A pair of scions from Singapore’s wealthiest families are teaming up to create a private NFT-based social networking app, becoming the latest among the well-heeled to jump aboard an intensifying ... ( read original story ...)
DDB Appoints Jeff Cheong CEO in Singapore
DDB has appointed Jeff Cheong as Chief Executive Officer for its Singapore office taking over the role from David Tang, DDB Asia CEO who will also assume the role of Chairman for the agency group. ( read original story ...)
Singapore prepares for ‘much bigger’ Covid wave from Omicron compared to Delta
According to the Health Minister while Delta infections were doubling in 6-8 days, Omicron infections may double in 2-3 days ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore must brace for ‘much bigger’ COVID wave from Omicron compared to Delta, says govt
At its peak, the number of Omicron cases could be a few times more than the approximately 3,000 daily cases that the Delta variant was registering in October and November last year, Health Minister ... ( read original story ...)
Lim Tean blasts MTF after US reclassifies Singapore’s Covid-19 travel advisory status as ‘Unknown’ for travel
After the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reclassified its travel advisory for Singapore as “unknown” and advised US citizens to avoid travelling to the country, opposition ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore in talks with US after CDC description of Covid situation baffles experts
Singapore’s government is in talks with the US embassy after the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention described the city state’s Covid-19 situation as “unknown”, surprising experts who pointed ... ( read original story ...)
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex, Nifty50 likely to open lower today; SGX Nifty drops over 100 points
Indian equity benchmarks are likely to start Thursday's session on a negative note amid weakness across most global markets. At 7:38 am, Singapore Exchange (SGX) Nifty futures -- an early indicator of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Top Fintech Legal Firms and Lawyers in 2022
Chambers and Partners, an independent research company delivering rankings and insights into providers of legal services, has released its selection of Singapore’s top fintech law firms and individual ... ( read original story ...)
Sons of Singapore tycoons want to create an NFT Club
They are Kiat Lim, son of financier Peter Lim, and Elroy Cheo of the family behind edible oil business Mewah International. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Toshiba’s Singapore-based shareholder steps up fight against break-up plan
Toshiba announced in November that it intended to separate into three companies as a way to create value for shareholders. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore finance minister: No plans to relax Covid-19 curbs for Chinese New Year holidays
The Government does not plan to relax Covid-19 restrictions and intends to let them stay the same for the Chinese New Year period, in order to ride through the upcoming infection wave caused by the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore MOH: Risk of young children getting heart condition from vaccination ‘far lower’ than from Covid-19 infection
The risk of young children being diagnosed with myocarditis, a type of heart inflammation, after getting inoculated against Covid-19 is “far lower” than the risk of getting the same complication when ... ( read original story ...)
Cooley Hires Capital Markets Partner in Singapore From Goldman Sachs
Tim Pitrelli, who served as an executive director and senior counsel at Goldman Sachs, is Cooley's first capital markets partner in Singapore. ( read original story ...)
GOL holds its Asia Investor Roundtable at the Singapore Exchange
Brazil's largest domestic airline, will hold its Asia Investor Roundtable tomorrow January 6, 2022, at 11:00 am (SGT/HKT) at the Singapore Exchange (SGX). ( read original story ...)
Booster Backed for Teens; Singapore Rate Climbs: Virus Update
Singapore’s week-on-week growth rate of cases continued to climb. In the U.S., public health advisers backed a booster shot of Pfizer Inc.’s vaccine for young teenagers. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Jan regrade slumps to near 16-month low on weak jet fuel demand, firm gasoil
The Singapore balance-month January regrade swap — the value jet fuel commands over 10 ppm sulfur gasoil — widened to a near 16-month low at the Asian close Jan. 5 as a stalled recovery in the ... ( read original story ...)