Neil Mumm lives in Singapore, but he made plans long ago to be in Wisconsin this week because he has missed only one Gophers-Badgers football game since 1995. And even the one-year absence deserves an ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore market ends week on a weak note
Singapore shares ended the week in negative territory, marking the third consecutive day of declines. The local stock market saw a directionless trading session, as the United States market's closure ... ( read original story ...)
The best extreme activities in Singapore for thrill seekers
But Singapore has sun, sand and seas, enough for you to get an adventure fix without leaving the country. Whether you want to experience death-defying bungy jump or take a spin in a supercar, there’s ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s co-developed vaccine candidate is in ‘good shape’ for delivery in 2021
Positive results were announced by Singapore's Covid vaccine candidate ARCT-021, developed by Arcturus Therapeutics together with Duke-NUS Medical School. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Pushes Digibanks in Face of China, U.S. Crackdown
Singapore’s financial regulator will stick with its plans to award digital banking licenses by the end of the year, undeterred by tightening scrutiny in China and the U.S. that’s hitting major Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Emily Hoe on How the Singapore Film Festival Planned its Way Through a Virus Hit Year
Emily J. Hoe took over as executive director of the Singapore International Film Festival just as the world was waking up to the coronavirus as a full-on pandemic. A calm head helped prevail and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-Bound Billionaire James Dyson Plans $3.6 Billion Move Into Batteries And Robotics After Electric Car Failure
Sir James Dyson is moving his HQ to Singapore after a year to forget for one of Britain’s best-known billionaires. ( read original story ...)
SGIFF: After Winning Hong Kong and Jeonju, Feminist Fable ‘Shepherdess’ Is Set to Conquer Singapore
Indian arthouse filmmaker Pushpendra Singh’s latest effort, feminist fable “The Shepherdess and the Seven Songs” (Laila Aur Satt Geet) is bowing at the Singapore International ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore sees rising incomes, falling inequality
Incomes in Singapore have continued to rise in the past five years, while necessities such as education remain affordable.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Finds First Local Covid-19 Case After Nearly Two Weeks
Singapore confirmed its first case of locally transmitted Covid-19 in almost two weeks, the country’s Ministry of Health said in a statement. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Media Festival Finds Opportunities in Pandemic Crisis
Storytellers from Asia have demonstrated resilience and creativity amid the disruptions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. From Nov. 26 to Dec. 6, they are gathering — physically or virtually ... ( read original story ...)
Travel bubble: what Singapore and Hong Kong’s contrasting reactions to its suspension tell us about our societies
Last Sunday was supposed to mark the start of a quarantine-free air travel bubble between Singapore and Hong Kong, until a rising number of Covid-19 infections in the latter - linked mainly to a still ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Oct manufacturing unexpectedly falls 0.9% y/y, misses f’cast
Singapore's industrial output unexpectedly declined 0.9% year-on-year in October, missing economists' forecasts, hurt by a plunge in transport engineering, official data showed on Thursday. SINGAPORE, ... ( read original story ...)
In Singapore, Bargains for Luxury Homes Are Few and Far Between
The priciest condos have been slower to sell, but overall, the high-end market rebounded quickly after the coronavirus outbreak. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Oil Tycoon Who Founded Hin Leong Denies HSBC’s Forgery Claim
Oil Tycoon Lim Oon Kuin, founder of troubled Singaporean oil trader Hin Leong, denied allegations by the company’s biggest creditor that he used forged documents to obtain financing. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Nearly Virus Free After Local Cases and Clusters Cease
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Having once had the highest COVID-19 rate in Southeast Asia, Singapore has all but eradicated the virus after reporting 14 days without any new local cases on Tuesday, and saying ... ( read original story ...)