Disconnected and labor-intensive travel controls are set to make mass tourism a nightmare, if you can even afford it. ( read original story ...)
Singapore closes in on Hong Kong as arbitration centre
A record number of new arbitration cases have been filed in Singapore in a sign that the city state’s efforts to become a leading dispute resolution hub are starting to pay off. The jump in case ... ( read original story ...)
Wilmar obtains second sustainability-linked loan from OCBC totalling US$150 mil
Wilmar International has secured a US$150 million ($202.15 million) sustainability-linked loan from OCBC Bank.Under the three-year facility, the interest rate will be reduced on a tiered basis if ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Military May Be Small, But It’s Ready To Kill
As a small, but rich, city surrounded by bigger powers, Singapore takes its defense seriously. Here's What You Need to Know: This city-state is ready to fight. Despite its small geographical size, ... ( read original story ...)
Jana Small Finance Bank files IPO papers, to raise Rs 1,100 crore
Jana Small Finance Bank said it may consider a pre-IPO placement of an aggregate amount not exceeding Rs 500 crore, including by way of a proposed further issue to its promoters for an amount of up to ... ( read original story ...)
DBS co-leads $625 mln finance deal in Indonesia battery metals project
HANOI, April 1 (Reuters) - Singapore bank DBS Group said on Thursday it has co-led a group of lenders in a $625 million financing deal for a battery nickel and cobalt project in Indonesia. The project ... ( read original story ...)
More eligible for scheme to groom translation talent in Singapore
SINGAPORE - More Singaporeans will be eligible for a scheme ... They include Ms Fong Wai Yee , 48, an executive assistant at business school Insead. Ms Fong welcomed the move to expand eligibility for ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Indian man jailed, fined for molesting woman in office toilet
A Singapore court sentenced an Indian national to four weeks in jail and a fine of Singapore dollars 8,000 after he admitted to molesting a Vietnamese woman who worked as a cleaner in his office. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Major Day 6 recap: Fnatic, Liquid, Aster, Quincy Crew out
The action-packed Playoffs of the ONE Esports Dota 2 Singapore Major continues, with Fnatic, Team Liquid, Team Aster, and Quincy Crew getting eliminated in the tournament's first set of lower bracket ... ( read original story ...)
E-sports: MPL Singapore begins April 3; Team Flash sign Brawl Stars world champions
The final play-offs are from May 7-9; 2 teams to compete to become MPL Singapore champion.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Jobs Growth Incentive scheme helps single mother secure logistics role weeks after losing F&B job
Just weeks after Aretha Chen had to leave her managerial role in the pandemic-battered food and beverage (F&B) industry, she found a new job in logistics — aided by government schemes that subsidised ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore waives levies on foreign workers during stay-home period
Singapore on Thursday said it would waive levies on foreign ... (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is ... ( read original story ...)
Post-IPO, Is Vizio A Compelling Long-Term Play?
After a rough week for IPOs, Vizio Holding (VZIO), which is the ... he actually survived the horrific crash of Singapore Airlines Flight 006). His vision was to “make the home everyone’s ... ( read original story ...)
How Singapore’s tiger moms have been training their $9,000 pandemic pets, from swimming lessons in heated pools to flash card sessions
An envelope. It indicates the ability to send an email. Kimberley Kan, 30, is a business manager in the wealth planning industry in Singapore. When she went to a pet shop in the middle of the pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
JSS and other Covid-19 measures to end or change from April 1 as Singapore economy recovers
SINGAPORE - With economic recovery gaining traction ... However, the recovery momentum has so far been led by the export-oriented manufacturing sector. Services continue to suffer travel restrictions ... ( read original story ...)
Tech-Conservative Organizations in Singapore Look to Cloud to Achieve Digital Objectives
IT leaders in Singapore, although technologically and digitally conservative compared with their peers in other countries, are in a ... ( read original story ...)