Singtel has won one of Singapore's first digital banking licenses with its partner Grab, but the largest telco in Singapore says its entrance into the financial sector is not aimed at bringing down ... ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – Davos set can easily make do in Singapore
Singapore is a natural home for the World Economic Forum’s annual shindig. Although rubber shoe covers are more appropriate footwear than crampons, the tropical city state makes for a decent ... ( read original story ...)
He almost lost his tour business to COVID-19. Now he’s creating more jobs than before
Byron Koh thought the pandemic would sound the death knell for his one-year-old travel start-up. Then he turned things around with a creative ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines to prioritise cargo capacity for transportation of COVID-19 vaccines
SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) will prioritise cargo capacity to transport COVID-19 vaccines when they become available, said the national ... ( read original story ...)
13 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, including 1 in the community and 1 business travel pass holder
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 13 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Saturday (Dec 5), including one in the community who had earlier been placed on ... ( read original story ...)
13 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, with 12 imported and 1 in the community
One of the new imported cases is a Singaporean who had travelled to Indonesia under the Business Travel Pass.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Five Firms Advise on Singapore’s Largest Ever Insurance Deal
Advised by Latham, Norton Rose and TSMP Law, a consortium led by Singlife will pay $2.1 billion for majority shares in Aviva Singapore and create a combined business called Aviva Singlife. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Greenlights World’s First Sales of Lab-Grown Chicken
People have quickly become OK with fake plant-based meats, but it remains to be seen how people feel at large about lab-grown meat. ( read original story ...)
Europe and Singapore align airline safety certification process to boost efficiency
Singapore and Europe have brought their aircraft safety certification processes more in line with each other to allow aviation companies here to get speedier approval for using new technologies. The ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Kelley Aerospace sets sights on supersonic UAV and business jet markets
Singapore-based aerospace company Kelley Aerospace has its sights set on the supersonic air transport, with the rollout of two in-development concepts in business aviation and unmanned aerial vehicles ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore ‘disappointed’ with UN move to loosen controls on cannabis: MHA
SINGAPORE: Singapore said on Thursday (Dec 3) that it was disappointed with the United Nations’ decision to remove cannabis from the most tightly ... ( read original story ...)
Lab-grown meat to go on sale in Singapore in world first
SINGAPORE - Lab-grown chicken will soon be available in restaurants in Singapore after the country became the first to green-light meat created without slaughtering any animals. US start-up ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Singapore’s hunt for global tech talent will benefit Singaporeans too
The new Tech.Pass, together with Employment Pass salary criteria adjustments, will help develop a Singaporean core with better skills, argues this ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore factory activity expands for fifth month in November but at a slower pace
Singapore’s factory activity in November expanded for the fifth consecutive month but at a slower rate than the previous month, as ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore factory activity expands for fifth straight month in November with surge in electronics
The electronics PMI rose 0.1 point from October to 51.1, the highest since September 2018.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore, EU ink agreements to drive collaboration, business activities
One is an administrative arrangement on cluster cooperation and the other is an MOU between SBF and EuroCham.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)