Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said growing natural immunity and faster roll-out of boosters would help the city state cope even if another wave hits. ( read original story ...)
La Nina expected to bring more rain to Singapore over the next few months
SINGAPORE - More rain could fall in Singapore in the next few months and into the new year. It comes courtesy of La Niña - a natural climate phenomenon that brings wetter weather over South-east Asia. ( read original story ...)
Beijing Capital Weighs Sale of Singapore Waste Recycling Unit
Beijing Capital Group Co. is considering selling its waste management business in Singapore for as much as $500 million, according to people familiar with the matter. ( read original story ...)
Singapore GDP growth to be around 7.0 per cent
The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) announced that Singapore’s GDP growth is expected to come in at “around 7.0 per cent” in 2021 and “3.0 to 5.0 per cent” in 2022. In the third quarter of 2021, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-Malaysia land border reopening sparks rush for tickets
As many as 2,880 people a day will be allowed to travel in the initial phase of the reopening of a causeway linking Singapore and the Malaysian Peninsula, according to an agreement announced Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore regulator warns DBS Bank over prolonged service outage
Singapore’s DBS Bank on Thursday struggled to bring a three-day service outage under control in an embarrassment for south-east Asia’s biggest lender and for the city state’s ambitions as a regional ... ( read original story ...)
UOB Kay Hian lowers SGX’s TP to $9.41 on medium- to long-term uncertainty for FTSE China A50 Index futures
UOB Kay Hian analyst Llelleythan Tan has maintained his “hold” recommendation on Singapore Exchange (SGX) as it registered softer trading velocity in the month of October. In October, SGX logged a ... ( read original story ...)
How Singapore’s underground music scene survives in a ‘hostile environment’ revealed in new film
Scene UnSeen, a new documentary set to debut at the Singapore International Film Festival, sheds light on the Lion City’s alternative music culture and bands’ struggle to develop. ( read original story ...)
How to travel to Singapore by flight now that VTL is going ahead
With the VTL linkage between Malaysia and Singapore, by land and air, going ahead on November 29, here's the guide on entering Singapore. ( read original story ...)
Serial upskirt voyeur who placed mobile in shopping basket caught in the act at Uniqlo
A serial voyeur took a “staggering” 455 upskirt videos of at least 413 unidentified women and 1 identified woman at shopping malls and stores islandwide, during a 14-month period between 2019 and 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore affiliate of Chinese firm Corad Technology placed on US trade blacklist
SINGAPORE: A Singapore affiliate of Chinese firm Corad Technology Limited was on Wednesday (Nov 24) placed on a US government trade blacklist over national security and foreign policy concerns. The ... ( read original story ...)
3D-printed shoes protect Singapore’s birds of prey from foot disease
SINGAPORE - 3D-printing technology has found a surprising application in customised shoes that protect birds of prey in Singapore from a potentially fatal foot disease.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Southeast Asia’s capital markets record robust IPO activity: Deloitte
Capital markets across Southeast Asia recorded robust initial public offering IPO activity for the first 10 and a half months i ... ( read original story ...)
Spac led by Singapore-based businessman raises $118m in Nasdaq IPO
Special purpose acquisition company (spac) 8i Acquisition 2 Corp began trading on the US Nasdaq stock exchange on Nov 22 after raising US$86.3 million (S$118 million) in its initial public offering, ... ( read original story ...)
Digital Core REIT IPO – new pure play data centre in SG with 4.75% yield!?
Digital Core REIT (DC REIT) is the second pure play data centre REIT that is planning to list in Singapore. Here is a brief overview of the indicative offering details from DC REIT preliminary ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand leads IPO activity in SE Asia with companies raising $4.2b
Thailand continued to top Southeast Asia’s IPO markets in 2021, with $4.2 billion of capital raised, out of the region’s $9.8 billion total. ( read original story ...)