Singapore is looking to add to about S$100 billion ($74 billion) of fiscal stimulus to help strengthen an economy expected to still face significant uncertainty next year, a senior official said. ( read original story ...)
Mass air travel at least two years away, Singapore says
The global aviation industry will take at least two years to recover from the coronavirus pandemic and mass travel to return, Singapore’s Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said ... ( read original story ...)
Vaccine key to full travel recovery: Singapore transport minister
Singapore Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung has offered a cautious outlook for air travel amid the coronavirus pandemic. In an interview with Bloomberg television, Ong described the tradeoff leaders ... ( read original story ...)
Bytedance Moving to Bigger Singapore Office Amid Expansion Plan
ByteDance Ltd., the Chinese owner of video app TikTok, is moving to a bigger office in Singapore’s financial district, paving the way for it to make the city-state its beachhead for the rest of Asia. ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Mass Air Travel’s Recovery at Least 2 Years Away
Singapore Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung says a recovery in mass air travel won’t likely happen until a vaccine is available, which could take about two years from now. Ong says Singapore Airlines Ltd ... ( read original story ...)
Festivals of the future ‘won’t be limited by time and space,’ Singapore arts CEO says
Post-pandemic music and theater performances are likely to use a hybrid model, according to the chief executive of one of Singapore's largest arts centers. ( read original story ...)
Plastic bags could be ‘eco-friendlier’ than paper and cotton bags in cities like Singapore
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have modeled the cradle-to-grave environmental impact of using different types of shopping bags and report that in cities ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s economy contracted by 7% year-on-year in the third quarter, official estimates show
Analysts polled by Reuters had expected the Singapore economy to shrink by 6.8% year over year in the third quarter. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Central Bank Keeps Currency Policy Unchanged
Singapore’s central bank maintained its currency policy unchanged. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s economy shrinks at slower pace as virus curbs eased
Singapore's coronavirus-hit economy shrank at a slower pace in the third quarter as restrictions were eased, official data showed Wednesday, but the trade-reliant city-state still faces a long road to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GDP remains in the red with 7% slump in 3Q2020: MTI
Singapore’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) slumped 7% year-on-year in 3Q2020 ended September, according to advance estimates penciled by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on Oct 14. This is a ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Singapore c.bank stands pat on policy, says stance to remain
Singapore's central bank left its monetary policy unchanged on Wednesday, as widely expected, saying its accommodative stance will remain appropriate for some time. ( read original story ...)
Singapore central bank to let fiscal measures do the job
Singapore’s central bank is likely to keep monetary policy unchanged as it allows fiscal measures to do the heavy lifting in getting the city-state’s economy back on track. ( read original story ...)
Universal Music Hires Simon Jerome Nasser to Lead Singapore
Universal Music Group on Tuesday appointed Simon Jerome Nasser as managing director for Universal Music Singapore and its Southeast Asia head of live, a newly created role. The appointment helps ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines Adds Dates for Its Pop-up Plane Restaurant After Seats Sell Out in 30 Minutes
Singapore Airlines announced its plans to host the Restaurant A380 pop-up, a limited-time dining experience onboard a few grounded planes at the Changi Airport. ( read original story ...)
Ritu Phogat to face Combodia’s Pov on Oct 30 in Singapore
Indian wrestler-turned-MMA fighter Ritu Phogat (52.2kg) will take on Cambodia's Nou Srey Pov in ONE: INSIDE THE MATRIX. ( read original story ...)