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The Singapore stock market has moved lower in consecutive trading days, dropping more than 15 points or 0.5 percent in that span. The Straits Times Index now sits just above the 2,975-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)

As Singapore recovers from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has the rare opportunity to accelerate its sustainability efforts not only at home but also in the region, said experts during a ... ( read original story ...)

Social media firms are hampered by their commercial interests when tackling fake news, Singapore's law minister said, underlining the need for the city-state's law against online falsehoods, which ... ( read original story ...)

The Singapore stock exchange has tightened its requirements for listed company auditors in the wake of a series of accounting scandals that have highlighted concerns over corporate governance. ( read original story ...)

Singaporean brand Makerly SG has been making a splash with its batik crop top made with a print similar to the one used for Singapore Airlines’ crew uniform. ( read original story ...)

Singapore is setting up special centers to administer Covid-19 vaccinations daily to large groups of people, on top of allowing the jabs to be taken at clinics and other established health-care ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Exchange Ltd. is tightening its regulation of auditors and property valuers who work with listed companies, in the wake of a series of accounting scandals in the city-state in recent years. ( read original story ...)

Singapore Exchange's SGXL.SI regulatory unit will tighten requirements for listed company auditors and raise standards on valuation reports, introducing a regulatory code of conduct for auditors. In a ... ( read original story ...)

For Singaporeans, the covid-19 pandemic has been closely intertwined with technology: two technologies, to be specific. The first is the QR code, whose little black-and-white squares have been ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is tightening restrictions on intra-corporate transferees, one category of workers brought from overseas offices of multinational corporations, the Straits Times reported. ( read original story ...)

Annual production of new bank notes, to facilitate the gift-giving tradition marking the Lunar New Year, is estimated to be some 330 tonnes or the equivalent of charging 5.7 million smartphones in ... ( read original story ...)

What global events might test future generations, particularly in the defense and security arena? Two come to mind. ( read original story ...)

The changes send a stronger signal that multinational corporations need to consider hiring locals before transferring in a foreign worker, local media reported. ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s tradition of gifting new bank notes during the Lunar New Year celebrations generates the same level of emissions as charging 5.7 million smart-phones for five days. The city state’s ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 22 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Monday (Jan 11), said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its preliminary daily update. ( read original story ...)

Singapore Airlines Ltd. is considering its first-ever offering of dollar bonds, as it tries to bolster cash amid the pandemic. ( read original story ...)