SINGAPORE - Heavier rain is expected over Singapore in the next two months, due to the influence of a weather phenomenon known as the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), which entered a negative phase this ... ( read original story ...)
Gemini Edible And Fats IPO: With Rs 2500 Crore Worth Shares On Offer, Here’s What One Should Know
The shareholders are expected to offload Rs 2,500 crore worth of shares. However, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has kept both the GEF and Adani-Wilmar IPOs in abeyance for now. ( read original story ...)
LIC IPO: Govt. of India Selects 10 Banks to Manage the Issue
India has selected 10 investment banks including Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and SBI Capital Market to handle the initial public offering of Life Insurance Corp of India, two government sources said, in ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 rapid test kits to be mailed to all households in Singapore
Distribution via SingPost will be from Saturday to Sept 27 as people are urged to play a bigger role in managing the pandemic.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore can seize opportunities in increasingly digital, green and borderless world: Gan Kim Yong
These include technology and trade, accelerating industry consolidation and churn, and increasing consumer preference for e-commerce and virtual experiences. "These shifts will cause a great impact on ... ( read original story ...)
Eight men arrested for illegally entering Singapore by trying to swim ashore near Tuas after similar incident in June
The police have arrested eight men, aged 21 to 55, who jumped off a fibreglass boat and were swimming to shore near Tuas yesterday (August 27). The men, whose nationality was not stated, will be ... ( read original story ...)
Centre selects 10 banks to manage Life Insurance Corp IPO
The government expects to raise 800 billion-900 billion rupees ($11 bln-12.2 bln) from its stake sale in Life Insurance Corp (LIC), as part of its plans to raise 1.75 trillion rupees from a privatisat ... ( read original story ...)
DBS scheme lets seniors borrow against private home to top up CPF as a way to generate more monthly income
Seniors living in private residences may be able to generate extra income from their property with the launch of a new loan scheme from DBS bank. ( read original story ...)
Digital Horizon Venture Fund Invests in Honest Bank Series A
Digital Horizon Venture Fund this week was among the investors in Singapore Fintech Honest Bank’s Series A financing round. The company raised a total of $19.7 million, with the round led by Insignia ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 persistence makes domestic reopening critical for Singapore’s economic growth outlook
SINGAPORE - The surprisingly significant impact of Covid-19 Delta variant on the global growth outlook has also started to check enthusiasm over the prospects of the trade-driven Singapore economy. ( read original story ...)
Quarantine-free flights to Singapore now with Lufthansa
Daily flights as of 16 September in cooperation with Singapore Airlines. Quarantine-free entry to Singapore only if travel begins in Germany. The quarantine exemption applies to specific flights, ... ( read original story ...)
47 of 122 new COVID cases in Singapore linked to Bugis Junction cluster
SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Friday (27 August) confirmed 122 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, taking the country's total case count to 67,050. Of these, 120 cases are locally ... ( read original story ...)
Asset Management Industry Expansion in Hong Kong and Singapore Creates Opportunities
The asset management industry currently exists in a challenging environment, one that is experiencing shifts in asset classes, market volatility, a potentially long recession and new swathes of ... ( read original story ...)
REPASSA Embraces Enterprise Mobility to make their Business Operations Seamless across their Southeast Asia Operations with HokuApps
REPASSA Embraces Enterprise Mobility to make their Business Operations Seamless across their Southeast Asia Operations with HokuApps. SINGAPORE, Aug. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- For ... ( read original story ...)
3 more seniors die from COVID-19 in Singapore; 120 new locally transmitted cases
SINGAPORE: Three more senior citizens have died of complications from COVID-19, bringing Singapore's death toll from the virus this month to 18. All three cases were not vaccinated against COVID-19, ... ( read original story ...)
Jia Jia as mother to Singapore’s second panda cub in 2024?
Singapore may see its second panda cub born to Kai Kai and Jia Jia as early as 2024, should the Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) be successful in extending their stay for another term. ( read original story ...)