There are a record number of job openings in Singapore, but more people were unemployed and retrenched in 2Q2021. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Seeks to Boost Local Stock Market With Funding Effort
(Bloomberg) --Singapore will boost its domestic stock market and startups ... Growth IPO Fund of as much as S$500 million initially to invest in companies that are technology innovators and two or ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore unveils over $1 billion in new measures to boost equity financing for high-growth enterprises
Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong hopes the new measures will “blow new wind into the sails of our private equity market”. ( read original story ...)
New Temasek fund among initiatives to attract high-growth firms to Singapore stock market
SINGAPORE: State investment firm Temasek Holdings and the Government will establish a new co-investment fund, as part of a slew of new initiatives aimed at attracting fast-growing companies to list on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore and Malaysia police bust Internet love scam syndicate
SINGAPORE: Singapore and Malaysian police have jointly crippled an Internet love scam syndicate that is believed to be responsible for more than S$100,000 in losses. In a media release on Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
New farming school to develop talent in Singapore’s agri-tech sector
The training facility in Joo Koon is part of Singapore's effort to become food-resilient.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Carousell Raises $100 Million for Regional Expansion
Though shoppers can buy and sell new products on the group’s platforms, much of Carousell’s focus is on secondhand goods, from fashion to electronics and automobiles. “Our goal is to make transacting ... ( read original story ...)
HP Singapore to take workforce, business partners on journey to sustainability, smart manufacturing
It is applying fourth industrial revolution (4IR) manufacturing technologies to achieve profitable growth sustainably.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Tourism Board presents Hala Singapore for Mideast travellers
Singapore Tourism Board presents Hala Singapore, a 3-day hybrid event for Middle East travellers to reignite and reimagine travel to Singapore. Using the latest technology, the event will take the ... ( read original story ...)
EnableX launches App Visual Builder to simplify the development and customisation of video meeting apps
EnableX launches App Visual Builder to simplify the development and customisation of video meeting apps. SINGAPORE and LONDON and NEW DELHI, Sept. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- EnableX ... ( read original story ...)
Global Fintech Platform Thunes Partners with M-Pesa Tanzania to Enable Instant Money Transfers to Bank Accounts in Kenya and Rwanda
SINGAPORE and TANZANIA, Sept. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Thunes, a global leader in cross-border payments, today announced the launch of a new service corridor for users of M-Pesa Tanzania, enabling ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Tourism Board presents Hala Singapore
Hala Singapore presented by Singapore Tourism Board, is a 3 day one-of-a-kind hybrid event for the Middle East travellers to reignite and reimagine travel to Singapore. Using the latest technology, ... ( read original story ...)
Online Marketplace Carousell Becomes Singapore’s Newest Unicorn After Raising $100 Million
Carousell has joined Singapore’s growing stable of unicorns after raising funds at a $1.1 billion valuation as the online classifieds marketplace operator seeks to expand into higher value secondhand ... ( read original story ...)
NTU Singapore scientists invent technology that can prevent Li-ion battery fires
Materials scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have found a way to prevent internal short-circuits, the main cause of fires in lithium (Li)-ion batteries. To ... ( read original story ...)
India and Singapore to integrate their payment systems UPI & PayNow for instant fund transfers
The Reserve Bank of India announced on Tuesday that India and Singapore will integrate their respective fast payment systems Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and PayNow, in order to allow customers to ... ( read original story ...)
Towards more energy-efficient 2D semiconductor devices
According to researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), a recently discovered family of two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors could pave the way for high-performance and ... ( read original story ...)