SINGAPORE--Singapore's economy is tipped to expand at a faster pace this year than previously expected, as quicker growth in manufacturing, non-oil ... ( read original story ...)
Economists upgrade Singapore’s 2021 GDP growth forecast to 5.8%: MAS survey
SINGAPORE: Economists have raised their forecasts for Singapore's growth this year, anticipating a firmer improvement in the manufacturing and ... ( read original story ...)
‘Bubble’ business hotel in Singapore welcomes first guests
Visitors to the bubble hotel are not permitted to enter Singapore and must leave via the airport. Singapore has launched a travel "bubble" business hotel that allows executives to do face-to-face ... ( read original story ...)
UOB to implement pay increases and promotions across Group in June 2021
This initiative will cover up to 98% of the Group’s total headcount across the region including Singapore, Malaysia, China, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. ( read original story ...)
Singapore outperforms other Asian benchmarks
SINGAPORE: Singapore could be the biggest comeback story for Asian equities this year. After becoming the region’s worst performer in 2020 following a 12% slump, the Straits Times Index has surged 9.1 ... ( read original story ...)
‘Spot-on advice’ for Singapore in new Chan Heng Chee book: Vivian
Singapore needs to find its niche, achieve relevance, stick together and constantly implement policies with a human heart and human touch.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market Likely To Add To Its Winnings
The Singapore stock market has finished higher in back-to-back trading days, jumping almost 95 points or 3 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now sits just above the 3,100-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Public Housing Prices Soar as Frenzy Grips Market
Million-dollar price tags on a record number of Singapore’s public housing sales are a sign the city-state is joining the frenzy gripping property markets from Hong Kong to Toronto. ( read original story ...)
Slash trade tariffs like Singapore to boost ‘Global Britain’, Board of Trade recommends
Liz Truss said the report showed the UK's potential could be 'liberated' through more trade deals and pursuing economic openness ... ( read original story ...)
Six new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, all imported
There were six new coronavirus cases confirmed yesterday, taking Singapore's total to 60,052.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Halimah, other Asian women leaders stress gender equality at SCMP conference
Countries around the world have a duty to prioritise gender equality among their policy mandates and overcome slow progress on the issue through greater "political will", Singapore President Halimah ... ( read original story ...)
Target 2047: Delhi’s common man should earn as much as Singapore’s
The tax revenue target for the next financial year is marginally lower than last year’s Rs 44,100 crore, of which only around Rs 29,300 crore could be collected, with the economy battered by the ... ( read original story ...)
Squire Patton Boggs continues Singapore expansion with twin disputes hires
Squire Patton Boggs has hired a team of public international law disputes specialists in Singapore from Harry Elias Partnership as the US firm continues to expand its presence in the southeast Asian ... ( read original story ...)
Delhi govt budget aims at raising per capita income at par with Singapore by 2047
Presenting the budget in the Delhi Assembly on Tuesday, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said it is 6.15 per cent higher than the Rs 65,000 crore budget in 2020-21. ( read original story ...)
Malaysian cargo drivers welcome Singapore’s COVID-19 vaccination offer, hope congestion at Causeway can be eased
SINGAPORE: Malaysian cargo drivers who deliver essentials such as fruits and vegetables to Singapore have welcomed the move by the Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Singapore’s ‘bubble’ hotel welcomes its first guests
Singapore has launched a travel “bubble” business hotel that allows executives to hold face-to-face meetings without a risk of exposure to COVID-19, one of the world’s first such facilities. The ... ( read original story ...)