No livestock will be imported to Singapore for the purpose of the annual ritual of Korban this year due to the COVID-19 outbreak, ... ( read original story ...)
World’s Biggest Gaming Show Cancels First-Ever Singapore Event
The organizers of the first-ever Gamescom Asia have announced that the inaugural show will not happen as planned in October. Instead, it's being delayed an entire year, to October 14-17, 2021. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Changi Airport’s New Liquor Retailer Takes Online Route To Market
With passengers thin on the ground, Lotte Duty Free is launching its liquor and tobacco concession through e-commerce first, not brick-and-mortar. ( read original story ...)
Singapore stock watch: CapitaLand, Keppel, Sembcorp Industries, SembMarine, Frasers Property
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their shares on Tuesday:. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
First green loan for EC development secured by Frasers Property
Frasers Property secures Singapore’s first green loan for an Executive Condominium development Frasers Property Limited (“Frasers Property”, and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) today ... ( read original story ...)
A look at Stanley Ho’s foray into high-end Singapore property
The late Macau casino tycoon’s Shun Tak Holdings has spent more than US$1.4 billion on Singapore land and property since 2016, and market watchers are wondering if its residential and hotel projects ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Why Singapore’s private residential market will remain attractive in the long term
Real estate hasn’t been spared either. Singapore’s implementation of circuit breaker measures in April has impacted the private residential property market, as show flats shuttered and house ... ( read original story ...)
Brazil faces criticism over coronavirus data; Germany reports record plunge in exports
The coronavirus has infected more than 7.1 million people around the world as of Tuesday, killing at least 406,913 people. ( read original story ...)
Singapore will give residents wearable ‘tokens’ that track the people they interact with in a new effort to contain COVID-19
Singapore's contact tracing app drew praise for its early rollout in March, but it wasn't able to prevent a spike in cases in April. ( read original story ...)
Bharti Airtel increases stake in Bangladesh-based telco Robi Axiata
NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel Ltd on Tuesday said its wholly-owned subsidiary Bharti International (Singapore) Pte Ltd has bought an additional 6.3% stake in Bangladesh’s second largest telecom operator ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC moves wealth advisory service online
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - OCBC on Tuesday (June 9) said it has managed to shift a "complex face-to-face process" involving more than 50 pages of documents and a comprehensive financial needs ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s migrant workers fear financial ruin after virus ordeal
As Sharif Uddin contemplates leaving the cramped Singapore dormitory where he has spent weeks under coronavirus quarantine, fears about his future creep in. The 42-year-old Bangladeshi construction su ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live updates: Brazil faces criticism over data; Germany reports record plunge in exports
The coronavirus has infected more than 7 million people around the world as of Monday, killing at least 404,413 people. ( read original story ...)
Singapore government ups ICT spending by 30% to fuel post-pandemic recovery, digital transformation
Country's public sector will spend SG$3.5 billion ($2.52 billion) on ICT procurement in its fiscal 2020, up 30% from its estimated spend in 2019, as it looks to drive the adoption of digital tools and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore may launch wearable device for coronavirus contact tracing this month
Singapore says it will not carry a GPS chip or have internet and mobile connectivity, but fears are growing amongst citizens over its potential to track their movements. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to Boost Tech Spending to $2.5 Billion to Combat Virus
Singapore will spend S$3.5 billion ($2.5 billion) on information and communications technology in the current financial year as it prepares to develop and deploy new tools like sensors and ... ( read original story ...)