Singapore’s Sentosa island, with its waterslide park, beaches and Universal Studios, is normally on tourists’ to-do lists. Covid-19 has changed all that but the tiny precinct isn’t giving up, it’s ... ( read original story ...)
Iron ore slips on grim steel demand outlook, China import rule change
... global steel demand and as China simplified its customs inspections on imports of the steel-making commodity. Iron ore on the Dalian Commodity dropped 0.3% to 705.50 yuan ($99.30) a tonne as of ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Perennial, Shun Tak donate 5 million masks to vulnerable groups in Singapore
Perennial Real Estate Holdings has teamed up with Hong Kong-based Shun Tak Holdings to donate five million surgical masks to the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) in an effort to support ... ( read original story ...)
A Sudden Coronavirus Surge Brought Out Singapore’s Dark Side
The pandemic seemed to pass over the city-state. Then the government was blindsided by an outbreak among poor migrant workers in packed dormitories. ( read original story ...)
A Singapore court sentenced a man to death over Zoom, marking the city-state’s first remote capital punishment during the coronavirus pandemic
Punithan Genasan, 37, was sentenced to death for his role in a 2011 heroin deal. The city-state has a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to drugs. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Slammed For ‘Cruel’ Zoom Death Sentence
Singapore was criticised for being "cruel and inhumane" Wednesday after a death sentence was handed down via video-conferencing platform Zoom. Malaysian drug trafficker Punithan Genasan was Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Running Out of Time to Call Election, Minister Says
There’s “not much time” left for Singapore’s government to hold its next general election as the city-state has to dissolve parliament in January, months ahead of an April deadline, Minister for Trade ... ( read original story ...)
Agtech accelerator Grow launches new program in Singapore
Singapore Food Bowl aims to spur the development of food security solutions to challenges brought by Covid-19. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines: Take Off If You’re Not In For A Long-Haul Flight
There is a huge concentration of revenue in the commercial flights business, which is worrisome with such low global passenger traffic. The airline industry is ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Expats Flouting Virus Rules Spark Alcohol Curbs
Singapore authorities ordered several restaurants in a neighborhood popular with expatriates to immediately stop selling takeaway alcohol, after several foreigners didn’t adhere to social distancing ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Exports Unexpectedly Expand for Second Month in April
Singapore’s exports unexpectedly climbed for a second straight month in April, mainly due to a jump in pharmaceuticals. ( read original story ...)
Singapore non-oil exports rise for a third month in April despite Covid-19 gloom
Pharmaceuticals formed the bulk of the growth in Nodx in April, while electronic exports slipped.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Exports Rise Unexpectedly In April
(RTTNews) - Singapore's non-oil domestic exports increased unexpectedly in April, data from Enterprise Singapore showed on Monday. Non-oil ... ( read original story ...)
SE Asia Stocks-Most edge higher; Singapore jumps on strong export data
Singapore shares gained on Monday after the city-state reported a rise in annual exports, while most Southeast Asian stock markets tracked global equities to inch higher on renewed optimism as more ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s exports grow 9.7% in April, bolstered by surge in pharmaceutical shipments
SINGAPORE: Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) grew 9.7 per cent year-on-year in April, a drop from the 17.6 per cent growth that was seen ... ( read original story ...)
Separated by coronavirus, Malaysian moms in Singapore freeze breast milk
Before the outbreak of coronavirus this year, Malaysian accountant Jazerel See used to travel regularly between her country’s southern state of Johor and ... ( read original story ...)