Singapore begins quarantine-free travel for vaccinated travellers from Australia and Switzerland, and Australia starts rolling out vaccine booster shots. ( read original story ...)
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex, Nifty50 likely to open higher; SGX Nifty up over 35 points
Indian equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty50 are likely to start Monday's session on a positive note, as the market resumes trading after a long weekend. At 7:37 am, Nifty futures trading on Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Rivian Automotive aiming for big valuation at IPO
Electric truck start-up Rivian Automotive is set to go public this week and is seeking a valuation of as much as $US70bn. Rivian plans to offer 135 million shares priced between $US72 and $US74, up ... ( read original story ...)
Eight Singapore banks to participate in new eGIRO launch
The digitisation initiative aims to cut down the old GIRO process from weeks to minutes. Eight Singapore banks will participate in the initial launch of the Association of Banks in Singapore’s (ABS) ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Rolls Out 2 New AI Programmes, Sets Aside S$180 Million More for Research
Singapore sets aside an additional S$180 million to accelerate fundamental and translational AI research on top of the S$500 million. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Fintech Festival 2021: What to Expect and Top Sessions to Attend
The world’s largest fintech festival is coming back from November 08 to 12, 2021 to explore some of the hottest trends in the fintech space. ( read original story ...)
VMware Expands Partnership with AsiaPac to Bring Benefits of Multi-Cloud Adoption to Businesses in Singapore
VMware Inc. is expanding its partnership with AsiaPac, the region's premier ICT solutions provider. AsiaPac will be the first partner in the Southeast Asia and Korea region to adopt VMware vRealize ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Grade A office vacancy rate drops 1.4ppts to 5.8% in Q3
The drop could be attributed to tenants who have just started moving into their pre-committed spaces. According to Savills, while flight to quality continues to drive office demand for new buildings, ... ( read original story ...)
WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Sports happenings in Singapore (1-7 Nov)
Here is a round-up of sports events and developments in Singapore in the past week (1-7 November): Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon returns in hybrid format nex ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Aims to Curb Greenwashing Via Stress Tests, Technology
Singapore’s financial watchdog is turning to regulation and technology to tackle so-called “greenwashing,” which it considers the weakest link in the push to expanding sustainable finance. Banks in ... ( read original story ...)
IBM spin-off Kyndryl seeks to boost investment in its IT business, S’pore workforce
It will have greater freedom to partner with major tech firms, cloud hyperscalers in growth markets, says MD.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 2,553 new COVID-19 cases and 17 more deaths
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 2,553 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Sunday (Nov 7), as 17 more people died from complications due to the coronavirus. The fatalities were aged between 45 and 89. All ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s first blood bank for dogs and cats to open in March 2022
When Ms Caren Soh's dog had tick fever last month, she had just 48 hours to look for a donor as her pet was anaemic, or lacking healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore travel guide and things to do: 20 things that will surprise first-time visitors
Scratch the shiny surface of the Lion City and you have plate-scrapingly-good meals for next to nothing, rich and varied history and pockets of lush jungle. ( read original story ...)
SES Holdings shows off new battery technology for electric vehicles
When it comes to EVs, every automotive manufacturer wants to build one with the longest driving range possible. The decision tree for which electric vehicle to purchase for a shopper often comes ... ( read original story ...)
SNIST, Murata Electronics sign pact
The MoU was signed by SNIST principal, Dr TCh Siva Reddy and Murata General Manager, Haruo Mitsuhashi. The Research Innovation Circle of Hyderabad (RICH) liaised the collaborative project between ... ( read original story ...)