An activist who held a sign bearing a smiley face as part of a one-man protest in Singapore has been charged with unlawful assembly. Jolovan Wham said he held the cardboard sign near to a police ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Saudi companies push Indian solar tariffs to record low
The Indian units of Singapore-based Sembcorp Industries Ltd and Saudi Arabia-based Aljomaih Holding Co won government auctions to sell solar power for a record low of 2 rupees ($0.0270) per kilo watt ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to look at boosting manufacture of pharmaceutical products
Plans are afoot to expand Singapore's capacity in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products as the world gets closer to finding a vaccine for Covid-19.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Stocks in Asia-Pacific rise; airline shares in Hong Kong and Singapore decline
Shares of airlines in Hong Kong and Singapore slipped on Monday after an anticipated air travel bubble between the two cities was delayed. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-Singapore Travel Bubble Bursts Before It Begins
Expensive mutual travel was set to start Sunday, and will be a deal watched by the travel industry worldwide if it does indeed begin. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Sees Economy Expanding 4%-6% in 2021 as Virus Ebbs
Singapore’s economy will probably expand 4% to 6% next year as it rebounds from the coronavirus slump and global growth recovers. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Economy Contracts 5.8% in the Third Quarter Compared to a Year Ago, Better Than Earlier Estimates
The Singapore economy is now expected to shrink between 6% and 6.5% in 2020 compared to a year ago, said the Ministry of Trade and Industry. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Upgrades Third-Quarter GDP, Sees Economy Returning to Growth Next Year
Singapore's economy contracted much less than initially estimated in the third quarter due to gradual easing of COVID-19 lockdown measures and authorities expect the city-state to bounce back to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-Singapore Bubble Delay Shows Travel Rebound Uncertain
Singapore travel bubble shows just how delicate the process of reopening borders is -- even for places that have largely contained the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Q3 economy shrinks less than expected
Singapore's economy contracted at a slower pace in the third quarter after pandemic restrictions were eased and growth improved in some ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-Singapore Bubble Delay Shows Uphill Battle for Travel
Singapore travel bubble shows just how delicate the process of reopening borders is, even for places that have largely contained the coronavirus, casting further doubt over any global recovery in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, a City of Skyscrapers and Little Land, Turns to Farming
Much of Singapore’s food is imported, but coronavirus-related border closures and global trade fights have shown that near-total dependence on the outside world could spell trouble. ( read original story ...)
Establish Singapore as R&D hub for alternative energy, direct more resources towards research: PAP’s youth wing
The Government should establish Singapore as a research and development (R&D) hub for alternative energy by investing more resources ... ( read original story ...)
Top Singapore Bureaucrat Reflects on Mental Health in Covid Era
It’s not often a top bureaucrat in Singapore publicly discloses personal vulnerabilities, but the coronavirus pandemic is upending what is seldom discussed outside close circles. Chng Kai Fong, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and Singapore put their planned travel bubble on hold.
The governments of Hong Kong and Singapore have temporarily scrapped a plan for a travel bubble, as Hong Kong grapples with a spike in coronavirus infections. The delay underscores the challenges of ... ( read original story ...)
The much-hyped Hong Kong-Singapore ‘travel bubble’ is postponed amid Covid-19 spike
The highly-anticipated Hong Kong and Singapore "air travel bubble" was postponed Saturday -- less than 24 hours before it was due to launch. ( read original story ...)