The rupiah led modest gains among emerging Asian peers on Monday as Indonesia, the world's top thermal coal exporter, considered lifting its export ban on the commodity, while financials drove ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s autonomous universities ‘committed’ to safeguarding academic freedom: Maliki Osman
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s autonomous universities are committed to safeguarding academic freedom for their faculty and students, and their academics do not “shy away” from politically sensitive topics, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore breaks down Covid deaths by vaccine
Ong, in comments made in parliament today, detailed statistics from the 247 deaths recorded among fully vaccinated individuals last year. The statistics signalled mRNA vaccines possibly offer higher ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore hopes to ride through Omicron wave with measures tightened only as ‘last resort’
Once COVID-19 cases start to rise steeply, Singapore could see 3,000 Omicron infections within a couple of weeks, says Ong Ye Kung. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Committed to Reopening Borders Even as Omicron Spreads
Singapore is committed to steadily reopening its borders and aims to set up more quarantine-free travel agreements, Transport Minister S. Iswaran said in Parliament on Monday as the Asian country ... ( read original story ...)
555 of the 802 Singapore Covid-19 deaths in 2021 were not fully vaccinated
A total of 555 of the 802 Covid-19 deaths in 2021 were not fully vaccinated, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Monday (Jan 10), stressing that this group of people are still "the most prone" to ... ( read original story ...)
Renting in Singapore (2022): 3 Upcoming Trends for the HDB and Private Rental Market
Renting in Singapore is getting increasingly expensive despite COVID-19. In Nov 2021, monthly condo and HDB rental prices were 10% and 9.2% higher year-on-year respectively. Will these trends continue ... ( read original story ...)
The biggest challenges for top executives in Singapore in 2022
As we move into the new year, some top business executives in Singapore share what they see as the biggest challenges facing them and their companies in 2022. ( read original story ...)
Baltic Exchange and TradeFlow Capital Management complete pioneering escrow transaction for a commodity export trade
As the result of a partnership between the fintech-enabled fund manager TradeFlow Capital Management (TradeFlow), part of the Supply@Me ... ( read original story ...)
5 Top Proptech Startups from Singapore to Watch in 2022
Out of China, India, Australia and Singapore are the other principal markets for fundraising in APAC. With the proptech industry rapidly evolving, we take a deep dive today into the Singaporean market ... ( read original story ...)
The Big Read: Singapore households, businesses not spared from global inflation storm as GST increase looms
SINGAPORE: Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck about two years ago, housewife Suria Saini would spend about S$400 a month on groceries and other basic necessities. But as of December last year, her ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Institute of Technology pilots interdisciplinary learning in 5 degree programmes
Those students have been learning content beyond their disciplines since last September. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Dancing with Giants: An insider’s view of the world of infrastructure finance
According to the Global Infrastructure Outlook, a Group of 20 initiative, the global infrastructure investment gap will widen to at least US$15 trillion by 2040 - a chasm which has to be filled by ... ( read original story ...)
WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Sports happenings in Singapore (3-9 Jan)
Here is a round-up of sports events and developments in Singapore in the past week (3 to 9 January): Abdul Hadi wins Singapore Pro Series Order of Merit Singapore golfer Abdul Hadi was the biggest ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore launches Art Around the City
The National Arts Council (NAC) and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) have partnered to launch Art Around The City, a series of visual art installations and programmes across key precincts in , ... ( read original story ...)
Plant that’s new to science is one of nine nature finds in Singapore
Chuan's eyes are drawn not to the colourful birds and flowers that abound but to any green patches on the ground. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)