From what was once Singapore’s largest prison complex — the Queenstown Remand Prison, housing about 1,000 inmates at its peak — an 8,000 square meter urban farm, Edible Garden City (EGC), now bursts ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore agri trader Olam feels impact from India’s COVID upsurge
India's exploding COVID-19 infections will affect the production and export of the country's food products, according to the chief executive of Singapore-based global agricultural products trader Olam ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore firms with India operations tackling business survival, employees’ well-being
SINGAPORE - A Singapore software solutions company that has the bulk of its key staff in India is beefing up recruitment to ensure it has enough manpower in case the South Asian country's surging ... ( read original story ...)
Customs sacks nine border workers for refusing Covid-19 vaccine
Nine Customs workers have been sacked for refusing the Covid-19 vaccine, including four from a single provincial port. Their contracts were terminated afte ... ( read original story ...)
Malls in Singapore bracing themselves for less business as Covid-19 entry restrictions return
The capacity limit for malls has been reduced from 8 sq m per person back to 10 sq m per person.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Mediacorp launches Bloomr.SG MCN accelerator to galvanise content creators in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s largest content company, Mediacorp, has unveiled a comprehensive programme designed to equip budding content creators with ... ( read original story ...)
Watch: Navy deploys warship to import oxygen from Singapore, Bahrain, Thailand
Indian Navy deployed warships to bring oxygen from other countries. Special operation was launched to bring oxygen filled cryogenic containers. The Navy said warships are bringing oxygen from ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Contours of Singapore’s post-COVID economy are coming into sharper focus
SINGAPORE: What do papadums have to do with a post-COVID Singapore economy? Plenty, apparently. While much of the attention has been on the latest economic data which shows the Singapore economy is on ... ( read original story ...)
SINGAPORE DATA: Middle distillate stocks at 54-week low on planned maintenance, higher exports
Singapore's commercial stockpiles of jet fuel, kerosene and gasoil reversed the upward trend of the last two weeks as healthy outflows of gasoil, against a backdrop of reduced inflow of middle ... ( read original story ...)
Navy launches Op Samudra Setu-II for importing Oxygen
Indian Navy has launched Operation Samudra Setu-II for shipment of Oxygen-filled containers to India. INS Kolkata and INS Talwar have been entered the port of Manama, Bahrain for embarking and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bans Pakistani travellers from transiting or entering country
Considering the growing number of coronavirus cases, Singapore on Friday announced that travellers coming from Pakistan will not be allowed to enter the country, neither will they ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s business sentiment for next six months improve: survey
Business expectations for the six months from April improved among Singapore's manufacturing and services firms, according to survey reports released by Singapore's Economic Development Board (EDB) ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore fuel oil inventories slip, weekly exports near 2-month low
SINGAPORE - Singapore residual fuel oil inventories were 1% lower in the week to April 28, down from a near five-month high in the week before as weekly net import volumes moderated, official data ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Manufacturing remains key engine of Singapore economy. It just looks different
Manufacturers in Singapore and beyond are increasingly embracing Industry 4.0 and integrating advanced technologies across their operations, say ... ( read original story ...)
HK bans flights from Nepal to stop possible import of COVID while SG continues to admit travellers using Nepal as transit
The Online Citizen Asia HK bans flights from Nepal to stop possible import of COVID while SG continues to admit travellers using Nepal as transit Current Affairs ... ( read original story ...)
Analysts raise Singapore export forecasts after surprisingly strong March data
SINGAPORE - Analysts are pencilling in higher full-year exports for Singapore after a better-than-expected first quarter showing, and are tipping the official forecast of 0 per cent to 2 per cent ... ( read original story ...)