Singapore on Tuesday began quarantine-free entry for fully vaccinated passengers from eight countries, part of a plan to ease restrictions as the business hub gears up to live with the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
ConveGenius AI, India’s Leading EdTech Startup Raises $5M USD (Pre Series A) for Mass Market Direct-to-Consumer Expansion to Serve 100M Households
ConveGenius AI, India's Leading EdTech Startup Raises $5M USD (Pre Series A) for Mass Market Direct-to-Consumer Expansion to Serve 100M Households. LONDON, SAN FRANCISCO, and SING ... ( read original story ...)
Global minimum corporate tax rate is only going to hurt the West – and help Singapore
Singapore included — have signed a landmark agreement establishing a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15 per cent, there’s doubt as to how it is going to affect the city-state. After all, small ... ( read original story ...)
State Department, CDC warn against travel to Singapore amid ‘very high’ COVID-19 risk
The State Department and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Americans against traveling to Singapore citing a "very high" risk of COVID-19 in the country as it prepares to welcome ... ( read original story ...)
Beach House Pictures Launches Space Lion Post-Production Shop in Singapore (EXCLUSIVE)
Asia-based TV production firm Beach House Pictures is launching Space Lion Studios, a Singapore-based post-production facility. The move is intended to capture work flowing from the current ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based Geniebook’s personalized learning platform raises $16.6M Series A
Geniebook is a Singapore-based learning platform that uses a combination of machine learning and human teacheres to personalize each student’s education. The company announced today it has raised $16. ( read original story ...)
UOB launches green financing plans for EVs and buildings
Competition among Singapore banks is intensifying as interest in green and sustainability-linked financing grows.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
UOB, IMDA digitalise SG-China cross-border trade flows
This is expected to speed up the electronic exchange of trade documents. UOB announced that it will enter into a digital trade financing pilot with the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) for ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore pulls ahead with public sector 5G trials
Singapore’s public sector organisations are testing the use of 5G connectivity to remotely operate an autonomous vehicle for road-sweeping, among other use cases ... ( read original story ...)
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex, Nifty50 likely to open higher; SGX Nifty futures up over 50 points
Indian equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty50 are likely to start Tuesday's session on a positive note amid gains in other Asian markets. At 7:40 am, Nifty futures trading on Singapore Exchange -- an ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s what you can expect for this year’s Singapore FinTech Festival organised by MAS
Organised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the Festival (SFF) is back for its sixth edition on November 8 to 12. This year’s theme is the impact of Web 3.0 on financial services. As we ... ( read original story ...)
RPT-Global power cost surge wrecks Singapore’s electricity market
The global energy crunch which has sent natural gas prices to record highs and caused power shortages in many parts of the world is now spilling over to the island state of Singapore which is ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore police: 25-year-old who allegedly scammed over 500 victims of more than S$400,000 on Carousell to be charged
A 25-year-old man who had allegedly cheated more than 500 victims of over S$400,000 (RM1.23 million) in a series of e-commerce scams will be charged today (October 19), the police said in a statement ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: 2,553 new cases in Singapore; six more deaths bring tally to 239
Singapore yesterday (October 18) logged 2,553 new cases of Covid-19 and six deaths due to complications from the disease. Of the new cases, 2,008 were in the community, 544 were made up of migrant ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore announces six more Covid-19 deaths and 2,553 new infections on Monday (Oct 18)
Six Singaporeans, aged 78 to 93, have died of complications linked to Covid-19, taking Singapore's virus death toll to 239 on Monday. ( read original story ...)
‘I wanted a different space on my own’: Co-living spaces gaining ground in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Having worked from home for more than a year, Ms Cherie Lim was ready for a change of environment. The 26-year-old account executive in the software industry wanted to experience the ... ( read original story ...)