SINGAPORE- Singapore will strengthen its status as a global business and technology hub to ensure a sustainable recovery out of the Covid-19 crisis, Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing told ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s PropertyGuru In Talks With SPACs For US IPO, Report Says
The company previously nixed plans for an initial public offering (IPO) in 2019 on the Australian stock exchange, citing valuation concerns, Bloomberg reported. In September, the company announced ... ( read original story ...)
TNB forays into Singapore RE market with Sunseap Group
Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) via wholly-owned subsidiary TNB Renewables Sdn Bhd has entered into a binding term sheet of collaboration with Singapore-based Sunseap Group to tap into the renewable energy ... ( read original story ...)
Haze with burning smell in parts of Singapore; NEA says hotspot detected in Johor
Parts of Singapore experienced slightly hazy conditions with burning smell on Tuesday morning (2 March). The (NEA) said in a Facebook post that it detected a hotspot with smoke plume in Johor in late ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Changi Airport has advantages in pharma handling in Southeast Asia, exec says
Lim Ching Kiat of Changi Airport Group says one of Singapore's important advantages in distributing vaccines and pharmaceutical products is its "excellent network." He says Changi Airport is the most ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s navy tests a new layer of surveillance: unmanned vessels
Singapore is testing unmanned surface vessels with a locally developed, AI-driven navigation algorithm that could be used for maritime security operations in the congested but strategically important ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore arts centre The Substation to close permanently, board announces
Singapore arts centre The Substation will close permanently after three decades, its board announced on March 2. ( read original story ...)
Singapore ranked most desirable location for luxury homes by Asia’s wealthy
Suggested read: 10 Landed Property Homes Under 2 Million “Together with a lack of new launches, the top-tier class of homes in Singapore struggled to gain traction in the year of the pandemic.” Knight ... ( read original story ...)
Lower-income Singaporeans, middle-aged workers still struggling amid Covid-19 recovery: DBS
SINGAPORE - The nascent economic recovery that started in the later half of 2020 has improved the financial health of most Singapore residents, but some segments of the population are still struggling ... ( read original story ...)
Health records go digital to fight fakes, restart air travel in Singapore
The tamper-proof digital system captures an individual's Covid-19 test results - and soon, vaccination records.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore PR fined over yacht gathering to have future re-entry permit shortened
SINGAPORE: A Singapore permanent resident (PR) who breached COVID-19 regulations will have the validity of his re-entry permit shortened on his ... ( read original story ...)
Bank accounts of suspected scammers can be frozen within a day: MHA
Minister Desmond Tan lays out plans to prevent scams. The bank accounts of suspected scammers can be "swiftly frozen within a day" once the police is notified, Minister Desmond Tan of the Ministry of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Bourse Tipped To Extend Monday’s Gains
The Singapore stock market bounced higher again on Monday, one session after it had ended the four-day winning streak in which it had gathered almost 95 points or 3.3 percent. The Straits Times Index ... ( read original story ...)
Police partner financial institutions to freeze scammers’ bank accounts
The police have partnered more than 20 financial institutions that will move to freeze most bank accounts suspected to be linked to scammers within a day, in a bid to minimise losses to victims and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore playing its part to ensure equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines
Singapore is playing a key role in international efforts to combat Covid-19 by ensuring an equitable distribution of vaccines to countries big and small, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan told ... ( read original story ...)
DBS announces new senior appointments in Singapore and Malaysia
DBS Group Holdings, on Monday, announced two senior-level appointments within the bank.Abdul Raof Latiff, who is currently DBS’s group head of digital for institutional banking and group head of ... ( read original story ...)