The city state has plotted a three-pronged strategy to cushion against widespread supply disruptions and achieve greater food security. ( read original story ...)
Chinese tourists, travel bubbles: how Asia can refloat its battered travel industry
If the Covid-induced moratorium on travel has left you feeling flat, here are some developments that just might cheer you up. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Yet to See Mutation Amid Coronavirus Uncertainty
Singapore has yet to see any significant mutation of the coronavirus and is watching closely whether that could have a significant impact on its containment strategy, a top health ministry official ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore sentences drug suspect to death at Zoom hearing
Singapore has sentenced a drug suspect to death at a court hearing held on the videoconferencing app Zoom because of the city-state’s coronavirus lockdown ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore sentences man to death via Zoom call
Malaysian man receives sentence remotely for role in 2011 drug deal as city-state tries to curb its coronavirus rates ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysian drug dealer sentenced to death in Singapore via Zoom call
A man has been sentenced to death in via a Zoom video call for his role in a drug deal, the city state’s first case where capital punishment has been delivered remotely. Punithan Genasan, a ... ( read original story ...)
Smarten Spaces Launches a Complete Technology Solution to Make Workplaces Ready for Employees Coming Back to Work
Smarten Spaces, a leading PropTech startup headquartered in Singapore, today announced the global launch of 'Jumpree WorkSafe'. Jumpree WorkSafe was developed in response to the urgent demand and need ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore non-oil domestic exports rose in April
SINGAPORE--Singapore's non-oil domestic exports rose 9.7% in April on sharply higher shipments of goods to the U.S., Europe and Japan. The median estimate ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s exports grow 9.7% in April
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 ...)
Singapore non-oil exports rise for a third month in April defying Covid-19 disruption
Pharmaceuticals formed the bulk of the growth in Nodx in April, while electronic exports slipped.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Virtual Electronics Launches VEnterface Services Platform
Virtual Electronics PTE LTD, a Singapore-registered outsourcing software development company, has launched a new smart ... ( read original story ...)
50 years ago, he taught himself how to fix TVs. Now, this 75-year-old repairman is still going strong
SINGAPORE: After both his parents died in the 1970s, self-employed TV repairman Ho Kian Joo faced the problem of there being nobody at home to ... ( read original story ...)
4G (LTE and WiMAX) Service Market Climbs on Positive Outlook of Booming Sales : Ericsson, Huawei, Cisco
A new market study is released on Global 4G (LTE and WiMAX) Service Market with data Tables for historical and forecast years represented with Chats & Graphs spread through 92 Pages with easy to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan-based live streaming company M17 raises $26.5 million Series D led by Vertex Growth
M17, the Taiwan-based live streaming entertainment startup, announced that it has raised a $26.5 million Series D. The round was led by Vertex Growth Fund, with participation from Stonebridge Korea ... ( read original story ...)
Amid Covid-19 outbreak, some Singapore school leavers rethink overseas study plans
Raffles Institution alumnus Valerie Lu, 19, was all set to head to the United States to start her degree studies at the Maryland Institute College of Art this August, but the pandemic has made her ... ( read original story ...)
Do 5G-ready smartphones matter in 2020?
There's been a consistent wave of 5G-ready smartphones arriving on the shores of Singapore. We have Samsung, which brought the 5G-capable Galaxy S20 Ultra despite it not being the first 5G-capable ... ( read original story ...)