Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, all eyes have been on the coronavirus wards here where frontline healthcare workers have been toiling day and night to care for infected patients. But in the non-pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Bidders plan to use ‘brown power’ to balance intermittency of solar in Singapore’s clean power tender
Solar developer NEFIN and electric company Tuas Power have tabled a joint bid to secure the rights to supply 100 MWh of 'zero-carbon electricity' from Malaysia to Singapore and said they initially ... ( read original story ...)
Woman who helped scammers move over $2m out of Singapore jailed for more than 7 years
She had provided her bank accounts to Nigerian scammers and recruited other people to similarly act as money mules.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Woman who helped scammers move over Sg$2mil out of Singapore jailed for more than seven years
A woman who helped Nigerian scammers move more than Sg$2mil (RM6.24mil) out of Singapore was on Monday (Aug 2) jailed for seven years and four weeks. ( read original story ...)
Maybank Singapore sues NFC chairman, children for defaulting on housing loans worth S$2.53m
Maybank Singapore Ltd has filed a suit against National Feedlot Corp Sdn Bhd (NFC) chairman Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Salleh Ismail and his two children for defaulting on two housing loan facilities for ... ( read original story ...)
Just opened August 2021: New restaurants and cafes in Singapore this month
Forget your semi-lockdown blues. Whether you’re cooking up a storm at home or opting for delicious takeout , great grub is always a good remedy for a stress-filled month.Since it’s our nation’s ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics: Singapore’s Shanti Pereira sets season best of 23.96sec at 200m heats
Singapore's top female sprinter Shanti Pereira set a season best of 23.96 seconds in the Tokyo 2020 women's 200m heats on Monday (Aug 2). The 24-year-old finished sixth in Heat 5, which was won by ... ( read original story ...)
Conglomerate Keppel to buy Singapore Press Holdings for $1.7 billion
Singaporean conglomerate Keppel said on Monday it would buy Singapore Press Holdings for $1.65 billion, excluding the newspaper publisher's media business. ( read original story ...)
Understanding the Pandemic Stress Level in Singapore
To better understand how stress is affecting Singaporeans during the pandemic, Traveloka conducted the 2021 Traveloka Wellness Survey with Singaporean respondents, covering all regions of the island, ... ( read original story ...)
How Singapore can step up S-E Asia’s low-carbon push
Associate Professor Simon Tay, chair of think-tank Singapore Institute of International Affairs, said: "Decarbonisation and addressing climate concerns must be framed not as cost, but as opportunity, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s total service down in Q2
SINGAPORE: Singapores total employment fell in the second quarter as Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) took a toll, though unemployment rates continued to improve, according to the Ministry of Manpowers (MOM ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore team finds drug cocktail effective against Covid-19 Delta variant
The team is now looking to conduct clinical trials on Covid-19 patients with mild to moderate disease.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore ref Taqi reaches another milestone with Olympic appointment
One of Singapore's top football referees, Taqi Aljaafari Jahari, has reached another milestone in his officiating career. The 34-year-old is at the Tokyo Games as a video assistant referee (VAR), ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports another 113 local Covid-19 cases as 10 more clusters confirmed on Sunday (Aug 1)
There were 10 new Covid-19 clusters reported on Sunday including clusters at Yishun Community Hospital and Westlite Mandai Dormitory. ( read original story ...)
From Ireland to Singapore, Expats Are Snatching up Property Back Home
Smith, head of Knight Frank New Homes in Ireland, more than 20% of the prime new-home residential sales agreed by Knight Frank in Dublin over the past 12 months have been sold to Irish expats looking ... ( read original story ...)
121 new COVID-19 cases detected in Singapore; 38 unlinked
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Sunday (1 August) reported the detection of 121 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore, taking the country's total case count to 65,102. ( read original story ...)