An overcrowded electronics shop along Serangoon Road was ordered to close on Monday (Apr 6) for violations under the Infectious ... ( read original story ...)
Honestbee founder’s biggest lie in a web of deceit
Brian Koo, a scion of the family that controls South Korean electronics giant LG, has been looking to make a name for himself ... Sng claimed that he had seats on various boards and advisory panels at ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore River One picks PR partner
Most recently, Asia PR Werkz was appointed by Korean electronics company LG Electronics as its public relations agency for Singapore. Starting March 2020, the appointment is for a period of one year ... ( read original story ...)
Pittsburgh custom agents seize over $51,000 in counterfeit electronics, shoes, purses
Agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced they seized 19 packages from Hong Kong, two from China and one each from Taiwan and Singapore worth more than $51,000. ( read original story ...)
Singapore orders 10 non-essential businesses to close after they flout rules
Ten businesses that do not provide essential services have been told to cease operations after they were found to have remained open during the circuit breaker period that began on Tuesday (April 7) ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s richest man Li Xiting on Bloomberg billionaires list gains $5 billion with ventilators
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) - As the coronavirus pandemic wrecks economies, markets and fortunes, three founders of a company that makes ventilators have added a combined US$7 billion (S$10 billion) to ... ( read original story ...)
A New Decade For Asia’s Tech Capital: Three Things That Will Define Singapore’s Startup Scene in the 2020s
The minister wants Singapore to become the “Asian node of technology innovation and enterprise” - and one look at this year’s annual budget shows the government means what it says. The annual ... ( read original story ...)
Tech isn’t solution to COVID-19, says Singapore director of contact tracing app
Companies like Apple and Google have stepped up to help health officials track the coronavirus pandemic, but a government official behind contact tracing app is warnin ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore allows schools to resume Zoom use for home-based learning
The incidents prompted the education ministry to ban schools from using the video conference tool whilst it looked into the breaches. The ministry's divisional director of educational technology, ... ( read original story ...)
ACCA to Explore Potential Applications of Blockchain Technology in the Accounting Industry Together with Tezos Southeast Asia
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants ("ACCA") and Tezos Southeast Asia ("TSA") have announced today that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MoU") to explore applications of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stops Teachers Using Zoom App After ‘Very Serious Incidents’
Singapore has suspended the use of video-conferencing tool Zoom by teachers after "very serious incidents" in the first week of a coronavirus lockdown that has seen schools move to home-based learning ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Teachers Drop Zoom After Online Class Gatecrashed
Zoom has exploded in popularity as governments worldwide order people to stay home to fight the spread of the virus, but it faces growing security and privacy concerns. Singapore's education ministry ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Singapore’s defence agency designs adjustable, reusable face shields
Singapore's Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) has designed an adjustable, reusable face shield to protect the country's ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stops Zoom for online education as hackers strike
Singapore has suspended the use of Zoom for online education after hackers hijacked a lesson and showed obscene images to students ... ( read original story ...)
Fitbit and Singapore to team up on ‘smart nation’ health project
Singapore touts semiconductor growth as Micron readies 3D NAND production Micron Technology has opened its expanded chip plant in Singapore that now supports advanced 3D NAND technology and the ... ( read original story ...)
Fitbit wins deal for 1 million new users in Singapore health plan
(Reuters) - Fitbit Inc said on Wednesday it won a contract with the Singapore government to provide ... the face of competition from Apple, Samsung Electronics and a raft of cheaper rivals. ( read original story ...)