People who haven’t received shots account for a disproportionate amount of the strain on Singapore’s healthcare resources, authorities say, so the city-state is going to stop fully covering their ... ( read original story ...)
Binance acquires an 18% stake in a private stock exchange in Singapore
Binance had to close its operations in Singapore after the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that the exchange. ( read original story ...)
Gautam Mukharya, CRO for HSBC Singapore, Joins SPIN Analytics’ Global Advisory Board
SPIN Analytics, a modern FinTech provider that brings a new paradigm for credit risk modelling, announces today that Gautam Mukharya, CRO for HSBC Singapore joins the Company’s Global Advisory Board. ( read original story ...)
How the supply-chain crisis is changing banking
Global supply-chain bottlenecks have profound implications for how and where companies will fund their operations in the future. As the lines of ships lengthen outside ports, there’s a macroeconomic ... ( read original story ...)
Chubb appoints Kevin Bogardus to lead Singapore’s business
Chubb today announced the appointment of Kevin Bogardus as the Country President for its Singapore business, subject to regulatory approval. Mr. Bogardus replaces Scott Simpson who ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore scientists develop ‘potentially game-changing’ saliva antigen rapid test
A simpler, less invasive way to test for Covid-19 quickly that is close to the accuracy of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test in terms of correctly identifying infected individuals has been ... ( read original story ...)
Binance Singapore arm acquires 18% stake in private stock exchange
Binance Asia Services, the Singapore arm of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has acquired a stake in a local private securities exchange, Hg Exchange (HGX). On Tuesday, the company officially ... ( read original story ...)
Ultraman fights kaiju in Singapore in videos for new tourism campaign
The first episode of an Ultraman series set in Singapore sees the titular superhero fighting a kaiju (giant monster) in Gardens by the Bay. P (STB) in Japan, the short film series is titled Ultraman: ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-made robot Ella serves up coffee at Tokyo, Yokohama train stations
A robot developed by Singapore start-up Crown Digital is now brewing gourmet coffee at two of the busiest railway hubs in Japan, a world leader in robotics technology. ( read original story ...)
Leader behind one of the most ‘profitable and elusive’ illegal gambling syndicates in Singapore pleads guilty
SINGAPORE: One of the leaders behind a remote gambling syndicate that was described as among the "most profitable and elusive" pleaded guilty in court on Wednesday (Dec 8). Seet Seo Boon, 57, pleaded ... ( read original story ...)
Hotel dining deals 2021
Take advantage of these 2021 festive hotel dining deals for DBS/POSB Cardmembers to eat, drink and be merry without breaking the bank. ( read original story ...)
Man jailed for smuggling endangered birds into Singapore; many eventually died from cramped conditions
A 52-year-old man who tried to smuggle 40 live birds through Woodlands Checkpoint in 2018 was sentenced to six months’ jail yesterday. Rosly Abdul Rahim, a Singaporean, had been offered S$100 (RM422) ... ( read original story ...)
SBF survey: Singapore firms offering higher pay due to manpower crunch, thus driving up costs
The current manpower crunch, resulting from border restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19, has been one of the biggest challenges businesses in Singapore have had to deal with this year. An ... ( read original story ...)
Straw poll finds S’poreans not confident of their skills; business leaders say it’s a good sign
Results show workers are not complacent and are open to upgrading, the leaders say.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Posco International sets up holding company in Singapore to expand palm oil business
Posco International, the trading arm of the country’s leading steelmaker Posco, has set up a holding company in Singapore to expand its palm oil business, the company said Wednesday. The trading ... ( read original story ...)
Six Singapore bars on World’s 50 Best Bars list, Jigger & Pony retains No. 9 spot
Six Singapore bars are on this year's World's 50 Best Bars list - the most for any city - but the Republic no longer holds the honour of having The Best Bar in Asia. ( read original story ...)