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The infectious-disease expert told actor Matthew McConaughey, ‘We’ve been through a Depression, we’ve been through a World War. We pulled together ... ( read original story ...)

The Singapore High Court has appointed Grant Thornton Singapore as the supervisor of Xihe Holdings Pte Ltd and four of its subsidiaries, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

For the day, the index jumped 32.77 points or 1.28 percent to finish at 2,595.97 after trading between 2,568.10 and 2,602.33. Volume was 2.35 billion shares worth 1.6 billion Singapore dollars. There ... ( read original story ...)

Country rolls out new three-year plan with SG$250 million ($182.1 million) investment to drive technology innovation in the financial services industry, which saw 40 innovation labs and 1,000 fintech ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese IT services provider launches a range of private cloud offerings that include ERP and analytics in the two Asian markets, extending the services beyond Europe and the US. ( read original story ...)

Both carriers are based in markets that have no domestic demand in a time where international travel is still very limited, said Joanna Lu of Cirium. ( read original story ...)

About 800 migrant workers have been quarantined after a case of Covid-19 was discovered in a dormitory that had been cleared, Singapore’s Ministry of Health said in a statement. ( read original story ...)

Singapore on Wednesday reported 42 new COVID-19 cases, its lowest daily count in about four and a half months. ( read original story ...)

The Australian state of Victoria on Wednesday reported a record 21 virus deaths and 410 new cases from an outbreak in the city of Melbourne that has prompted a strict lockdown. State Premier Daniel ... ( read original story ...)

India has the third-highest coronavirus caseload in the world after the United States and Brazil. Rafiq Maqbool AP Photo SINGAPORE — Singapore’s government says most foreign workers can now resume ... ( read original story ...)

The three largest Singapore banks warned that the global environment remains uncertain even though some business activity has picked up as economies reopen from coronavirus lockdown measures. ( read original story ...)

Singapore started crushing nine tonnes worth of elephant ivory on Tuesday, in what authorities said was the biggest such event globally in recent years and signalled the island nation's fight against ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore began destroying nine tonnes of seized ivory Tuesday, the largest such action globally in recent years, including contraband tusks that came from more than 300 African elephants. The ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's record recession was deeper than first thought in the second quarter, data showed on Tuesday, signalling a lengthy path to recovery as the coronavirus pandemic dealt a major blow to Asia's ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong will be lucky to end up like Singapore, or even a second-tier Chinese city. Police arrested pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai for “foreign collusion” on Monday. Meanwhile, Chief Executive ... ( read original story ...)

The Singapore prime minister's nephew said on Tuesday that he would pay a S$15,000 (8,346 pounds) fine for contempt of court, but that he did not admit guilt in the case. ( read original story ...)