The donation will support more than 400 primary school students with pocket money for a year.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Why Singapore VCs passed on a local TikTok rival
Singapore is home to scores of tech startups, but social media firms? Not so much. So how did short-video sharing app Lomotif, a 7-year-old startup in the country, sell an 80% stake worth a reported ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s hard-hit hotel industry to get more support with revamped job redesign scheme; 10 new Covid-19 cases
In a hotel in the future, front office staff will be experts in tailoring personalised tour itineraries, while housekeepers will be able track room cleanliness using mobile applications and robots are ... ( read original story ...)
There’s tremendous potential in green bonds, Singapore minister says
Grace Fu, Singapore's minister for sustainability and the environment, discusses climate change, jobs in new energy and green bonds. Got a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you. Sign up for ... ( read original story ...)
Foundation for ‘air traffic control tower’ for drones in Singapore in place after successful trials
The system helps keep track of where drones are at any point in time even if they cannot be visually seen.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore: GDP seen expanding 5.8% in 2021 – UOB
In the latest MAS Survey of Professional Forecasters, respondents upgraded their median GDP outlook for 2021 to +5.8%, up from a previous forecast of +5.5%. Across sectors, a stronger recovery is ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore hedge funds training 16-year-old interns to manage billionaires’ wealth
Hedge funds in Singapore are training interns as young as 16 years old in order to nurture local talent as a shortage of qualified professionals is starting to bite, according to Bloomberg. Political ... ( read original story ...)
How local teams can end Albirex’s Singapore Premier League dominance
Singapore Premier League season kicking off, will this be the year that the local teams finally end foreign dominance? ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Singapore confirms 8 new cases, 1 in the community
SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed eight new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on Thursday (11 March), taking the country's total case count to 60,070. There is one new case of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Semiconductor Industry Association Launched The First Semiconductor Women’s Forum
Diversity Is Key To Address Challenges Facing Semiconductor Industry SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 11 March 2021 - The Inaugural Semiconductor Women's Forum in Singapore was launched at Conrad ... ( read original story ...)
Platinum Equity Weighing Sale of Singapore Electronics Maker PCI
(Bloomberg) -- Platinum Equity, a buyout firm founded by American businessman Tom Gores, is weighing exiting its investment in Singapore electronics manufacturing services provider PCI Pte, according ... ( read original story ...)
Ballet to bicycle: Singapore conductor rides out pandemic with delivery job
A year ago, Singaporean Chiya Amos was living his dream of leading orchestras around Russia as an aspiring classical conductor working with ballets and operas. Since January, he has been working ... ( read original story ...)
Why Singapore’s Hedge Funds Train Teens
We're going to start seeing more students in various high schools get more internships and opportunities in the finance sector.” Hedge funds in Singapore are training teens as the city-state faces a t ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s red hot public housing market sends home prices soaring
Million-dollar price tags on a record number of public housing sales are a sign the city state is joining the frenzy gripping property markets. ( read original story ...)
Hedge Funds Are Training 16-Year-Old Interns in Singapore
In the dog-eat-dog world of hedge funds, giving an internship to a 16-year-old is almost unheard of. But when local talent is hard to find, teaching a minor how to generate alpha can be a worthwhile ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore arrests would-be terrorist planning to kill Jews for Hamas
The 20-year old man sought to achieve martyrdom and was interested in joining the Hamas military wing in case he would carry out the attack without being caught. ( read original story ...)