Fewer Singapore businesses ventured overseas last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but more took on projects to raise productivity and build new capabilities, said Enterprise Singapore (ESG) on Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Spying on Students’ Laptops
Singapore’s Education Ministry has made it mandatory for secondary school students to install tracking and remote access software on all laptops issued under a national digital literacy program, and ... ( read original story ...)
Football: Singapore Premier League Covid protocols offers hope for more events to return, says SportSG chief
Fortnightly testing for more than 200 players and officials is set to start on Sunday.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Brits Charged Over Singapore Yacht Party That Broke Virus Rules
Nine Britons could face jail in Singapore after being charged Friday with breaking coronavirus rules over a party on a yacht where revellers danced in swimwear and Santa hats. Images of the Boxing Day ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Goldbell to Acquire Electric-Car Sharing Firm BlueSG
Goldbell Group, Singapore’s largest industrial-vehicle provider, said it plans to acquire electric-car sharing startup BlueSG Pte for an undisclosed amount. ( read original story ...)
Hitachi ABB to supply storage system for Singapore’s VPP project
Hitachi ABB Power Grids Ltd. will provide a battery energy storage system for Singapore's first virtual power plant project aimed at optimizing renewable energy sources to help lower carbon emissions. ( read original story ...)
Moody’s affirms CIMB Bank rating, changes outlook for Hong Kong, Singapore, Labuan branches
Moody's Investors Service, which affirmed the debt issuer ratings of CIMB Group Holdings Bhd and its subsidiary CIMB Bank Bhd, said today the outlook for CIMB Bank’s Hong Kong, Singapore and Labuan ... ( read original story ...)
EMERGING MARKETS-Indian bond yields rise, rupee strengthens as c.bank keeps rates steady
India's Nifty 50 index heads for best week since April * Indonesia's Q4 GDP shrinks more than expected * Thailand, Philippines and S. Korea gain ~1% each Feb 5 (Reuters) - Indian bond yields rose and ... ( read original story ...)
Moody’s ESG Solutions Group Opens Singapore Office
Moody’s ESG Solutions Group announced today that it has opened a new office in Singapore through its affiliate, V.E. Leveraging the group’s comprehensive suite of ESG and climate risk solutions and in ... ( read original story ...)
Police warn against plans to protest in Singapore over situation in Myanmar
SINGAPORE: Police issued a warning on Friday (Feb 5) against plans to hold protests in Singapore in relation to the ongoing political situation in ... ( read original story ...)
How This Guy Traveled From Singapore to Canada Without Flying
He's currently busy with uni life but in 2018, Ganesha Balakrishnan was hitchhiking and couch-surfing his way across the world. ( read original story ...)
Zoom opens Singapore research facility to expand data centre capacity
Video conferencing company plans for "hundreds" of engineering roles to support its R&D development centre in the country, where it is also doubling its data centre capacity. ( read original story ...)
Monetary Authority of Singapore Warns Public about Serious Risks of Trading in Securities Incited by Social Media Groups
Monetary Authority of Singapore warns public about serious risks of trading in securities incited by social media groups. ( read original story ...)
Singapore renewable energy finance firm Positive Energy scales back as Covid stymies investment
The startup endured a tough 2020, shed staff and its co-founder relocated to the Netherlands as the firm's only remaining employee. The startup's struggles reflect the difficulties of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore billionaire gets windfall as dream deal with Nippon Paint comes true
Almost a decade ago, the son of Singapore paint tycoon Goh Cheng Liang set his sights on gaining control of Japan's biggest paint-maker. He finally succeeded, and that has been a boon for the family's ... ( read original story ...)
9 Britons, 1 Singapore PR charged over unlawful gathering on pleasure craft amid Covid-19 outbreak
SINGAPORE - Nine Britons and a Singapore permanent resident (PR) appeared in a district court on Friday (Feb 5) after they allegedly took part in an unlawful gathering on a pleasure craft in breach of ... ( read original story ...)