Singapore this week announced that the country might have the "world's most successful" digital contact-tracing programme for the coronavirus, with 70 per cent of its population now on board. But ... ( read original story ...)
How did Singapore get residents to stop worrying and trust its TraceTogether coronavirus app?
The city state says 70 per cent of its population is using the app, touting it as possibly the ‘world’s most successful’ digital contact-tracing programme. ( read original story ...)
Will Singapore approval for Li Ka-shing backed Eat Just’s lab-grown meat open floodgates for sector in Asia?
Start-ups and investors in the lab-grown meat segment received a massive boost last month when Singapore approved San Francisco-based Eat Just's cell-based chicken bites. 1880, a members only ... ( read original story ...)
14 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, all imported
Singapore: Fourteen new COVID-19 cases were reported in Singapore as of noon on Friday (Dec 25). All of the new cases were imported and were ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s core inflation declines to -0.1% in November as retail cost falls
Consumer prices in Singapore declined in November, as authorities forecast a "mildly positive" turn in 2021. Core inflation fell to ... ( read original story ...)
New virus strain detected in Singapore
THE Ministry of Health (MOH) in Singapore said a 17-year-old girl who arrived from the United Kingdom (UK) on December 6, 2020 was found positive ... ( read original story ...)
India gold discounts widen, Singapore demand up on festival buying
Physical gold discounts rose in India this week as buyers remained on the sidelines, while demand in Singapore and other Asian hubs ticked up as buyers took advantage of lower prices ahead of holidays ... ( read original story ...)
Every step a miracle, says Filipino migrant worker who survived Lucky Plaza crash in Singapore
Arceli Nucos has returned home. It's been a long journey for the 57-year-old over the last year. A journey of physical and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore confirms first case of new COVID variant found in UK
The strain was found among 31 cases from Europe, who arrived in Singapore between November 17 and December 17. ( read original story ...)
India Challenges Vodafone Arbitration Ruling In Singapore Court
India has challenged in a Singapore court a verdict of an international arbitration tribunal that overturned its demand for Rs 22,100 crore in back taxes from Vodafone Group Plc., sources said on ... ( read original story ...)
First Use of a Digital COVID-19 Health Certificate to Cross an International Border Completed by Traveller to Singapore
International SOS, the International Chamber of Commerce, and AOKpass Pte. Ltd. have announced the first use of ICC AOKpass to provide a digitally verifiable COVID-19 health certificate for entrance ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Detects One Case of More Contagious Virus Strain
Singapore has detected one case of the more contagious Covid-19 strain that first emerged in the U.K. and is now leading to tougher restrictions in many parts of the world. ( read original story ...)
Asia Gold-India discounts widen, Singapore demand up on festival buying
Physical gold discounts rose in India this week as buyers remained on the sidelines, while demand in Singapore and other Asian hubs ticked up as buyers took advantage of lower prices ahead of holidays ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Tightens Border Measures for Travelers From S. Korea
Singapore now requires all travelers from South Korea to serve a 14-day quarantine at dedicated facilities due to “a sustained surge in cases” in the North Asian country, according to a statement. ( read original story ...)
Singapore confirms first case of new coronavirus variant found in UK
Singapore has confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus variant found in the United Kingdom, the city-state said, while 11 others who were already in quarantine had returned preliminarily ... ( read original story ...)
‘Glamping’ at Singapore airport offers in-tents retail therapy
Guests grounded by Covid can ‘wake up to the refreshing view of the majestic HSBC Rain Vortex’ or peg a bargain in the shops ... ( read original story ...)