Safety measures, PCR tests, new methods of business... Singapore is putting in place several protocols for business travel ... ( read original story ...)
No spectators when Singapore Tennis Open begins, but fans possible for s-finals, final
No spectators will be allowed at Singapore's first professional men's tennis tournament in 22 years, when the Singapore Tennis Open begins on Saturday (20 February) at the OCBC Arena.However, The ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Singapore confirms 14 new cases, all imported
The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed 14 new cases of COVID-19 in Singapore on Friday (19 February), taking the country's total case count to 59,846.There are no new cases of locally-transmitted ... ( read original story ...)
The Singapore Declaration And The Biden Administration’s Policy Review
The Biden administration is in the midst of a North Korea policy review that will shape prospects for diplomacy and the relative priority of North Korea on the new president’s to-do list. ( read original story ...)
No spectators allowed at Singapore Tennis Open; daily COVID-19 tests for travelling players
SINGAPORE: No spectators will be allowed at the upcoming Singapore Tennis Open, said organisers in a press release on Friday (Feb 19). The event, ... ( read original story ...)
Batam church pastor jailed for conspiring to deposit fake S$10,000 note in Singapore
SINGAPORE: When the pastor of a church in Batam came across a S$10,000 note in a container of secondhand clothes from Singapore he had received to ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar’s Biggest Foreign Investor Is Singapore. Here’s Why That Matters.
The wealthy island city-state is Myanmar’s biggest foreign investor, overtaking China in 2019 to bring in more than $24 billion of capital through lucrative real estate projects, banking, shipping, ... ( read original story ...)
SBF partners UOB, Keppel Land in push to help Singapore businesses venture abroad
SINGAPORE - Despite a crippling global recession last year, the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) managed to facilitate 15 Singapore-based small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to set up shop abroad ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s CPF interest rates to remain unchanged for second quarter of 2021
The interest rates that Central Provident Fund (CPF) members can earn on their various accounts will remain unchanged in the second quarter of 2021, the Housing Board and CPF Board said on Friday (Feb ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Japan records new strain; Singapore’s virus-secure hotel eyes business travellers
Japan has seen some 90 cases of a new Covid-19 strain, while Singapore has launched a coronavirus-secure hotel and meeting complex for business travellers. ( read original story ...)
More than half of Singapore’s hawker stalls now offer e-payments
SINGAPORE: More than half of Singapore’s hawker stalls now offer e-payments, with transactions last month growing four times since June. This ... ( read original story ...)
Reports of unauthorised online banking and card transactions in Singapore jump 460% in 2020
Many victims were tricked into revealing their user IDs, passwords, OTPs or credit card details.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
S Pass quota cut not likely to slow Singapore’s manufacturing growth: Analysts
Manufacturing firms are concerned that the coming cuts in the S Pass quota for the sector will raise wage costs and lead to labour shortages. ( read original story ...)
To celebrate women, Singapore must change how men think about sexual harassment
This needs to be an area of focus for Singapore this year. Similarly, Asian policymakers should promote gender awareness training in schools and zero tolerance for harassers, while celebrating ... ( read original story ...)
‘Virus-secure’ Singapore hotel looks to lure business travelers
Singapore on Thursday launched what it billed as a coronavirus-secure hotel and meeting complex where visitors communicate via intercom through glass panels, as the Asian financial hub slowly opens up ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar protesters pressure Singapore to ‘stand for justice’ and compel Min Aung Hlaing to cede power
Singapore's foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan on Thursday told the military leaders behind Myanmar's coup that the use of live rounds against unarmed civilians protesting the seizure of power was ... ( read original story ...)