Singapore is facing one of the “most serious threats” from foreign parties seeking to undermine the country, said Law and Home Affairs Minister Minister K Shanmugam on Monday (4 October). ( read original story ...)
Singapore law minister defends foreign interference bill as ‘best balance’ to face risks, check against abuse
Law and home affairs minister K. Shanmugam did not identify Fica’s targets, saying there would be implications in naming countries, but mentioned expulsion of Chinese-American academic Huang Jing. ( read original story ...)
Monetary Authority of Singapore launches data and information-sharing platform
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced that it will launch a data and information-sharing platform, Cosmic, to prevent money laundering, terrorism funding, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore police probing Workers’ Party MP’s claim that officers made insensitive remarks to rape victim, says minister
The police will be interviewing Workers’ Party Member of Parliament (MP) Raeesah Khan to gather more information over an alleged incident that she raised in Parliament two months ago about a rape ... ( read original story ...)
Longer waiting times as Singapore’s healthcare capacity impacted by recent ‘exponential rise’ in Covid-19 cases: Janil
It now takes between 48 and 72 hours to convey patients above 70 who test positive for Covid-19 in a PCR test to hospital.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Business owners in Singapore are struggling to stay afloat due to the pandemic
Six in 10 business owners in Singapore say they are barely surviving the Covid-19 pandemic but are cautiously optimistic about the future. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Singapore aims for more vaccinated traveller lanes, New Zealand drops zero-Covid strategy
Elsewhere, New Zealand is shifting to living with the virus after dropping its zero-Covid strategy, and Australian cases continue to rise. ( read original story ...)
Singapore steps up focus on green finance
Singapore's ministry of finance has set up a Green Bond Programme Office (GBPO), minister of finance Lawrence Wong said last week at Temasek's Singapore Sustainable Investment & Financing Conference ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Singapore parliament debates bill to tackle foreign interference
Singapore's parliament began discussion on Monday of a proposed law to counter foreign interference that has sparked concern from opposition parties, rights groups and experts about its broad scope ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Trade Minister Defends Government Messaging on Virus
Singapore’s Trade Minister Gan Kim Yong, one of the co-chairs of a taskforce managing the pandemic response, defended the government’s messaging on the virus and said decisions are made collectively ... ( read original story ...)
EMERGING MARKETS-Evergrande clouds Asia FX trading; shares in Singapore, Indonesia rise
Asia's emerging currencies traded in tight ranges on Monday as investors worried about China's property sector and the timing of Federal Reserve tapering, while shares in Singapore and Indonesia ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Best Bank Accounts for Expats
in Singapore include: POSB / DBS (Two merged banks, and the most widespread as POSB was Singapore’s homegrown bank) ANZ OCBC UOB ... ( read original story ...)
20 sick in Singapore from imported pastries
More than 20 people have fallen ill in Singapore after eating a type of dessert pastry. The Ministry of Health (MOH) and Singapore Food Agency (SFA) are ... ( read original story ...)
Australia plans to supply solar power to Singapore, Will India follow?
In one of the most ambitious solar power projects recently, Australia's Sun Cable is in the process of setting up a USD 22 billion, 4,200 km power link between Singapore and Australia's Northern ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Zhejiang province imports first thermal coal from Kazakhstan -state media
China's Zhejiang province has brought in its first shipment of thermal coal from Kazakhstan, state media reported on Monday, as the east-China manufacturing hub scouts for new sources of supply amid a ... ( read original story ...)
TOGL Technology Sdn Bhd Awarded at the Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards 2021 for ‘Toga Resonance Technology (T-RT)’ under Health Promotion Category
Enterprise Asia, the organiser of the tenth Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards (AREA) 2021, is pleased to recognise 69 outstanding award recipients and who exemplified determination and perseverance ... ( read original story ...)