Citibank was ranked as the top bank for the first time in an annual Singapore customer experience study by global research and advisory firm Forrester released today. The bank took top spot in the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore insurers surpassed banks in customer experience index
This is the first time that the insurance industry has taken the lead against banks. The quality of customer experience in the automotive/home insurance industry has improved significantly and has ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Sees Covid-19 Surge: 1,000 Plus New Cases, Next 2 Weeks Critical
The health authorities in Singapore are keeping a close eye on ICU) cases to make sure the country's hospital system won't be overwhelmed. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Singapore watching ICU capacity as cases stick above 1,000; researchers hunt for bat virus samples in Cambodia
The next one to two weeks ‘will be critical’ for the city state, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said in a Facebook post late on Sunday, as cases breached the 1,000 mark for the second day. ( read original story ...)
DBS Set to Hire Tech Talent to Bolster AI, Blockchain Capabilities Through Hack2Hire
DBS plans to hire around 150 of Singapore’s technology talent through its Hack2Hire hackathon to bolster its AI and blockchain capabilities. ( read original story ...)
‘Raising foreign talent wages will hurt Singapore’s business competitiveness’
Raising wages and levy on issuing employment pass to reduce competition for jobs will hurt Singapore's business competitiveness and increase costs for companies, according to small- and medium-sized ... ( read original story ...)
Brands Eyeing Chinese Expats in Singapore to Fuel Sales Post-COVID-19
As retail sales steadily recover, Chinese Expats have renewed their strong shopping sentiment with 63% spending more post COVID-19: EternityX survey reveals. SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 20 September ... ( read original story ...)
Nandita Banna, 21, is Singapore’s Miss Universe 2021
Ms Banna will now represent Singapore for the December event, the 70th Miss Universe international competition in Eilat, Israel. ( read original story ...)
Scientists in Singapore transform fruit leftovers into antibacterial bandages
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore are tackling food waste by turning discarded durian husks into antibacterial gel bandages. The process extracts cellulose powder ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore cautions rising Covid-19 cases may test ICU system
SINGAPORE: Singapore leaders are closely watching intensive care unit cases to make sure the hospital system won’t be overwhelmed, as overall Covid-19 infection cases breached the 1,000 mark for a ... ( read original story ...)
Will new funding programmes attract Indian firms to list in Singapore?
Last week, Singapore announced a series of initiatives aimed at enticing up and coming high-growth companies to raise capital in Singapore’s public equity market and broaden the city-state’s appeal as ... ( read original story ...)
DBS plans to hire about 150 tech talent in Singapore through Hack2Hire 2021
In its fourth edition, DBS Hack2Hire aims to fill positions across 14 developer and engineering roles as the bank scales up its use of artificial intelligence / machine learning and blockchain ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s New Long Bonds Set to Gain From Global Fear Factor
Singapore’s first-ever sale of bonds to finance infrastructure projects is ideally timed as signs the global recovery is stuttering revs up demand for top-rated debt.The new 30-year securities should ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s new infrastructure bonds set to gain from global fear factor
Singapore's first-ever sale of bonds to finance infrastructure projects is ideally timed as signs the global recovery is stuttering revs up demand for top-rated debt.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Can we live with COVID-19? Singapore tries to blaze a path
Only 60 people in Singapore have died from COVID-19 since the pandemic first emerged, and some 82 percent of its population is now fully vaccinated against the disease. In June, the government ... ( read original story ...)
PSP’s foreign talent policy proposals will hurt Singapore’s competitiveness, drive costs up, say SMEs, economists
The Progress Singapore Party’s (PSP) proposals on foreign talent policy and ways to reduce competition for jobs will hurt the country’s competitiveness and increase costs for firms, said small- and ... ( read original story ...)