Another nine individuals in Singapore have succumbed to the coronavirus, as the Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed 3,058 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday (17 October), bringing the country's total case ... ( read original story ...)
India: GPT Healthcare files draft papers with SEBI to raise capital via IPO
GPT Healthcare Ltd, which runs the chain of ILS Hospitals, has filed a draft paper to seek Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) approval for raising funds via an initial public offering (IPO). ( read original story ...)
India: IPO-bound VLCC Health Care raises funding via share sale to foreign entity
VLCC will utilise the funds towards working capital requirement and for expanding its business as well as that of its subsidiaries. ( read original story ...)
6-year-old memorises 1,560 Pi digits, sets Singapore record
Six-year-old Indian-origin Ishani Shanmugam broke Singapore's national record for most digits of Pi memorised by reciting 1,560 decimal ... ( read original story ...)
E-sports: New-look Evos SG retains MPL Singapore title
Evos SG dominated the grand final, winning the remaining games to bag the winners' cheque of $30,000.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
SC’s industrial real state market lures Singapore-backed investor
Singapore's state-owned Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd. last week took ownership through its Victoria Logistics Assets LP affiliate of more than a dozen warehouses in the Upstate and the Charleston ... ( read original story ...)
UOB launches U-Energy, Asia’s first integrated financing platform to drive energy efficiency
Energy, the first integrated financing platform in Asia, to drive the development and adoption of energy efficiency projects for buildings and homes across four markets, starting in Singapore, ... ( read original story ...)
9 more deaths as Singapore reports 3,058 new COVID-19 cases
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 3,058 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Sunday (Oct 17) with nine more people dying from complications due to the virus. The fatalities, who were all Singaporean, are ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore confronts division, fear that come from living with COVID
Just weeks ago, Singapore seemed like a poster child for pandemic management. With more than 80% of its population fully vaccinated and a road map in place for easing its ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered invests in buy now, pay later firm Atome Financial
As part of the alliance, StanChart will finance $500 million worth of loans, comprising mainly BNPL and other digital lending products. ( read original story ...)
CNA Luxury’s Next Gen Interviews – S1E1: The story behind Singapore’s Lana Cakes and their chocolate fudge cakes
Lana Cakes started as a home-based business in 1964 before moving to a shophouse on Greenwood Avenue in 1975, where it still stands today. CNA Luxury’s Aaron de Silva speaks to Jason Kwan who shares ... ( read original story ...)
Experts see less need to test migrant workers in Singapore for those who do not have Covid-19 symptoms
Migrant workers who do not show any symptoms of illness may not need to be tested regularly for Covid-19 as Singapore moves towards living with the virus, infectious diseases experts said. ( read original story ...)
Adani Wilmar, Star Health Insurance IPOs get Sebi go-ahead: Report
Adani Wilmar plans to raise ₹4,500 crore through a fresh issue of equity shares and the total IPO size of private-sector insurer Star Health Insurance will be around ₹5,500 crore. ( read original story ...)
Chinese developer Greenland Holdings’ tourism unit sets up Asia-Pacific hub in Singapore
Greenland Hotel and Tourism Group, a unit of Chinese developer Greenland Holdings, is setting up its Asia hub in Singapore as international travel and tourism gradually resumes. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Booster Milestone; Singapore Critical Cases: Virus Update
The U.S. topped 10 million booster shots, with more doses going daily to the fully vaccinated rather than those getting a first-time jab. The number of Covid-19 patients in intensive care surged in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s IPO market withers as billion-dollar listings lapse
Large IPOs falling by the wayside are a further sign of how China’s regulatory onslaught is causing a downturn in the financial hub’s market for first-time share sales. ( read original story ...)