Universities here are altering their research landscape to emphasise interdisciplinary and results-driven studies. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
More than 900,000 people in Singapore have received first dose of Covid-19 vaccine: DPM Heng Swee Keat
More than 900,000 people in Singapore have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Friday (April 2). ( read original story ...)
How To Find The Best Mortgage As A First-Time Homebuyer In Singapore
Finding the best home loan in Singapore can be challenging. There are so many variables to consider — lock-in period, fixed or floating rate, loan tenure, and more. We asked a first-time homebuyer in ... ( read original story ...)
Pure Fitness gym at Singapore’s Ngee Ann City visited 10 times in two weeks by Covid-19 cases while infectious
The Pure Fitness gym at Ngee Ann City mall along Orchard Road was visited a total of 10 times over a period of two weeks by Covid-19 cases while they were infectious. In its evening update on the ... ( read original story ...)
Three ways Singapore is designing urban farms to create food security
Urban farming in Singapore aims to produce as much food as possible, but its sustainability remains to be seen. ( read original story ...)
Singapore woman disgusted after man performs lewd acts on bus in front of her
A woman was left disturbed and disgusted after witnessing a man perform a lewd act in front of her during a bus ride. The incident occurred on bus service 24 on Tuesday evening (March 30), during a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore police and churches bolster security measures for Easter weekend after foiled terror plots
SINGAPORE - The police and some churches in Singapore have bolstered security measures for the Easter weekend, in the light of a suicide attack on an Indonesian church on Sunday (March 28) as well as ... ( read original story ...)
Discount Airlines Tap Stock Market as Investors Bet on Travel Recovery
Frontier Airlines and Sun Country have raised hundreds of millions in IPOs a year after the Covid-19 pandemic crushed air travel. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Wealthtech Endowus Secures $23 Million Through Series A Investment Round Led By Lightspeed Venture Partners
Endowus, a Singapore-based wealthtech, announced on Thursday it raised $23 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from SoftBank ... ( read original story ...)
Beef fat exports reveal biofuel gaps
The distance from Calgary to Singapore is about 13,170 kilometres, which means a trip from Calgary to Singapore and back to Vancouver would be about ... ( read original story ...)
NSE-BSE bulk deals: Nomura Singapore buys additional stake in SEAMEC
Shares of SEAMEC ended 1.5 per cent higher at Rs 444.9 on the NSE. Reuters Standard Chartered sold 318,418 shares of Wheels India at Rs 452.7 apiece through a bulk deal on the NSE. at Rs 450 per share ... ( read original story ...)
DBS co-leads $625m finance deal in Indonesia battery metals project
Singapore bank DBS Group said on Thursday it has co-led a group of lenders in a $625 million financing deal for a battery nickel and cobalt project in Indonesia. The project by PT Halmahera Persada ... ( read original story ...)
New Code of Conduct for Leasing of Retail Premises in Singapore
set up by the Singapore Business Federation. The objective of the Code is to provide mandatory guidelines to landlords and tenants to ensure fairer lease negotiations. While adoption of the Code is ... ( read original story ...)
Business class and bureaucracy hell: Surviving global travel during Covid
Disconnected and labor-intensive travel controls are set to make mass tourism a nightmare, if you can even afford it. ( read original story ...)
Singapore closes in on Hong Kong as arbitration centre
A record number of new arbitration cases have been filed in Singapore in a sign that the city state’s efforts to become a leading dispute resolution hub are starting to pay off. The jump in case ... ( read original story ...)
Wilmar obtains second sustainability-linked loan from OCBC totalling US$150 mil
Wilmar International has secured a US$150 million ($202.15 million) sustainability-linked loan from OCBC Bank.Under the three-year facility, the interest rate will be reduced on a tiered basis if ... ( read original story ...)