Just weeks ago, Singapore seemed like a poster child for pandemic management. With more than 80% of its population fully vaccinated and a road map in place for easing its ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered invests in buy now, pay later firm Atome Financial
As part of the alliance, StanChart will finance $500 million worth of loans, comprising mainly BNPL and other digital lending products. ( read original story ...)
CNA Luxury’s Next Gen Interviews – S1E1: The story behind Singapore’s Lana Cakes and their chocolate fudge cakes
Lana Cakes started as a home-based business in 1964 before moving to a shophouse on Greenwood Avenue in 1975, where it still stands today. CNA Luxury’s Aaron de Silva speaks to Jason Kwan who shares ... ( read original story ...)
Experts see less need to test migrant workers in Singapore for those who do not have Covid-19 symptoms
Migrant workers who do not show any symptoms of illness may not need to be tested regularly for Covid-19 as Singapore moves towards living with the virus, infectious diseases experts said. ( read original story ...)
Adani Wilmar, Star Health Insurance IPOs get Sebi go-ahead: Report
Adani Wilmar plans to raise ₹4,500 crore through a fresh issue of equity shares and the total IPO size of private-sector insurer Star Health Insurance will be around ₹5,500 crore. ( read original story ...)
Chinese developer Greenland Holdings’ tourism unit sets up Asia-Pacific hub in Singapore
Greenland Hotel and Tourism Group, a unit of Chinese developer Greenland Holdings, is setting up its Asia hub in Singapore as international travel and tourism gradually resumes. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Booster Milestone; Singapore Critical Cases: Virus Update
The U.S. topped 10 million booster shots, with more doses going daily to the fully vaccinated rather than those getting a first-time jab. The number of Covid-19 patients in intensive care surged in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s IPO market withers as billion-dollar listings lapse
Large IPOs falling by the wayside are a further sign of how China’s regulatory onslaught is causing a downturn in the financial hub’s market for first-time share sales. ( read original story ...)
Yip Pin Xiu gets $800,000 for 2 Paralympics golds; cash reward doubled as DBS named new sponsor
SINGAPORE - DBS Bank has thrown its weight behind national Paralympic athletes by becoming sponsors in the Athletes Achievement Awards (AAA).Their involvement in the award scheme, which is managed by ... ( read original story ...)
4 Winners from the opening of more Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTLs): SIA; SATS; SIA Engineering; Genting Singapore
Some of the hardest-hit companies over the past 20 months will stand to benefit the most when more VTLs are introduced in Singapore. ( read original story ...)
Property agents go big on YouTube, TikTok to get eyeballs as Covid-19 curtailed viewings
Conventional selling strategies such as door knocking and roadshows are less common these days.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
9 more deaths, 3,348 new COVID cases in Singapore
Another nine individuals in Singapore died of the coronavirus, as authorities confirmed 3,348 new COVID-19 cases. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s New Powerful ‘Foreign Interference’ Law Stirs Fears of Abuse
The new law gives the government the power to block online content going on mere suspicion and takes most oversight authority away from the courts ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore says no disruption to electricity supply as power companies exit
At least three electricity providers have announced plans to cease operations amid rising wholesale electricity market prices. ( read original story ...)
WECOFA Co-Founder Davis Koh Reveals What Excites Him Most About His Business
Entrepreneur Davis Koh's journey is just like that as he always believed in his ability to change his world for the better and help others along the way. He is the co-founder of WECOFA also known as ... ( read original story ...)
Yip Pin Xiu gets $800k for 2 Paralympic golds; cash reward doubled as DBS named new sponsor
The athlete was due to receive $200k for each of the two gold medals she won, a fifth of the payout for an Olympic gold.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)