Most of the city state’s 320,000 migrant workers remain confined to their dormitories, only able to mix with the wider community on ‘essential errands’ after putting in a request to the government. ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based fintech STACS raises $3.6M to develop blockchain platforms for financial institutions
Singapore-based fintech Hashstacs Pte Ltd (STACS) announced today it has raised $3.6 million USD in pre-Series A funding. The company develops blockchain platforms that can work with financial ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Keeps Dorm Migrants Segregated Even as Covid Abates
It’s been a year since migrant workers in Singapore were confined to dormitories to prevent an outbreak of Covid-19 in their ranks from spreading across the island. Now, weeks after new cases among ... ( read original story ...)
Please don’t look at this savage mockery of Singapore celebs’ terrible outfits – unless you do.
An online fashion critic whose tagline is "Always hungry. Always bitchy!" is back with takedowns of the Star Awards' worst-dressed celebs that are far spicier than anything heard on the red carpet. ( read original story ...)
Deep Tunnel Sewerage System will increase Singapore’s water resilience
Climate change is affecting rainfall patterns - causing bouts of more intense rainfall and also periods of drier weather.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
1 community case among 20 new COVID-19 infections in Singapore
SINGAPORE: One community case was among the 20 new COVID-19 infections reported in Singapore as of noon on Monday (Apr 19), said the Ministry of ... ( read original story ...)
Experts in Singapore wary of rise in mutant coronavirus strains amid plans to relaunch Hong Kong travel bubble
Health care experts say the trend should be closely watched as the island nation continues to open its borders, and the detection of two new local infection clusters in the past week is a sign ... ( read original story ...)
Monitor lizard rescued from busy Singapore road
A pair of police officers in Singapore were caught on camera rescuing a giant monitor lizard that wandered out into a busy road. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s sole COVID-19 community case is a restaurant manager at 2 eateries; wife tested positive last week
SINGAPORE: The only new COVID-19 community case reported in Singapore on Monday (Apr 19) is a 44-year-old man who works as a restaurant manager at ... ( read original story ...)
Lack Of Locally Produced Food Propels Singapore Into Global Race To Attract Meat Alternative Companies
Singapore is becoming the global epicenter of meat alternatives thanks to support from the local government and investors. Now U.S. companies, including Eat Just and Hungry Planet, are taking a slice ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Cops seize over 40kg of drugs – record amounts of cannabis and heroin; 20 new Covid-19 cases; one local on Monday (April 19)
The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) has seized more than 40kg of drugs including record amounts of cannabis and heroin, enough to feed the addiction of more than 12,400 drug abusers for a week. ( read original story ...)
Air-tight rooms and glass walls — Singapore pioneers pandemic-era meetings
Might the future of pandemic-era travel look more like a prison visitors’ room than a business-class lounge? It’s an unhappy thought, but one I grappled with recently as I met an old friend passing ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Says Makes Biggest Cannabis Seizure in 25 Years
Singapore's anti-narcotics agency said on Monday it made its biggest seizure of cannabis in 25 years in a bust last week in the city-state, which has some of the world's toughest narcotics laws ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GIC Joins With ESR To Buy Blackstone’s Logistics Assets In Australia For $2.9 Billion
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC is joining with logistics real estate firm ESR Cayman to buy Blackstone’s portfolio of logistics properties, in a sign demand for warehouse facilities is growing ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: 1 community case among 20 new cases in Singapore
The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed the detection of 20 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore as of noon on Monday (19 April), taking the country's total case count to 60,851. ( read original story ...)
Who says Singapore doesn’t have climate change activists?
Whenever climate change enters a conversation, it can go two ways. One, discouragement that little can be done; or two, a passionate cry to gather troops in an effort to have more people take ... ( read original story ...)