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The number of new Covid-19 cases in Singapore is set to fall after the city-state nears clearing its migrant worker dormitories of the virus, paving the way for 90% of these laborers to return to work ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Exchange Ltd.’s regulatory arm wants to beef up its enforcement powers, as it seeks to deter wrongdoing at a time when companies face financial pressure from the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)

DBS Group Holdings Ltd. and United Overseas Bank Ltd. posted second straight profit declines after setting aside more provisions for loan losses during the pandemic-fueled recession. ( read original story ...)

Net profit at DBS fell to 1.25 billion Singapore dollars ($912.9 million) in the second quarter — down from 1.6 billion Singapore dollars a year ago but beating Refinitiv estimates of around 1.19 ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's DBS Group Holdings reported a 22% fall in second-quarter net profit on Thursday after shoring up loan loss allowances in a pandemic-hit market, but its profit came just above market ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's DBS Group Holdings DBSM.SI reported a 22% fall in second-quarter profit as it increased loan loss allowances in a pandemic-hit market but ... ( read original story ...)

Unlike so many drinks, we know who created the Singapore Sling, and when, and where. So it's a bit of a mystery, then, why there is no definitive recipe. ( read original story ...)

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has announced initiatives to support the use of the “Singapore overnight rate average,” a new benchmark interest rate. ( read original story ...)

Financial regulators in South Korea are reviewing why investors in some structured notes are being prevented from withdrawing their money, according to a person familiar with the matter. ( read original story ...)

A migrant in Singapore who self-harmed and was pictured bloodied in a stairwell has heightened concerns over the mental health of thousands of low-paid workers confined to dormitories in the ... ( read original story ...)

The Ministry of Health has confirmed 908 new COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday (5 August) noon, bringing Singapore’s total to 54,254. ( read original story ...)

Singapore and Malaysia said they’ve agreed on key aspects of green lane travel as the two countries move a step closer to reopening one of the world’s busiest border crossings. ( read original story ...)

Analysts say Singapore and Jakarta will not take a side as they rely on both Beijing and Washington for investment and are battling the Covid-19 crisis. ( read original story ...)

Singapore will make some incoming travellers wear an electronic monitoring device to ensure that they comply with coronavirus quarantines. ( read original story ...)

Visitors to Universal Studios in Singapore will now have to pass through facial recognition scanners to enter the park, in the city-state's latest foray with a technology that has stoked privacy ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is planning an online and physical fintech festival amid the spread of the coronavirus across the globe. ( read original story ...)