Singapore's buy now, pay later fintech player, Pace, has secured $40 million in Series A funding, pulling in investors such as Japan's Marubeni Ventures and South Korea's Atinum Partners. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s busiest panda mama gets day off and feast on cub’s 100th day (Video)
The attention is now on mama panda – at least for a day. Jia Jia enjoyed her cub’s first 100 days with a feast of bamboo shoots, carrots and even a sweet, heart-shaped ice block to reward her for ... ( read original story ...)
Timely for Asean, China to work on reopening borders: Singapore PM
As countries in the region make progress on Covid-19 vaccination, it is timely that Asean and China should work on progressively reopening borders to one another, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 1,670 new COVID-19 cases and 8 more deaths; ICU utilisation rate falls to 52.9%
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 1,670 new COVID-19 cases and eight more deaths linked to the coronavirus as of noon on Sunday (Nov 21). The fatalities were aged between 63 and 95. All of them had ... ( read original story ...)
India-Singapore to resume flights from Nov 29; Check vaccination, Covid tests, other guidelines
Singapore added India to its Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) scheme which allows vaccinated leisure travellers to visit the country without the need to quarantine ... ( read original story ...)
India, Singapore to resume commercial flights from Nov 29
The Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) programme between the countries will allow quarantine-free travel. Six flights from Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai will resume from November 29. ( read original story ...)
The Economics behind Singapore’s quarantine free entry for India and 20 other countries
Singapore added another five countries to their Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) scheme which allows vaccinated leisure travellers to visit the country without the need to quarantine, bringing the total ... ( read original story ...)
WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Sports happenings in Singapore (15-21 Nov)
Here is a round-up of sports events and developments in Singapore in the past week (15 to): Men's bowlers clinch historic silver at IBF Super World C'shi ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Incoming US ambassador to Singapore confirmed at key time in US re-engagement with Asia-Pacific
Jonathan Kaplan’s political leadership will also bring a jolt of energy to seasoned foreign service career staff, says Steven R Okun. ( read original story ...)
Lights still out as Singapore’s nightlife sector awaits better times amid Covid-19
SINGAPORE - One business sector has not been able to raise its glass to better times as Singapore moves towards treating Covid-19 as endemic.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Can Singapore Survive Without Water From Malaysia?
Johor? Yes. We still draw 250 million gallons of raw water from the Johor River each day, as per the 1962 Water Agreement. Moreover, Malaysia is required to receive treated water up to 2% (or 5 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, India to resume daily flights under Vaccinated Travel Lane from Nov 29
Singapore high commissioner Simon Wong tweeted that joint efforts by the lead agencies of both sides resulted in the resumption of commercial flights ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-India VTL to start with six daily flights from Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai
SINGAPORE: Singapore's vaccinated travel lane (VTL) with India will start on Nov 29, with six designated flights daily from Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai, said the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Singapore reports 1,670 new cases, 8 deaths
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Sunday (21 November) confirmed 1,670 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore – bringing the country's total case count to 252,188 – as well as eight deaths due to the disease. ( read original story ...)
1,670 new Covid-19 cases; eight people, aged between 63 and 95 years, reported dead in Singapore on Sunday (Nov 21)
There were 1,670 new Covid-19 infections reported in Singapore on Sunday (Nov 21), down from 1,931 on Saturday, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its nightly update. ( read original story ...)
Singapore, India reach agreement on resumption of passenger flights
Singapore has reached an agreement with India's Ministry of Civil Aviation on the resumption of scheduled commercial passenger flights between the two countries, the Civil Aviation Authority of ... ( read original story ...)