MiCare HealthTEC Holdings Pte Ltd ("MiCare"), a subsidiary of Zuellig Pharma and a leading medical claims administrator in the region, has announced that the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a ... ( read original story ...)
Big Tech Drawn to Singapore’s New Carbon Offset Trading Market
Some of the world’s largest tech corporations -- from Google to Microsoft Corp. and Amazon -- are in talks with a new carbon offset trading platform in Singapore that would be among the first to be ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC SME Index: How Small Businesses Can Use Data To Forecast Their Industry Direction
BMI is a useful indicator of a person’s health, while the PSI tells us about our air quality. In that same vein, the OCBC SME Index is a measure of the business health and performance of Singapore’s ... ( read original story ...)
Lucky Plaza, NEX visited by COVID-19 cases during infectious period
SINGAPORE: Lucky Plaza and the FairPrice Xtra supermarket at NEX were on Thursday (May 27) added to a list of public places visited by COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon Leads Tech Invasion of Singapore Offices That Banks Ruled
Tech behemoths are chipping away at the dominance of banks in the island-state’s central business district. In the financial mecca of Singapore, a new crowd is flocking to its offices: technology ... ( read original story ...)
GlobalFoundries gets closer to IPO after moving HQ from Santa Clara to New York
This week, Snowflake Inc., which was based in San Mateo when it did one of the biggest tech IPOs of 2020, said it isn't going to have a headquarters anywhere anymore. It now lists Bozeman, Montana — ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Police Say Crypto-Related Crimes Keep Rising across the Country
Singaporean police had reported that cryptocurrency-related crimes have skyrocketed since 2018, and the uptrend doesn’t seem to be slowing down. According to The Straits Times, around 393 reports were ... ( read original story ...)
14 community cases, 1 dormitory resident among 24 new COVID-19 infections in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 14 new COVID-19 community cases and one new infection in a migrant worker dormitory on Thursday (May 27). Twelve of ... ( read original story ...)
New gaming showcase at Consumer Electronics Exhibition to meet growing demand from gamers
The festival began on May 27 via online and offline promotions, and will run till June 6. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore sends out drones to watch over reservoirs
Drones programmed to monitor water quality and activities initially will be deployed over two reservoirs, before another four are added to the roster later this year, and will slash 5,000 man-hours ... ( read original story ...)
Unveiling Singapore IP Strategy 2030: Building A World Class IA/IP Regime.
On 26 April 2021, commemorating World IP Day, Singapore unveiled another 2030 goal – the S ingapore IP Strategy 2030 (SIPS 2030). In a global economy driven by innovation and powered by intangible ... ( read original story ...)
Microsoft-backed Bukalapak plans Indonesia IPO by August
Last month, Bukalapak raised US$ 234 million in a round of funding led by US tech titan Microsoft, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund ... Bukalapak joins the IPO rush in Asia, where companies have ... ( read original story ...)
Commercial banks aid rollout of new framework for green trade finance transactions in Singapore
An industry-led taskforce has introduced a new framework for green trade finance and working capital transactions in Singapore, though participating banks admit that the initiative is still in its ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Outlook for Industrial Production remains firm – UOB
Singapore’s industrial production expanded 2.1% y/y (+1.0% m/m sa) in April 2021, in line with our call for a 2.3% y/y growth (+2.3% m/m sa). Excluding biomedical manufacturing, industrial production ... ( read original story ...)
Israeli plane that flew over Singapore airspace, territorial waters was doing ‘commercial product demo’, says ST Engineering
An Israeli aircraft that circled over Singapore’s airspace earlier this month had been performing a “commercial product demonstration” for defence technology firm ST Engineering. Responding to online ... ( read original story ...)
Robinsons realty firm plans P26.7B IPO for its REIT
Gokongwei-led Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) plans to raise as much as P26.7 billion from the initial public offering of a real estate investment trust (REIT) that it will ... ( read original story ...)