The funding from Fidelity and BlackRock pegs Pine Labs' valuation at $3 billion, CEO Amrish Rau says, adding that the fintech startup targets a US IPO within the next 18 months. ( read original story ...)
Singapore targets 75% vaccination so border restrictions can be gradually eased
Data from scientific publication Our World In Data showed as of July 3, nearly 37% of Singapore's 5.6 million population had been fully vaccinated. ( read original story ...)
Singapore PM wears turban during Gurudwara inauguration, greets people with Sat Sri Akaal
The recording shows Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong standing atop a podium wearing a white turban and a black mask and giving a speech. ( read original story ...)
Otters cool off with a dip in Singapore condominium swimming pool (VIDEO)
A family of otters has been captured on video taking a shortcut via a condominium swimming pool to get to a road in Singapore. The 1.11-minute clip shared by John McAuliffe on the Singapore Wildlife ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Will Assess Singapore’s Covid Strategy Before Reviving Travel Bubble
Hong Kong will assess Singapore’s new Covid-19 strategy as the two sides try to revive a quarantine-free travel corridor that was initially planned to open last November but has never got off the ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Cycle Virtual Ride sees near-30 per cent jump in participants
More than 6,100 cyclists participated in the second edition of the OCBC Cycle Virtual Ride, nearly 30 per cent more than last year's inaugural event. ( read original story ...)
METIS establishes Singapore subsidiary as focus for shipowners in Southeast Asia
Maritime data analytics specialist METIS Cyberspace Technology has opened a fully owned subsidiary in Singapore, in a move enhancing service capabilities for the increasing number of shipping ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore aims to have two-thirds of population fully vaccinated by August, says minister
Gan Kim Yong, Singapore's minister for trade and industry who co-chairs the country's Covid taskforce, says "we need to strike a very careful balance" between protecting lives and preserving the ... ( read original story ...)
BBH Singapore’s latest campaign for TOUCH Community Services conveys a message of hope
For our Singapore readers here's BBH Singapores latest campaign for TOUCH (geo locked to Singapore due to music usage). The campaign is led by a stop motion animated film, following the story of a ... ( read original story ...)
No Exercise After Covid Jab? Singapore Updates Recommendation, Investigates Teen’s Cardiac Arrest
A teen reportedly had a cardiac arrest days after getting vaccinated Singapore authorities have advised against strenuous activity after vaccination The Expert Committee still recommends mRNA vaccines ... ( read original story ...)
What makes Singapore women happy? Not money or career success, survey says
A survey by Virgin Active Singapore found that nine in 10 adults defined happiness as leading a healthy lifestyle, with some differences between ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to proceed with planned development works at Pedra Branca: MND
SINGAPORE: Singapore will proceed with planned development works at Pedra Branca in accordance with international law, the Ministry of National ... ( read original story ...)
Zomato IPO likely to hit market on July 19
At the upper end of the price band, the company will be valued at $7.6 billion (Rs 56,240 crore), more than Amazon backed British food delivery firm Deliveroo or Nasdaq-listed Grubhub. The latter two ... ( read original story ...)
3 takeaways from Singapore’s Finance Minister Lawrence Wong’s parliamentary speech
In addition to affirming the financial support for SMEs, Minister Wong shared that COVID-19 restrictions may be eased further from 12 July, allowing larger groups of five people to dine together. ( read original story ...)
All You Need To Know Going Into Trade On July 6
The business faces an uncertain future, despite our sincere efforts.” Adani Transmission: Promoter Adani Tradeline LLP created a pledge of 66.06 lakh shares between July 2-3. HFCL: Promoters (MN ... ( read original story ...)
No place for coal in a green finance hub
Singapore is a key facilitator of coal projects regionally, particularly in Indonesia. As impacts of climate change worsen, Singapore must go beyond encouraging green finance, to regulating ... ( read original story ...)