Forget your semi-lockdown blues. Whether you’re cooking up a storm at home or opting for delicious takeout , great grub is always a good remedy for a stress-filled month.Since it’s our nation’s ... ( read original story ...)
AirAsia’s Tony Fernandes on building the ‘low-cost unicorn’ of Asian super-apps, digibank hopes and possible SPAC listing
Fernandes has brushed off analysts’ scepticism about his digital expansion plans, saying he will bring the airline’s underdog mentality to the new venture. ( read original story ...)
Business brisk for mobile hairdressers in Singapore amid Covid-19
For more than a year since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Carista Heng and her family of three have not stepped into a hairdressing salon. ( read original story ...)
Huawei Levels Up with New HMS Core 6.0 Open Capabilities for Mobile App Developers
Huawei has launched HMS Core 6.0, the latest app development framework for its global developers. HMS Core 6.0 introduces several new kits in the graphics, media and system domains, and upgrades the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Quantum Engineering Programme teams up with Amazon Web Services to boost development of quantum technologies
The National University of Singapore (NUS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Amazon Web Services (AWS) for a collaboration to boost the development of quantum communication and ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics: Singapore’s Shanti Pereira sets season best of 23.96sec at 200m heats
Singapore's top female sprinter Shanti Pereira set a season best of 23.96 seconds in the Tokyo 2020 women's 200m heats on Monday (Aug 2). The 24-year-old finished sixth in Heat 5, which was won by ... ( read original story ...)
Conglomerate Keppel to buy Singapore Press Holdings for $1.7 billion
Singaporean conglomerate Keppel said on Monday it would buy Singapore Press Holdings for $1.65 billion, excluding the newspaper publisher's media business. ( read original story ...)
Unicorn IPOs may bring tax woes for early investors
Prior to getting listed unicorns have to bring down the per share price, so that small retail investors can participate in the issuance. The only way to do so is to issue bonus shares — a step that ... ( read original story ...)
Is Singapore Property Market Really In An Asset Bubble Right Now?
Apart from COVID-19 updates, another piece of news that many of us may be keeping track of is Singapore’s rising property prices. According to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) statistics, ... ( read original story ...)
Keppel Corp offers to acquire non-media businesses of Singapore’s SPH
Keppel’s offer to buy out minority shareholders in SPH comes three months after the latter hived off its media business. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market Predicted To Open Under Pressure
The Singapore stock market on Friday snapped the two-day winning streak in which it had advanced more than 40 points or 1.3 percent. ( read original story ...)
Understanding the Pandemic Stress Level in Singapore
To better understand how stress is affecting Singaporeans during the pandemic, Traveloka conducted the 2021 Traveloka Wellness Survey with Singaporean respondents, covering all regions of the island, ... ( read original story ...)
How Singapore can step up S-E Asia’s low-carbon push
Associate Professor Simon Tay, chair of think-tank Singapore Institute of International Affairs, said: "Decarbonisation and addressing climate concerns must be framed not as cost, but as opportunity, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s total service down in Q2
SINGAPORE: Singapores total employment fell in the second quarter as Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) took a toll, though unemployment rates continued to improve, according to the Ministry of Manpowers (MOM ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore team finds drug cocktail effective against Covid-19 Delta variant
The team is now looking to conduct clinical trials on Covid-19 patients with mild to moderate disease.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore ref Taqi reaches another milestone with Olympic appointment
One of Singapore's top football referees, Taqi Aljaafari Jahari, has reached another milestone in his officiating career. The 34-year-old is at the Tokyo Games as a video assistant referee (VAR), ... ( read original story ...)