Singapore and China will allow some business travel between the two countries to restart as they ease border controls designed to slow the pandemic’s spread. ( read original story ...)
UBS Boosts Conviction in Singapore Equities’ Bull Market Run
The Singapore stock market’s relatively late entry into bull territory could bode well for its staying power even as the rally in global equities starts to look a bit stretched. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Warns of ‘Urgent’ Job Loss Challenge in Year Ahead
One of Singapore’s top political leaders said the city-state faces a “major and urgent challenge” in the next six months to a year, warning of more job losses ahead amid the coronavirus outbreak. ( read original story ...)
Surge in Covid deaths shows up Singapore’s blind spots over migrant workers
The president of Singapore’s Society of Floating Solutions wrote in The Straits Times that some of the city’s 1m migrant workers could be shipped to “beautifully landscaped floating islands” to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to Ease Quarantine Rules for Travel with China
Singapore and China agreed to ease quarantine requirements for business and official travelers, as the countries look to revive essential economic activities disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market Expected To Add To Its Winnings
The Singapore stock market has finished higher in back-to-back trading days, surging more than 100 points or 4 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 2,610-point ... ( read original story ...)
Back to school in masks as Singapore eases virus curbs
Pupils wearing face masks returned to school in Singapore on Tuesday and some workplaces re-opened as coronavirus restrictions were eased in the hard-hit city-state. But with new infections slowing ... ( read original story ...)
Negative Rate Benefits Seen Limited for Singapore’s Stock Market
While a decline in interest rates is generally seen as good for stocks, the benefits of Singapore’s slide toward negative territory are far from certain. ( read original story ...)
Two Americans facing charges for violating Singapore’s social distance rules
Linda Givetash and Ed Flanagan An American man and woman accused of violating social distancing regulation designed to limit the spread of the coronavirus in Singapore faced the charges in court on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Wealth Fund GIC in Talks to Buy StorageMart Stake
Singaporean sovereign-wealth fund GIC Pte is in talks to acquire a stake in StorageMart, which describes itself as the largest privately owned storage company in the world, according to people with ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: Singapore reopens schools; Abu Dhabi closes borders
Dr Fauci says he hasn’t spoken to Trump in two weeks; New Zealand to consider easing restrictions earlier; Mexico deaths pass 10,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Schools Reopen as Singapore Eases Lockdown Restrictions
With temperatures checked, masks fitted, and hand sanitizers at the ready, many Singapore children returned to school on Tuesday after a novel coronavirus lockdown of nearly two months. Across the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Record Deposits Seen Signaling Risk Aversion
A jump in Singapore bank deposits probably reflects investors’ risk aversion and inflows from markets including Hong Kong given the country’s status as a private banking hub, according to Bloomberg ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Returns to Work, U.S. Relief Loan Data: Virus Update
Singapore, starting its cautious return to work, said the number of new daily cases outside of migrant-worker dormitories dropped to zero. Small health-care businesses were the top recipient of U.S. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Virus Infections Outside of Worker Dorms Drop to Zero
The number of new daily coronavirus cases in Singapore outside of heavily-affected migrant worker dormitories dropped to zero on June 1, marking the first time there have been no community cases since ... ( read original story ...)
Steamy Singapore Says Face Shields No Substitute for Mandatory Masks
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Tropical city-state Singapore said on Monday it was curbing the use of face shields as a substitute for masks, as its residents look for ways to protect themselves from the ... ( read original story ...)