content
Social media sites could be blocked or fined in Singapore if they fail to stop users in the tightly-controlled country from accessing "harmful" content under a proposed law introduced in parliament on ... ( read original story ...)