SINGAPORE — Singapore continues to face the challenges of living with the COVID-19 pandemic but “things are improving”, said President Halimah Yacob on Wednesday (29 December). In a year-end message ... ( read original story ...)
Travellers can each bring up to 20 COVID-19 self-test kits into Singapore: HSA
SINGAPORE: Travellers are allowed to bring a limited number of COVID-19 self-test kits into Singapore if the kits have been approved for use in their country of embarkation, the Health Sciences ... ( read original story ...)
No rush in Singapore to buy Covid-19 test kits, unlike in US and UK
In some instances, retailers trying to move stock offer discount after discount to little effect. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Say hello to ‘Le Le (叻叻)’: Singapore-born giant panda cub’s name picked
Meet Le Le (叻叻), the first ever panda cub born in Singapore, whose name was the overwhelming favourite chosen in a public poll. ( read original story ...)
Singapore, China pledge new areas of cooperation at high-level bilateral forum
SINGAPORE - Singapore and China have pledged to explore new areas of collaboration - in particular in digital economy and green development - with the signing of 14 agreements at a high-level ... ( read original story ...)
Demand for new S$2 banknotes during festive periods down by 20% each year: MAS
SINGAPORE: Demand for new S$2 banknotes during festive periods has gone down by about 20 per cent each year since a "good-as-new" initiative was launched in 2013, said the Monetary Authority of ... ( read original story ...)
From electric bikes to EV assembly line: ION Mobility founder shares its EV plans in S’pore
Now, he is mainly focused on running ION Mobility, which he co-founded in October 2019 together with Joel Chang, whom has since left the company in July 2021 to pursue other opportunities. ( read original story ...)
Alchemy Pay CEO Speaks at U.S. Trade Mission in Singapore and Demonstrates Broadening Acceptance of Crypto
Singapore, Singapore - December 28, 2021 (Newsfile Corp.) (Investorideas.com Newswire) This month, the Virtual Trade Mission for Blockchain, Crypto & Digi ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto.com Joins Singapore Blockchain Innovation Programme as Gold Member
With a mission to support innovative technologies like blockchain, Crypto.com announced today that the company has developed a partnership with SBIP. ( read original story ...)
First giant panda cub born in Singapore named ‘Le Le’ after public vote
SINGAPORE: The cub born to giant pandas Kai Kai and Jia Jia has been named after the results of a public vote were announced on Wednesday (Dec 29). The winning name with the highest number of votes is ... ( read original story ...)
More than half of Primary 4-6 students have booked Covid-19 vaccination appointments, says Singapore’s education minister
More than half of Primary 4 to 6 students who have been invited to take their Covid-19 vaccinations have booked their appointments, and several thousand have already received their first dose, ... ( read original story ...)
Why rents in Singapore have jumped to six-year high
Singapore residents bemoaning expensive home prices now have something else to worry about: rising rents..Singapore is tied with Paris as the world’s second-most expensive city, according to the ... ( read original story ...)
How will Singapore Bank Stocks fare in 2022?
Singapore’s economic recovery from the pandemic has been faster than what the economists predicted at the start of 2021. Even with the impact of the heightened alert measures in July and August, ... ( read original story ...)
8 times in 2021 that absurd racism burst into view in Singapore
Blame pandemic stress, a leadership failure, or the stoking of old grievances, but racism crawled out of the shadows and into plain view in Singapore too often this year, to the shame of its pride as ... ( read original story ...)
Top 10 Singapore news stories of 2021
From parliamentary shenanigans to a secondary school tragedy, here are the top 10 Singapore news stories of 2021. ( read original story ...)
Singapore rents hit a six-year high, fuel expat housing woes
URA data revealed that the rental price index has increased to 111.3 in Q3 2021, its highest since Q1 2015; private property which cost $2,500 and $4,000 in monthly rental fees see high demand. ( read original story ...)