Singapore's producer prices declined at a faster rate in March, data from the Department of Statistics showed on Wednesday. The ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Employment Plunges Most Since SARS Outbreak in 2003
Employment in Singapore began the year with its sharpest quarterly contraction since the SARS outbreak in 2003 as the city-state contends with the highest number of coronavirus infections in Southeast ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s first-quarter jobless rate highest in a decade, foreign employment drops
Singapore's unemployment rate edged up in the first quarter to its highest in more than a decade, as the government warned that labour market conditions were likely to further worsen due to the ... ( read original story ...)
Australian High Commissioner to Singapore says more digital agreements are in the works
Australian High Commissioner to Singapore Bruce Gosper has hinted that Australia is in talks with other countries in the region about inking additional bilateral digital economy agreements after it ... ( read original story ...)
SE Asia Stocks-Tick up on easing restrictions; Fed decision in focus
Thai stocks hit highest since March 9 * Telecoms lift Indonesia, Singapore By Nikhil Subba April 29 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock markets edged higher on Wednesday, as investors cheered easing cor ... ( read original story ...)
Credit Suisse ‘Dream’ Client Luckin Coffee Becomes Nightmare
Before the accounting scandal and the stock crash and the defaulted loans, Luckin Coffee Ltd.’s billionaire founder Lu Zhengyao was an ideal customer for Credit Suisse Group AG.“I’ve had I don’t know ... ( read original story ...)
‘Invisible and possibly forgotten’: Singapore’s second wave of coronavirus cases prompts soul searching on the conditions of foreign workers
Low-paid South Asian laborers in the city-state have been the worst affected by COVID-19 and have the most trouble accessing health care. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus pandemic will likely end the strong profit growth in Singapore banks
Singapore's three largest banks are scheduled to release first-quarter earnings in the coming days, starting with DBS on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s ‘hooligan cook’ offers free meals for needy during virus lockdown
As food stalls around him have closed during the coronavirus outbreak in Singapore, 28-year-old cook Jason Chua has vowed to stay open for the many that now depend on him. ( read original story ...)
Packed With Migrant Workers, Dormitories Fuel Coronavirus in Singapore
Cases of the virus in dormitories, which can house up to 20 people per room, accounted for 88 percent of the nation’s cases, as of Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Credit Suisse ‘Dream’ Client Becomes Nightmare in Luckin Scandal
Before the accounting scandal and the stock crash and the defaulted loans, Luckin Coffee Ltd.’s billionaire founder Lu Zhengyao was an ideal customer for Credit Suisse Group AG.“I’ve had I don’t know ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stock watch: Sheng Siong, DBS, UOB, OCBC, SIA, Ascendas Reit, Dairy Farm
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their shares on Wednesday (April 29):. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore pilots world’s fastest patent application to grant process
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore is launching a pilot programme to accelerate grants of patent applications in all technology fields to just six months. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Banks Set to Post First Profit Decline Since 2016
All three of Singapore’s banks are expected to see profit declines for the first time since 2016 as they set aside cash for a potential spike in bad loans stemming from the coronavirus-fueled economic ... ( read original story ...)
Hit With Late Coronavirus Surges, Japan and Singapore Shut Down Music Sectors
Taken together, Japan and Singapore are underscoring that no major music market has been immune from the global reach of the virus. ( read original story ...)
A British expat in Singapore is paying $7,000 a month to swim in a pool during quarantine
The pool at the man's condominium was closed due to social distancing measures, so he struck a deal with a neighbor. ( read original story ...)