Singapore's economy will grow by 4 percent next year, likely be driven by improvements in the construction sector as well as manufacturing and finance, according to a survey of professional ... ( read original story ...)
Tencent leads $95m funding round in Singapore-based digibank firm
Tyme, a Singapore-based digital-banking firm, raised US$70 million (S$95.3 million) in a funding round led by billionaire Pony Ma's Tencent Holdings to boost investment in South Africa and the ... ( read original story ...)
Britain agrees digital trade deal with Singapore
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Thursday said it had agreed a digital trade deal with Singapore, the first digitally-focussed trade pact signed by a European nation. Britain said the agreement in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore urges Myanmar’s junta to swiftly implement Asean’s five-point consensus
Singapore is deeply concerned on the recent developments in Myanmar and urged the country's junta to swiftly and fully implement the Five-Point Consensus, including allowing the Special Envoy’s visit ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore companies opening up to giving staff more mental well-being support
Study showed that 77 per cent of employees felt their companies were more concerned about their mental well-being since the pandemic.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Talks on reviving KL-Singapore HSR project still in early stages, matters on reducing costs have not surfaced: Malaysian minister
Discussions between Malaysia and Singapore on the possibility of reviving the terminated Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project are still in the early stages and the matter of reducing ... ( read original story ...)
India removes Singapore from list of ‘at-risk’ nations
Dozens of countries have imposed travel restrictions on the southern African nations since the mutation was discovered ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s middle classes turn to food banks as inflation bites
Job losses, pandemic lockdowns, stagnant wages and inflation create unprecedented food insecurity for middle income families ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka-China tussle intensifies as Qingdao fertiliser company to pursue arbitration in Singapore
Chinese fertiliser company Qingdao Seawin Biotech Group says that it has taken Sri Lanka to an arbitration centre in Singapore. It has refuted statements by Sri Lankas Agriculture Minister ... ( read original story ...)
Traveloka gamifies travel in South East Asia with mobile game championship
Indonesia-based lifestyle and travel app Traveloka has launched a campaign to boost the tourism economy as South East Asian countries reopen to tourists. ( read original story ...)
COMMENT: So far, so good for Singapore at Suzuki Cup, but so what?
Two wins so far have fuelled a healthy dose of optimism, but veteran sports journalist Chia Han Keong remains wary. ( read original story ...)
RateGain Travel Technologies IPO closes today
The ₹1,335-crore RateGain Travel Technologies issue closes today for public subscription. The issue so far was subscribed 0.75 time at the end of day two. The minimum order quantity is 35 shares. The ... ( read original story ...)
3 ex-bank employees among 9 men charged with cheating Citibank in S$206,000 personal loan fraud
SINGAPORE: Nine men, including three former bank employees, were charged in court on Thursday (Dec 9) with conspiring to cheat Citibank into disbursing more than S$206,000 in fraudulent personal loans ... ( read original story ...)
ADB, DBS Sign Agreement for SME Supply Chain Support
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and DBS Bank of Singapore have signed an agreement to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). ( read original story ...)
Singapore slips from ‘obstructed’ to ‘repressed’ in global civic freedoms report
Singapore slipped into the second-worst category any country could ever be in with regards to civil liberties, an annual report by Civicus Monitor researchers showed. ( read original story ...)
Singapore tells unvaccinated they must pay for treatment if they catch Covid
Singapore has covered the medical bills for nearly all Covid-19 patients since last year under a measure to ease the public's financial concerns during the pandemic. ( read original story ...)