The Finance Ministry has directed the Customs Department to cancel its directive to enforce liquor licence requirements for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. ( read original story ...)
Low production, campaigns burn tobacco exports
Cambodia exported 4,294.05 tonnes of tobacco in the first 11 months of 2021, dipping by 24.42 per cent year-on-year, of which 98.108 per cent was exported to Vietnam, according to Ministry of ... ( read original story ...)
715 new COVID cases, 8 more deaths in Singapore
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday (7 December) confirmed 715 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore – bringing the country's total case count to 270,588 – as well as eight deaths due to the disease. ( read original story ...)
Rategain Travel Technologies IPO: Everything you need to know
The Rs 1,335.73 crore initial public offering (IPO) of Rategain Travel Technologies is available from December 7-9, 2021. It has a price band of Rs 405-425 per share. ( read original story ...)
Rategain Travel IPO subscribed 41% on Day-1, retail portion by 2.23 times
Rategain Travel Technologies IPO was subscribed 41 per cent on Tuesday, the first day of the issue. The retail portion of the IPO was subscribed 2.23 times. A day earlier, the company had allotted ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Singapore says Delta wave subsiding; Japan’s death rate plummets
Singapore’s health ministry says it will end its daily press releases on infection statistics from December 7 ‘as the current wave of Delta infections subsides’. ( read original story ...)
Ambiq® Enables Singapore’s TraceTogether™ Token to Help Fight Against COVID-19
Ambiq®, a technology platform and solutions provider recognized in ultra-low power microcontrollers (MCU), System-on-Chips (SoC), and Real-time Clocks (RTC), today announced its ongoing partnerships ... ( read original story ...)
Jetstar Asia gets approval to operate VTL flights from Bangkok and Phnom Penh into Singapore
It will have 5 weekly VTL flights each to Singapore from Bangkok from Dec 15, and from Phnom Penh from Dec 16.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore actor Desmond Tan marries his university sweetheart of 12 years
Local actor Desmond Tan announced on Tuesday (7 December) that he had married his university sweetheart of 12 years in France. Tan wrote on Instagram, quoting from Solomon 3:4 of the Bible, "I have ... ( read original story ...)
Trip.com Celebrates the Holiday Season with Attractive Deals in its Exciting 12.12 Year End Sale
Trip.com Celebrates the Holiday Season with Attractive Deals in its Exciting 12.12 Year End Sale. Revel in a truly local experience with special hotel package bundles featuring Si ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Tencent’s new game development studio in Singapore to boost city state’s role as gaming hub
In a first for Tencent, its TiMi Studio Group, developer of Call of Duty Mobile, is setting up new game development studio in Singapore Separately, Tencent's signature subsidiary Riot Games has moved ... ( read original story ...)
Samsung Replaces CEOs, Merges Mobile and Consumer Electronics Businesses
In a surprise move, Samsung Electronics replaced the heads of its three major business units and merged the company’s mobile and consumer electronics businesses into a single unit. ( read original story ...)
Finance minister: Cooperation between BNM, Singapore’s MAS on linking DuitNow and PayNow among topics discussed
Cooperation between both Bank Negara (BNM) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to commence a phased linkage of Malaysia’s DuitNow and Singapore’s PayNow real-time payment systems were among ... ( read original story ...)
Tencent Leads $70 Million Round in Singapore Digibank Firm Tyme
a Singapore-based digital-banking firm ... services in Asia and challenging existing brick-and-mortar banks such as HSBC Holdings Plc and DBS Group Holdings Ltd. Part of its strategy is to partner ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore ‘remains deeply concerned’ about situation in Myanmar: MFA
SINGAPORE: Singapore “remains deeply concerned” about recent developments in Myanmar and “disappointed by the lack of tangible progress” in implementing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (AS ... ( read original story ...)
Saliva testing approved in Singapore for Covid-19 pre-departure tests of travellers
Local biomedical start-up Lucence has started working with clinics and telemedicine providers to offer saliva testing.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)