UK entrants to France must have negative Covid test ... Europe had nearly half world’s weekly deaths, says WHO ... Anthony Fauci ‘extremely confident’ in vaccine. Follow latest updates ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines trials new app to verify COVID-19 tests results, vaccination status
SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA ... It also plans to integrate the process into its SingaporeAir mobile app from around mid-2021. The verification is enabled by an application developed by Affinidi ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC first bank to extend SORA-linked home loans
OCBC emerged as the first bank to offer home loans that are based on SORA as SIBOR and SOR are set to be discontinued in a few years. ( read original story ...)
Asian business confidence gains steam, pandemic still top risk – Thomson Reuters/INSEAD survey
Asian firms turned most optimistic in the fourth quarter this year, a Thomson Reuters/INSEAD survey showed, as business activity picked up in the region and COVID-19 vaccines started rolling out in ... ( read original story ...)
Huawei Pay Welcomes New Partner Aleta Planet to Provide Mobile Payment Solution for Singapore Users
Huawei Pay, the mobile payment service by Huawei, today announced a new partnership with Aleta Planet and UnionPay International (UPI) to introduce the mobile payment solution combining Near Field ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 Vaccine Stirs Rare Hesitation in Nearly Virus-Free Singapore
As Singapore prepares to roll out COVID-19 vaccinations its striking success in controlling the virus is making some question whether they should take the jabs. In a city-state where compliance with ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore airport offers indoor glamping during holiday season
Singapore’s Changi Airport has been offering “Glamping in the Clouds” as part of its holiday season Festival Village. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Shares May Test Support At 2,800-Point Level
The Singapore stock market has ended lower in four straight sessions, sinking more than 45 points or 1.5 percent along the way. The ... ( read original story ...)
First Batch of Covid Vaccines Have Arrived in Singapore
The first batch of coronavirus shots arrived in Singapore on Monday, marking an important step in the city-state’s plan to vaccinate its population and serve as a global hub for distribution of the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Singapore bans travellers and transit passengers coming from the UK
Singapore has joined a growing list of countries banning travellers from the United Kingdom amid alarm over the spread of a highly contagious strain of the virus in the UK which has reported a record ... ( read original story ...)
NTU Singapore scientists invent glue activated by magnetic field
Apart from its main campus, NTU also has a campus in Singapore's healthcare district. Under the NTU Smart Campus vision, the University harnesses the power of digital technology and tech-enabled ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based open finance startup Finantier gets backing from Y Combinator
Being “underbanked” doesn’t mean that someone lacks access to financial services. Instead, it often means they don’t have traditional bank accounts or credit cards. But in markets like Indonesia, many ... ( read original story ...)
S$2.54 million recovered from business email scam
A sum of about S$2.54 million was recovered in full after a business email compromise scam was foiled by the Singapore Police Force ... ( read original story ...)
SPP chairman Jose Raymond retires from politics to focus on his business
He stood as a candidate for the first time in the July 10 election, but lost to incumbent Potong Pasir MP Sitoh Yih Pin of the PAP.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
From shortlisting promising candidates to negotiations: How Singapore procured its first COVID-19 vaccine shipment
SINGAPORE: When Singapore’s first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech touched down at Changi Airport on Monday (Dec 21), the relief ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Digital Banking Race is On
In 2019, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) began accepting applications for digital banking licenses, shortlisting the top 14 contenders in June 2020. One of the eligibility requirements ... ( read original story ...)