SINGAPORE: Singapore's manufacturing output continued to rise in November, although the pace of growth slowed to 14.6 per cent year-on-year, official data on Friday (Dec 24) showed. In Octob ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore freezes flight ticket sales under quarantine-free travel programme
Singapore has set up these lanes for about two dozen countries, including Australia, India, the United Kingdom and the United States. Reacting to the new rules, Indian carriers said that they will ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore factory output rises 14.6% in November amid broad-based growth
SINGAPORE - Singapore's factory output expanded for a second straight month in November with sustained growth in all production segments. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Omicron likely to be dominant strain globally in 2022: Singapore
"2022 must be the year we end the pandemic," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva on Monday.But Singapore-based experts said much depends on how potent the Omicron ... ( read original story ...)
Caution: OCBC customers lose $140k in 10 days as scams spike by 8 times
SINGAPORE - OCBC Bank on Thursday (Dec 23) warned that there has been a sharp rise in the number of phishing scams via SMS impersonating it, with 26 customers losing a total of $140,000 to these scams ... ( read original story ...)
Omicron likely to be dominant strain globally in 2022: Singapore experts
The new and highly transmissible Omicron variant of the deadly coronavirus has increased immune escape compared with the Delta variant and appears likely to become the dominant SARS-CoV-2 strain ... ( read original story ...)
The State of Decentralised Finance in Southeast Asia 2021
Southeast Asia’s Decentralised Finance (DeFi) startups raised close to $1 billion in funding in 2021, up more than six times year-on-year. ( read original story ...)
CICT acquires third Sydney property for $414.8m
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust's (CICT) manager has entered into an agreement to acquire a 50 per cent interest in an integrated development in Sydney, Australia for A$422 million (S$414.8 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market Has A Green Light For Friday’s Trade
The Singapore stock market has finished higher in three straight sessions, gathering almost 25 points or 0.8 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now sits just above the 3,095-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
CHINA DATA: Nov gasoline flows to Singapore buck negative trend to almost double on month
The month-on-month increase to Singapore came amid a 19.9% month on month fall in outflows to all origins to 808,000 mt in November as oil companies slashed exports in order to ensure domestic ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore vaccinated travel lane (VTL): Stop on quarantine-free travel lane ticket sales
Singapore froze the sale of tickets for arriving flights and buses under its quarantine-free travel programme for four weeks from Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Central Bank $60 Billion Swap Facility With Fed to Expire on Dec. 31
Singapore central bank said on Friday its $60 billion swap arrangement with the U.S. Federal Reserve will expire on Dec. 31, as U.S. dollar funding conditions in Singapore and the region have ... ( read original story ...)
Didi’s Early Investors Get Window to Exit After IPO Disaster
The end of a lock-up period after a new listing is often a triumphant time when pre-IPO investors can cash out and book profits. For Didi Global Inc., whose shares have lost more than half of their ... ( read original story ...)
Man charged over online transfers of nearly $900 to finance terrorist group
A man appeared in a district court yesterday after he allegedly transferred nearly $900 in total through online platforms to finance terrorist group Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). . Read more at ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Is No Place to Spend Quarantine
Find yourself with a positive Covid-19 test? You’d better have your toothbrush packed, along with more patience than you’d ever expect. ( read original story ...)
Thank you notes, flowers, smiles: What drives Singapore’s young buskers to play their hearts out
CNA Lifestyle met up with with three musicians and a circus artist to find out why they chose performing on streets instead of stages, and what they look forward to once restrictions are lifted. ( read original story ...)