President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration rejected a move by President Donald Trump to rescind coronavirus-related travel bans for non-American citizens arriving from the European Union, the ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Travel Ban Spat; Singapore Mulls Measures: Virus Update
President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration rejected a move by President Donald Trump to rescind coronavirus-related travel bans for non-American citizens arriving from the European Union, the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based Volopay raises $2.1 million seed round to build a “financial control center” for businesses
Volopay, a Singapore-based startup building a “financial control center” for businesses, announced today it has raised $2.1 million in seed funding. The round was led by Tinder co-founder Justin ... ( read original story ...)
Scion of Singapore’s Richest Clan Strives to Salvage China Deal
Pressure is mounting on an heir to Singapore’s biggest family fortune as he seeks to salvage the troubled property investment at the center of an ambitious expansion into China. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Minister Says Shangri-La Dialogue to Resume This Year
La Dialogue will resume this year in Singapore, the country’s Minister of Defence Ng Eng Hen said in a Facebook post on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to resume hosting Shangri-La Dialogue summit in June
La Dialogue Asian security summit this year after it was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers and the city-state's government said. ( read original story ...)
Singapore tightens cyber defence guidelines for financial services sector
Revised guidelines on technology risk management include instructions for financial institutions to exercise "strong oversight" of arrangements with third-party service providers to ensure data ... ( read original story ...)
3 notorious gang leaders in S’pore, including ‘One-Eyed Dragon’ and ‘Singapore Siao’
Gang arrests in Singapore has been on the decline over the last decade but police figures show gangsterism is still a problem.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
14 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including 12 imported and 2 in the community
SINGAPORE - There were 14 new coronavirus cases confirmed as at Monday noon (Jan 18), taking Singapore's total to 59,127. There were 12 imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice on ... ( read original story ...)
14 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, including 2 in community
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 14 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Monday (Jan 18), said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its preliminary daily update. ( read original story ...)
New COVID-19 variants: Do the UK and South Africa virus strains pose a danger to Singapore?
SINGAPORE: Two new variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 has raised alarm around the world as they are said to be more contagious, making it ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore shares fall at Monday’s open tracking Wall Street retreat; STI down 0.3%
SINGAPORE shares opened lower on Monday following losses on Wall Street as US President-elect Joe Biden's massive stimulus plan failed to ... ( read original story ...)
Sky-high prices: the million-dollar question facing Singapore’s public housing
A record number of public housing owners made large personal profits by selling their units for over S$1 million in 2020. What does that say about a system aspiring to affordable housing for all? ( read original story ...)
Fewer Singapore businesses wound up last year in spite of pandemic
SINGAPORE - The pandemic dealt a fatal blow to many businesses last year yet the overall number of firms that went belly up defied expectations to fall to its lowest level in five years. The shutters ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s exports rebound 6.8% in December
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) rebounded by 6.8 per cent year-on-year in December, mainly due to a rise in shipments of non-electronic products such as specialised machinery ... ( read original story ...)
Boris Johnson consults businesses on plan to become Europe’s Singapore
Boris Johnson will hold talks with business leaders today about cutting red tape as ministers draw up plans to turn Britain into the “Singapore of Europe” now that it has left the European Union.The ... ( read original story ...)