With restaurants and malls bustling, pre-pandemic life is slowly returning for people in Singapore -- except for the more than 300,000 migrant workers who make up much of the city’s low-wage workforce ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airport Chairman Faces Backlash Over Maid Theft Case
The chairman of Singapore’s award-winning Changi Airport, Liew Mun Leong, is facing growing criticism on social media after a court overturned a conviction against a domestic worker who had been ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: The mums asking suicidal teens to ‘please stay’
Singaporean mothers who lost children to suicide have formed a group to help other at-risk youths. ( read original story ...)
How Singapore’s COVID-19 Response Has Been a Model for Others
With its SG Clean initiative, Singapore created a template for COVID-19 responsiveness that other destinations have emulated, leading the way into a post-pandemic future. ( read original story ...)
ITV Drama ‘Singapore Grip’ Called ‘Harmful Non-Representation’ For Colonialism Portrayal (EXCLUSIVE)
The Singapore Grip,” a new drama from ITV, is facing intense scrutiny over its depiction of colonialism, with British East and Southeast Asian media advocacy group BEATS calling the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Temasek says its portfolio fell for the first time in four years due to Covid-19
Temasek's net portfolio value fell to 306 billion Singapore dollars ($223.73 billion) for the financial year that ended March 31. ( read original story ...)
Singapore state investor Temasek says global economic outlook remains volatile
Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings said on Tuesday that the global economic outlook remained volatile, with the coronavirus crisis and geopolitical tensions creating significant uncertainties ... ( read original story ...)
Work begins on Singapore’s first integrated water and solid waste treatment plant in Tuas
Work has begun on Singapore's first integrated water and solid waste treatment facility in Tuas, which will help maximise the Republic's energy and resource recovery and optimise land use.. Read more ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s concert for the dead goes online
Posted . The studio lights dim, the band begins to strum, and it's showtime for a Singapore getai concert - a popular for ... ( read original story ...)
Apple’s Marina Bay Sands Store in Singapore Opens Thursday
Apple today announced that its new Marina Bay Sands retail store in Singapore will open at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, with Apple calling it ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s concert for the dead goes online during pandemic
The studio lights dim, the band begins to strum, and it's showtime for a Singapore getai concert - a popular form of entertainment in southeast Asia that features songs, skits and over-the-top ... ( read original story ...)
Better year ahead for Singapore economy
SINGAPORE: Private-sector economists have lowered their 2020 forecast for Singapore’s economy but they turned more bullish over the strength of a recovery next year and suggest the worst of the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s freelancers find new income during the coronavirus pandemic
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to hit the independent workforce, CNBC Make It spoke to freelancers in some of the Singaporean economy's hardest-hit sectors to learn about their new ways of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore slaps $447,000 fine on broadband operators for service outages
StarHub and M1 have been fined a total of SG$610,000 ($447,090) for broadband service disruptions in April and May this year that were found to be due to human oversight. ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Virus cases getting less; 40 new Covid-19 cases with four local and 13 imported
There were 40 new coronavirus cases confirmed as of Sunday afternoon (Sept 6), including four community cases and 13 imported cases. ( read original story ...)
‘End of Singapore’ for expats as government tells firms to hire locals in coronavirus crisis
Despite growing interest in Singapore as an alternative global hub to troubled Hong Kong, the government last month raised the costs of employing foreigners by increasing the minimum wage requirement ... ( read original story ...)