The wealthy island city-state is Myanmar’s biggest foreign investor, overtaking China in 2019 to bring in more than $24 billion of capital through lucrative real estate projects, banking, shipping, ... ( read original story ...)
SBF partners UOB, Keppel Land in push to help Singapore businesses venture abroad
SINGAPORE - Despite a crippling global recession last year, the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) managed to facilitate 15 Singapore-based small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to set up shop abroad ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s CPF interest rates to remain unchanged for second quarter of 2021
The interest rates that Central Provident Fund (CPF) members can earn on their various accounts will remain unchanged in the second quarter of 2021, the Housing Board and CPF Board said on Friday (Feb ... ( read original story ...)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G bags IMDA certification
The Xiaomi MI 11 Lite that has a model number of M2101K9AG has been spotted at multiple certification sites like SIRIM (Malaysia), EEC (Europe), FCC (US), NBTC (Thailand), IMDA (Singapore), and ... ( read original story ...)
17 healthcare providers appointed to run Covid-19 jab centres, mobile teams
SINGAPORE - Seventeen healthcare providers, including Raffles Medical, Parkway Shenton and Thomson Medical, have been appointed by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to set up and run 36 new vaccination ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Connect@Changi facility Allows Business Travellers to Meet Without Quarantine
Singapore launches the new Connect@Changi facility, allowing business visitors to meet without serving quarantine ... ( read original story ...)
Emerging stronger together: 8 winners (and non-winners) from the Singapore Budget 2021
The Singapore Budget 2021 was announced yesterday in parliament by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat.Despite the budget’s theme of “Emerging Stronger Together,” as with every ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Japan records new strain; Singapore’s virus-secure hotel eyes business travellers
Japan has seen some 90 cases of a new Covid-19 strain, while Singapore has launched a coronavirus-secure hotel and meeting complex for business travellers. ( read original story ...)
More than half of Singapore’s hawker stalls now offer e-payments
SINGAPORE: More than half of Singapore’s hawker stalls now offer e-payments, with transactions last month growing four times since June. This ... ( read original story ...)
Reports of unauthorised online banking and card transactions in Singapore jump 460% in 2020
Many victims were tricked into revealing their user IDs, passwords, OTPs or credit card details.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
S Pass quota cut not likely to slow Singapore’s manufacturing growth: Analysts
Manufacturing firms are concerned that the coming cuts in the S Pass quota for the sector will raise wage costs and lead to labour shortages. ( read original story ...)
Singapore opens short-stay facility for in-person business exchanges amid pandemic
Photo shows the courtyard at a short-stay facility, Connect@Changi, in Singapore on Feb. 18, 2021. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua) Under the project, business travellers residing at Connect@Changi are ... ( read original story ...)
To celebrate women, Singapore must change how men think about sexual harassment
This needs to be an area of focus for Singapore this year. Similarly, Asian policymakers should promote gender awareness training in schools and zero tolerance for harassers, while celebrating ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s StarHub, Software AG Team Up to Offer E2E 5G-ready IoT Service
Singapore’s StarHub and Germany-based Software AG have teamed up to offer an end-to-end 5G-ready IoT service to help ... ( read original story ...)
Cilic, Mannarino Seek Singapore Success: All You Need To Know
All about the ATP Tour's first tennis tournament in Singapore in 22 years, the Singapore Tennis Open, featuring Adrian Mannarino, John Millman and Marin Cilic. ( read original story ...)
Singapore May List Blank-Check Companies, Or SPACs, This Year
The Singapore Exchange, a major stock market in Asia, has reportedly been considering the idea of listing blank-check companies. ( read original story ...)