SINGAPORE - The manufacturing, finance and insurance, and information and communications industries were the few bright spots in Singapore's economy in 2020, posting rare growth while most sectors ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Budget 2021 Preview: ‘Emerging Stronger Budget’ to give more support to businesses and households
Support for businesses and households are slated to feature prominently in Singapore’s first Budget for 2021 on Tuesday (Feb 16), as the economy continues to pull through the havoc wreaked by the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore launches new Alliances for Action
The government of Singapore is creating four new public interest groups whose programmes aim to improve work/life harmony and provide Singaporeans with greater access to technology in the wake of the ... ( read original story ...)
British man admits he defied Singapore Covid rules to visit fiancee
Nigel Skea pleads guilty to breaking his hotel quarantine and using emergency stairs to visit his now wife ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore imports and exports fell last year but growth for 2021 projected | Video
Singapore’s total merchandise trade decreased by 5.2 per cent last year, reaching S$969 billion compared to S$1 trillion in 2019. But trade figures for 2021 are expected to grow, as Enterprise ... ( read original story ...)
New Covid-19 test requirement for seafarers disembarking in Singapore for crew change
SINGAPORE - Seafarers getting off ships in Singapore will now need to take a Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test at the port where the ship last stopped and test negative before arriving ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore shares close 0.2% up amid optimism of vaccine roll-out globally
Singapore shares closed higher on Monday, buoyed by record highs on Wall Street last Friday, a hopeful pace of vaccine rollout and signs of easing pandemic pain in the world. The key Straits Times ... ( read original story ...)
EMERGING MARKETS-Singapore, Thai stocks cheer less-than-feared Q4 economic contraction
Thailand stocks were on track for their best day in more than a month on Monday and Singapore shares jumped after the Southeast Asian economies contracted less than expected in the final quarter of ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Briton facing jail for breaking Singapore quarantine order to see fiancee
The man climbed an emergency stairwell in order to spend nine hours with his fiancee. A British man is facing up to six years in a Singapore jail after sneaking out of his quarantine hotel room to ... ( read original story ...)
Briton pleads guilty to breaking Singapore quarantine order
A British citizen pleaded guilty on Monday to violating a coronavirus quarantine order in Singapore by visiting his fiancée several times in another hotel room. They are ... ( read original story ...)
Briton pleads guilty to illicit meet-up during Singapore quarantine
A British man pleaded guilty on Monday to breaking Singapore's strict coronavirus rules by sneaking out of his hotel room to meet his fiancée while he was undergoing two weeks of mandatory quarantine. ( read original story ...)
1-for-1 KFC popcorn chicken till March 10
Enjoy double the sides with KFC's one-for-one popcorn chicken deal, valid from now till March 10.The offer is valid with any meal purchase at their outlets islandwide, as well as online.All you need ... ( read original story ...)
DBS offers preferential loans to Tesla buyers
The bank said it was tapping what it considered to be a growth segment - loans for green cars.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Technology and workforce development are top of mind for budget watchers
The Big Four accounting firms weigh in on Singapore’s policy and financial direction, ahead of the Budget 2021 unveiling. ( read original story ...)
Fort Siloso tour grants special access to three sites as part of series to mark Singapore’s WWII fall
SINGAPORE - At the end of a short flight of steps in Fort Siloso's Tunnel A Complex lies a submarine mine defence casement, which was used by British troops to prepare and inspect mines for defending ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s economic growth is set to be ‘a little bit uneven’: Economist
Sian Fenner of Oxford Economics says electronics and pandemic-related industries are likely to outperform domestic sectors, such as hospitality and services in Singapore, as the economy recovers. She ... ( read original story ...)