Global cryptocurrency company Luno announced that it is the first in Singapore to launch an official direct SGD bank transfer feature. ( read original story ...)
Singapore opens VTL with Australia, Switzerland from 8 Nov, VTL quota up to 4,000 daily
From 8 November, fully vaccinated travellers from Australia and Switzerland may enter Singapore without quarantine. ( read original story ...)
Singapore opens new VTL with Australia, quarantine-free travel possible from Nov 8
SINGAPORE - Vaccinated travellers from Australia and Switzerland will be able to enter Singapore without quarantine from Nov 8, as the Republic further expands a scheme to reopen its borders to ... ( read original story ...)
Authors slam Singapore Writers Festival for inviting Wang Lei as speaker
The veteran getai star hit back at his detractors: "Write your books, sketch your drawings but keep in your lane.". Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore adds Australia, Switzerland to quarantine-free travel programme
Singapore will allow quarantine-free entry to travellers vaccinated against COVID-19 from Australia and Switzerland from Nov. 8, the city-state's aviation regulator said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Third-party data breach in Singapore hits healthcare provider
Fullerton Health says its third-party vendor, which platform facilitates appointment booking, had suffered a security breach first detected on October 19 that compromised patients' personal data, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore ICU Beds Fill Up as Severe Covid Cases Rise
The number of seriously ill Covid-19 patients in Singapore has risen to such an extent that 83.6% of intensive care unit beds in government-run hospitals have been taken up, and only 60 are currently ... ( read original story ...)
Australia Keen for Singapore Travel Lane, Trade Minister Says
Australia is eager to start quarantine-free travel with Singapore as soon as possible, Trade and Tourism Minister Dan Tehan said. “We are very keen to see that laneway open as soon as we possibly can, ... ( read original story ...)
Bulgaria Has Record Deaths; Singapore ICUs Fill Up: Virus Update
Singapore’s ICU units are filling up with severely ill Covid-19 patients, with only 60 beds left in public hospitals. Meanwhile, the Southeast Asian nation took another step to revive its economy by ... ( read original story ...)
Man threatened, family’s home splashed with red paint by Singapore loan sharks although no loan taken
A man has been threatened for weeks and his parents' home has been splashed with red paint by loan sharks from Singapore after his brother looked into borrowing money from them. ( read original story ...)
Affin Bank shares close lower
Shares of Affin Bank Bhd finished lower today on news of the Singapore authorities’ probe into its RM410 million loans to Singapore-listed Raffles Education Corp Ltd. At the close, the counter eased ... ( read original story ...)
Siam Commercial Bank seeks to take on rivals with delivery super app
Competition in Thailand's food delivery market intensified this year after Malaysia's AirAsia bought Gojek's business in Thailand. ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered names trade chief operating officer
Standard Chartered has announced the appointment of Khuresh Faizullabhoy as chief operating officer for trade, reporting to Nelius De Groot, chief operating officer, transaction banking and FCSO, and ... ( read original story ...)
Faizullabhoy signs on at Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered has hired Khuresh Faizullabhoy as chief operating officer for trade. Based in Singapore, he reports to Nelius De Groot, the bank’s chief operating officer for transaction banking, ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC extends S$148m green loan to Tong Eng Group unit
It is the bank’s first green loan to use the BCA’s BEEA tool. OCBC has extended a S$148m green loan to Fairview Development, a unit of developer Tong Eng Group, to finance the upcoming residential ... ( read original story ...)
Chipmaker Siltronic’s new $3b manufacturing facility in Singapore to create 600 jobs
SINGAPORE - German chipmaker Siltronic broke ground on its new wafer manufacturing facility in Singapore on Tuesday (Oct 26), providing a boost to the local semiconductor ecosystem.. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)