Decathlon has opened a "data lab" in Singapore that could help analyse what sports Singaporeans are engaged in to better serve them. ( read original story ...)
Singapore and Mongolia supported each other in times of need: PM Lee
SINGAPORE - Singapore and Mongolia have supported each other in times of need, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. During the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, Temasek Foundation donated test kits to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore still working on rules to tighten social media enforcement
Details of the enforcement framework that will instruct social media platforms to disable access to "harmful" content will be revealed "in due course", says the Singapore government in several ... ( read original story ...)
Emerging markets: Philippines central bank prepared to hike rates by 50 bps in August as Asian stocks rise on easing recession woes
Asian shares inched up on Friday, tracking Wall Street gains overnight, after positive signals from US central bank officials doused fears of an economic recession, which also supported most ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines and Scoot Now Running On SAF From Changi
Singapore has piloted the use of SAF via Changi Airport's fuel system to Scoot and Singapore Airlines aircraft with great success. ( read original story ...)
‘Better stay single than with wrong partner’ — Divorce in Singapore increasing, women reveal ‘unreasonable behaviour’ of partner as main cause
About two-thirds of civil divorces in Singapore last year were from women, citing “unreasonable behaviour” as the top reason for the separation. The number of marriages and divorces increased in 2021 ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon inks big office lease in Singapore, Business Times says
Amazon.com Inc has signed a lease for about 369,000 square feet (34,200 square meters) at the new IOI Central Boulevard Towers in Singapore, the Business Times reported without citing where it got the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore hosts the FIBA 3×3 Asia Cup basketball tournament
Singapore is hosting the FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup basketball tournament from 6 to 10 July at Marina Bay Sands. With the city-state sending both men's and women's teams for the competition, Yahoo News ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore court sentences voyeur who filmed colleagues and in-laws in toilet to two-year treatment order
A voyeur was sentenced to a two-year mandatory treatment order on Friday (July 8), escaping jail time after a psychiatrist found that his mental ... ( read original story ...)
7 in 10 businesses have work safety and health technology in place
Companies who have yet to adopt one can tap on the Productivity Solutions Grant. Seven in 10 companies in Singapore have work safety and health (WSH) technology in place, Minister for Manpower Tan See ... ( read original story ...)
Dalian iron ore up on China stimulus hopes, but COVID concerns drag on Singapore
Dalian iron ore prices jumped on Friday, underpinned by renewed hopes for additional infrastructure spending by China, but futures in Singapore slipped on demand worries due to COVID-19 lockdowns in ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered empowers youth by tackling inequality via new TBWASingapore campaign
In line with Standard Chartered’s commitment towards building a more sustainable and equitable future, the bank releases its latest ‘Lifting Participation’ brand campaign, which shares the Bank’s ... ( read original story ...)
Haj tour scam: Jail for man who used religious teacher friend to cheat 85 victims of S$97,000 in Singapore
He took advantage of his friend, who was a well-known Islamic religious teacher, to cheat 85 people into believing they could go on a discounted ... ( read original story ...)
EY Plugs Gap With New Hire in Singapore
A week after a team departure of eight lawyers including three directors, EY's Singapore legal arm attempts to rebuild practice with a new senior hire. ( read original story ...)
HSBC in Talks to Sell Russia Business, Joins Other Lenders
In an effort to restructure its operations to further improve operating efficiency, in February 2020, HSBC announced its transformation plan, aimed at reshaping underperforming businesses, simplifying ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore hangs Indian-origin Malaysian drug trafficker amid outcry over executions
Kalwant Singh, an Indian-origin Malaysian drug trafficker, was executed in Singapore on Thursday after a top court rejected his last-minute effort to escape the gallows, over two months after ... ( read original story ...)