Singapore's ministry of health said late on Monday preliminary tests had detected two suspected cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 linked to a gym, with results for a third coronavirus case ... ( read original story ...)
Data Vantage: Nansen, Carro, InterviewBit raise funding and other updates
Accel invested $37.5 million in Nansen's latest round, while Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte contributed $19.9 million. ( read original story ...)
OCBC launches industry program preparing S’porean students for fintech jobs
As Singapore’s tech talent shortage amid growth in fintech jobs grows, banks and IHEs are working to address the imbalance. ( read original story ...)
UOB Kay Hian expressed surprise at extent of property cooling measures in Singapore property sector report
Analyst Adrian Loh said the measures were ‘not the Christmas present the property market expected’. UOB Kay Hian analyst Adrian Loh has maintained “overweight” on the Singapore property sector even as ... ( read original story ...)
Five Singapore entrepreneurs who made headlines for the wrong reasons
One was involved in possibly the biggest investment fraud case in Singapore, while others are facing the heat from investments and business decisions that went awry. The Straits Times looks at these ... ( read original story ...)
Competition for MG? BYD’s latest electric SUV is called ‘Yuan Plus’, and it’s coming to Singapore very soon
E-Auto, the official dealer for EV-maker BYD, is now expanding the marque's lineup in Singapore with an all-new electric SUV named the Yuan Plus. The SUV is set to launch on our shores in the second ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Finds First Local Omicron Cluster, Expects More Cases
Singapore reported its first suspected local omicron cluster, a group of three Covid-19 infections traced to a gym, the health ministry said in a statement late Monday. ( read original story ...)
45 new Omicron cases detected in Singapore
According to the latest infection statistics on the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) website, 42 Omicron cases arrived from abroad and three are local. ( read original story ...)
In Singapore, rare plants sell online for $60,000 as hobbyists indulge a passion born of the pandemic
Some Singaporeans used their time spent socially distanced to adopt a pet, pick up a hobby or learn a new skill — while others, like 13-year-old Sin Hai, decided to launch a business venture, inspired ... ( read original story ...)
Continued Consolidation Anticipated For Singapore Stock Market
The Singapore stock market has finished lower in back-to-back trading days, slumping more than 40 points or 1.3 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now sits just above the 3,070-point ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s growth faces multiple threats
Since then, new virus variants and Singapore’s worst Covid surge have tempered expectations of a quick reopening, even as the island nation boasts one of the world’s highest vaccination rates. Now, on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore HSA: Adverse events of Covid-19 mRNA vaccine booster jabs similar to those of first two doses
The adverse events from messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine boosters are similar to those from the first and second doses of the vaccines, with no observed increase in the frequency of adverse ... ( read original story ...)
Omicron Top U.S. Strain; Singapore Finds Cluster: Virus Update
Omicron accounted for 73% of all Covid-19 infections last week in the U.S., according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. Almost all of the remaining cases were of the delta strain. ( read original story ...)
Singapore finds suspected Omicron cluster in gym
Singapore’s ministry of health said late on Monday it has detected a cluster of three COVID-19 cases linked to a gym, of whom two have tested preliminarily positive for the Omicron variant and the ... ( read original story ...)
Jail for bank employee who embezzled $1.13m from safe
Over nearly two years, a banking operations specialist siphoned off around $1.13 million from his company's safe to fuel his gambling addiction and repay debts. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Accused in $1.5b trading scam faces 6 more charges
Singaporean businessman Ng Yu Zhi, who is at the centre of an alleged US$1.1 billion (S$1.5 billion) nickel trading scam, was slapped with six more charges yesterday. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)