Volume was 1.63 billion shares worth 1.54 billion Singapore dollars. There were 268 gainers and 196 decliners. Among the actives, SATS surged 2.74 percent, while SembCorp Industries plunged 2.39 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Diplomat Turned Global Tech Executive: iQIYI Appoints Kuek Yu-Chuang as Vice President in Overseas Market Push
PRNewswire/ -- iQIYI Inc. (Nasdaq: IQ) ('iQIYI' or the 'Company'), an innovative market-leading online entertainment ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore approves anti-viral drug for COVID-19 patients
Singapore has approved the use of the anti-viral drug remdesivir to treat seriously ill coronavirus patients, authorities said Wednesday, becoming the latest country to do so. It has been granted ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore approves remdesivir drug for emergency COVID-19 treatment
Singapore on Wednesday approved the use of Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir for the treatment of severely ill patients with COVID-19 infection. Remdesivir is the first drug shown to be ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Approves Gilead’s Remdesivir for COVID-19 Treatment
Singapore's Health Sciences Authority said on Wednesday it granted conditional approval for Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir for the treatment of some patients with COVID-19 infection. ( read original story ...)
Singapore biotech firm Tychan to start human trials for COVID-19 treatment next week
A Singaporean biotechnology firm, Tychan, will begin human clinical trials next week for a potential monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19, it said in a statement on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Student’s App Offers Roadmap to Singapore Contact Tracing Tech
Singapore kicked off a global rush to develop contact tracing apps for the novel coronavirus when the city-state launched an apparently new system in March. But the project actually drew inspiration ... ( read original story ...)
World’s Biggest Gaming Show Cancels First-Ever Singapore Event
The organizers of the first-ever Gamescom Asia have announced that the inaugural show will not happen as planned in October. Instead, it's being delayed an entire year, to October 14-17, 2021. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Changi Airport’s New Liquor Retailer Takes Online Route To Market
With passengers thin on the ground, Lotte Duty Free is launching its liquor and tobacco concession through e-commerce first, not brick-and-mortar. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s migrant workers fear financial ruin after virus ordeal
As Sharif Uddin contemplates leaving the cramped Singapore dormitory where he has spent weeks under coronavirus quarantine, fears about his future creep in. The 42-year-old Bangladeshi construction su ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore government ups ICT spending by 30% to fuel post-pandemic recovery, digital transformation
Country's public sector will spend SG$3.5 billion ($2.52 billion) on ICT procurement in its fiscal 2020, up 30% from its estimated spend in 2019, as it looks to drive the adoption of digital tools and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore may launch wearable device for coronavirus contact tracing this month
Singapore says it will not carry a GPS chip or have internet and mobile connectivity, but fears are growing amongst citizens over its potential to track their movements. ( read original story ...)
‘Late bloomer’ lingerie thief jailed for breaching Singapore lockdown
A serial underwear thief was sentenced to nearly six months in jail Monday for breaching Singapore's strict coronavirus lockdown to sneak into a backyard and steal women's lingerie. Lee Chee Kin was o ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore looks to ease privacy fears with ‘no internet’ wearable device
Slated to be ready for rollout later this month, wearable devices the country is developing for COVID-19 contact tracing will not have GPS, internet, or cellular connectivity, so data can only be ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Half of Singapore’s new COVID-19 cases are symptomless, taskforce head says
At least half of Singapore's newly discovered coronavirus cases show no symptoms, the co-head of the government's virus taskforce told Reuters on Monday, reinforcing the city-state's decision to ease ... ( read original story ...)
Gloves, Masks and Hand Sanitizer: What Singapore’s Next Vote Will Look Like
Singaporeans casting their votes in the country’s next general election will have to chose their candidates quickly -- in polling stations they’ll register, sanitize their hands, put on disposable ... ( read original story ...)