Singapore's Health Minister Ong Ye Kung has warned that more people will come down with COVID-19 as the trade and financial hub opens up its economy and moves towards treating the virus as an endemic. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to grant licences to digital payments services providers in ‘momentous’ move for cryptocurrencies
The development cements the city’s status as Asia’s leading crypto-financial hub, experts say, as rivals such as Hong Kong have adopted stricter stances. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Seeks to Build Electric Vessel Supply Chain for Harbor
A coalition of companies, research institutes, public authorities, and a classification society plan to work together to develop Singapore’s first comprehensive electric vessel supply chain, which ... ( read original story ...)
Diving: Singapore’s Jonathan Chan bows out of men’s 10m platform at Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO: On most of the nights prior to his debut at the Tokyo Olympics, Jonathan Chan was first student, then diver. Chan, a student at the Singapore University of Technology and Design, had a final ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore playing hard to be world force in e-sports
Singapore may not compete for gold in many Olympic events, but the city-state is emerging as a force in a different kind of sport: mobile and video games.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s investments in Ghana to shoot up
Investments from Singapore in Ghana are expected to go up as more multinational firms from the Far East country are eyeing establishments in the country. This is being facilitated by Enterprise ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore aims to become a world force in esports
Singapore may not compete for gold in many Olympic events, but the tiny city-state is emerging as a force in a different kind of sport: Mobile and video games. ( read original story ...)
More doctors, nurses needed for Covid-19 mobile vaccination teams: Ong Ye Kung
He appealed to all doctors and registered nurses outside the public health sector to volunteer their services.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore must be prepared for more Covid-19 infections, deaths with reopening: Ong Ye Kung
It is therefore very important to continue to vaccinate as many people as possible, said the Health Minister.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
97 new COVID cases in Singapore, including 29 unlinked
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Friday (6 August) reported 97 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, taking the country's total case count to 65,605. ( read original story ...)
United Mandates Vaccines; Singapore Eases Curbs: Virus Update
United Airlines Holdings Inc. became the first major U.S. carrier to require employee inoculation, as the coronavirus upends corporate life. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will mandate masks in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Eases Covid Curbs in Shift to Life With Endemic Virus
Singapore announced plans to ease Covid restrictions on daily life and begin slightly loosening border controls, citing a vaccination rate that now ranks among the best in the world. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to resume entry approvals for vaccinated work pass holders
The Ministry of Manpower will resume entry approvals for fully vaccinated work-pass holders and their dependants with travel history to higher risk countries or regions from 10 August. ( read original story ...)
Singapore stocks inch up ahead of US non-farm payroll data
Straits Times Index closed up 2.08 points for the day and notched 0.32% gain for the week.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to allow dining in from Aug 10, group size cap eased to five for those fully vaccinated
Singapore will allow people to dine at eateries in groups of up to five from next Tuesday (Aug 10) if they are fully vaccinated, in the first step of the country's road map towards reopening its ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore lender DBS second-quarter profit jumps 37%, beats market estimates
Singapore's DBS Group Holdings reported a better-than-expected 37% rise in quarterly net profit on Thursday as Southeast Asia's largest lender benefited from broad-based loan growth and lower credit ... ( read original story ...)