SINGAPORE - Singapore companies have long been encouraged to expand into Asia's fast-growing market but they are now being urged to take advantage of the immense opportunities opening up in Africa.. ( read original story ...)
National Day Rally 2021: A Singapore-style approach to bridge fault lines
SINGAPORE - Covid-19 has cast a spotlight on vulnerable groups, and deepened several fault lines - between haves and have-nots, locals and foreigners, and over race.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore will pass new laws to combat racism, workplace discrimination: PM Lee
Singapore will introduce new laws to deal with racial and workplace discrimination, and in a widely expected landmark move, will allow Muslim nurses to wear the Islamic headscarf to work, Prime ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore now the most vaccinated country against Covid
Singapore has fully inoculated 80 percent of its 5.7 million people against COVID-19, according to officials, becoming the world’s most vaccinated country and setting the stage for further easing of ... ( read original story ...)
How this Singapore-based microlending platform demystifies cryptocurrency
Technicorum CEO Daniel Daboczy discussed cryptocurrency microlending and why Singapore is the next big crypto hub. A person, in a room with nine other people, trades a ball with one of them. All ten ... ( read original story ...)
New Singapore law to be enacted to maintain racial harmony, with ‘soft, gentle touches’ to compel offenders to make amends
To nudge Singaporeans, over time, to behave better and treat everyone equally regardless of race, a new Maintenance of Racial Harmony Act will be introduced to the law books soon, Prime Minister Lee ... ( read original story ...)
PM says Singapore must remain open as anxiety over job competition grows
Singapore must stay open to preserve its status as a global business hub, its prime minister said on Sunday, even as the country continues to tighten its foreign worker policies and addresses ... ( read original story ...)
NDR 2021: Singapore to enshrine into law workplace anti-discrimination guidelines
“Both these sectors have a large share of work pass holders,” he said. He said Singapore is a business hub where finance and IT companies perform regional and global functions, which require both ... ( read original story ...)
NDR 2021: PM Lee says ‘entirely baseless’ to claim that ‘Chinese privilege’ exists in Singapore
SINGAPORE: It is “entirely baseless” to claim that there ... This happened when some Chinese home owners tell their property agents that they prefer not to have tenants of a particular race. “Thus, ... ( read original story ...)
UOB makes board changes, appoints Tracey Woon as independent director
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - UOB on Saturday (Aug 28) announced three changes to its board of directors, as part of its ongoing board renewal. The bank named Ms Tracey Woon as an independent ... ( read original story ...)
NDR 2021: More foreign investments among requirements for Singapore to sustain longer-term growth, says PM Lee
SINGAPORE: Singapore must preserve its business hub status, attract more foreign investments, and continue to develop local companies and entrepreneurs in order to sustain growth in the long run, said ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore must refocus on future, open up for travel soon: PM Lee
Semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries is building its sixth wafer lab in Singapore, while communications technology company Zoom has opened a new research and development centre in the country. ( read original story ...)
New digital bank set to launch in the Philippines
The Philippines is moving fast forward into the digital banking age with the fifth license granted to a neobank by the central bank Bangko Sentral ng Pilipina. The new addition is GOtyme, a joint ... ( read original story ...)
‘I was thrown in jail and a mental institution, then deported from Singapore… for not wearing a Covid-19 mask’
Don’t like wearing masks? Neither does Benjamin Glynn. But his refusal to wear one, on account of his failure to accept Singapore’s right to make them legally mandatory, saw him treated like a ... ( read original story ...)
India’s coal import rises 50% to 19 mn tonnes in June
Coal import during June through the major and non-major ports decreased by 5.76 per cent over May this fiscal, it said. ( read original story ...)
ABB’s Technology in Singapore’s First Dual-Mode Desalination Plant Helps Tackle Water Scarcity in Region
World Water Development Report recently stated that nearly six billion people will suffer from clean water scarcity by 2050. So, as we “celebrate” World Water Week, it’s time to turn our attention to ... ( read original story ...)