OCBC Group plans to hire around 3,000 people here this year, it said yesterday.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 Nearly Killed $4 Billion Corporate Travel Startup TripActions. Now It Has A $125 Million Lifeline.
As Covid-19 pummelled travel startups, TripActions secured $125 million to keep the company afloat, even after taking a 95% revenue hit. ( read original story ...)
Reebelo, a Singapore-based site for refurbished electronics, raises $1.25 million seed round
Reebelo, a Singapore-based marketplace for refurbished electronics, announced it has raised a seed round of $1.25 million led by June Fund, with participation from Antler. The new funding will be used ... ( read original story ...)
Thai Beverage: No Intention To Sell Vietnam Business
For those shares listed in Singapore, there are limited risks associated ... Previously, Thai Beverage's potential beer business IPO was seen as a means of facilitating an eventual divestment ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Labour market expected to deteriorate further – UOB
Economist at UOB Group Barnabas Gan reviewed the latest labour market report in Singapore. Key Quotes “Singapore’s overall unemployment rate rose to 2.4% in the first quarter ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore best bet for business, as US, Hong Kong slide
This year's IMD global competitiveness rankings show the damage wrought by trade wars, political instability and mismanagement of the COVID-19 crisis. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Rules Out Apple, Google’s Contact-Tracing System
Singapore said it won’t use a contact-tracing system jointly developed by Apple Inc. and Google to fight the coronavirus, opting instead for its own domestic technology. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to Suspend Airport Expansion Works Amid Coronavirus
Singapore will halt construction of a new terminal at Changi Airport for at least two years as it studies how the aviation industry will develop after the coronavirus outbreak wiped out travel demand. ( read original story ...)
Singapore scientists to start human trials of COVID-19 vaccine in August
Singapore scientists testing a COVID-19 vaccine from U.S. firm Arcturus Therapeutics plan to start human trials in August after promising initial responses in mice. More than 100 vaccines are being ... ( read original story ...)
Neural Pocket Launches First Overseas Branch in Singapore
AI solution provider, has launched its first overseas branch in Singapore to accelerate efforts across Southeast Asia. The company provides solutions in areas such as smart cities, mobility, digital ... ( read original story ...)
Home Is Where Singapore’s New Casino Is
The house arrest of pandemic lockdowns seems to have thrown open the gambling switch in our brains.How else to rationalize the frothy frenzy across asset classes globally, a madness so complete that ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC makes first loan using Singapore’s new SORA benchmark
OCBC OCBC.SI has made a S$150 million ($108 million) loan referencing SORA - the Singapore Overnight Average Rate - the first loan to use the new rate, the bank said on Tuesday, part of a major global ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to remove most coronavirus restrictions from Friday
Social gatherings of up to five people will be permitted from Friday, when the majority of activities resume after more than two months of restrictions. ( read original story ...)
A Real Market in Medical Care? Singapore Shows the Way
Some American companies have embraced elements of it, such as price transparency and HSAs. ( read original story ...)
Singapore retailers must reassess digital strategy post-pandemic
Retail organisations that neglected to build a robust online infrastructure now should realise digital can no longer be an optional sideline and look to move forward by tapping digital technologies to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market Due For Support On Tuesday
(RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market has ended lower in three consecutive sessions, retreating more than 185 points or 6.7 percent in that span. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the ... ( read original story ...)