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Telecoms operators in Singapore said they had selected Nokia and Ericsson to build infrastructure for new 5G networks. A joint venture between M1 and Starhub awarded one of the city-state's licences s ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Southeast Asian ride-hailing and payments company Grab said it had put a partnership with scandal-hit Wirecard on hold, days after the German payments firm disclosed a $2.1 ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is about a week away from rolling out its portable contact-tracing device to help curb the spread of Covid-19. It will be small and may eventually come in different colors. ( read original story ...)

They argue that they could have had more time to prepare and clarity about COVID-19." Medical experts too are concerned, and hope that Singapore will follow the successful example set by South Korea ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's public sector is ploughing ahead with its five-year cloud migration plan, with more than SG$870 million ($623.56 million) worth of contracts dedicated this year to moving more of its ... ( read original story ...)

The Singapore prime minister's brother, Lee Hsien Yang, said on Wednesday he had joined an opposition party that is competing against his sibling at the upcoming July 10 election but was undecided if ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore will head to the polls on July 10 after its prime minister said he was satisfied a ballot could be held safely despite criticism that such a move might endanger voters during the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

Voters in Singapore's 2020 general elections are likely to subject the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis so far to "robust scrutiny," says Eugene Tan, associate professor of law at ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong called Tuesday for early elections to seek a fresh mandate despite the coronavirus pandemic. Lee said in a televised speech that he has advised the country’s ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is to hold general elections on July 10 amid the global coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Lee Hsien-loong said Tuesday in a televised address. ( read original story ...)

Although Singapore has the second-highest coronavirus caseload in Southeast Asia, the prime minister said the polls planned for July 10 would come at a time that was “relatively stable.” ... ( read original story ...)

Opposition groups have attacked the timing of the poll, with the Singapore Democratic Party saying that calling an election next month would "needlessly jeopardise the safety and health of ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's parliament has been dissolved, the prime minister's office said on Tuesday, an indication that the date of the general election will be declared soon. ( read original story ...)

Singapore's parliament was dissolved Tuesday for an election even as the city-state struggles to recover from a major coronavirus outbreak that has swept through crowded migrant worker dormitories. A ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's prime minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday he had advised the city-state's president to dissolve parliament as he had decided to call a general election. ( read original story ...)

Sparrow Exchange, a Bitcoin and Ethereum options trading platform based in Singapore, announced today it has raised $3.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by HDR Group, the owner of ... ( read original story ...)