Duke-NUS Medical School is developing a potential Covid-19 vaccine in partnership with U.S. pharmaceutical firm Arcturus Therapeutics. Ooi Eng Eong, a professor at the medical school, says there are ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore PM’s nephew fined for criticizing judiciary online
A Singapore court has fined the nephew of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for criticizing the judiciary in a Facebook post two years ago amid a deepening family feud. ( read original story ...)
The Fantasy and the Cyberpunk Futurism of Singapore
An eerily prescient moment in the landmark cyberpunk film Akira about nuclear destruction predicts the cancellation of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. By preternatural coincidence, I taught the film in my ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore PM’s nephew fined $11,000 for scandalising court
Singapore's high court fined the prime minister's nephew S$15,000 ($10,884) on Wednesday for scandalising the judiciary, in a long-running case related to a feud between the city-state's first family. ( read original story ...)
Lee Kuan Yew grandson convicted of contempt of court in Singapore
A grandson of Singapore's founding leader Lee Kuan Yew and nephew of the current prime minister was convicted Wednesday of contempt of court over a Facebook post criticising the judiciary during a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore PM’s Nephew Found Guilty of Contempt, Fined S$15,000
The Singapore prime minister's nephew was found guilty of contempt of court and fined S$15,000 ($10,884) by the city-state's top court on Wednesday, media reported. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s jobless rate jumps in the second quarter, as the coronavirus pandemic takes its toll
Singapore's jobless rate reached a decade high of 2.9%, provisional data showed on Wednesday, as the Covid-19 pandemic saw employment shrink in the services and construction sector. ( read original story ...)
Singapore PM’s nephew found guilty of contempt, fined S$15,000 – CNA
The Singapore prime minister's nephew was found guilty of contempt of court and charged S$15,000 ($10,883.76) by the city-state's top court on Wednesday, local broadcaster Channel NewsAsia reported. L ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GIC reports lowest returns since global financial crisis
GIC has posted its lowest rate of return since the global financial crisis as the Singapore sovereign wealth fund braces for deeper geopolitical and market uncertainties due to the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GIC flags lower returns from weak growth, cautious on markets
The long-term returns of Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC have dropped within a whisker of a record low struck during the financial crisis, and its chief executive cautioned on Tuesday that the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GIC Reports Worst Annualized Return Since 2009
GIC Pte has reported its worst 20-year annualized result in more than a decade and warned of lower returns and elevated market volatility as the coronavirus outbreak ravages global economies. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s rulers must accept more robust political challenges: PM
Singapore's ruling party must open up to much greater debate of its policies and future plans, its prime minister said on Monday, after an election in which the opposition made historic inroads into ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Reports 469 New Coronavirus Cases Monday, Surpassing 50,000
Singapore recorded more than 460 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday, bringing its total to more than 50,300. The country's Ministry of Health said that 469 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on ... ( read original story ...)
Toyko, Sydney Aim to Lure Edgy Hong Kong Financial Firms, but Singapore a Top Draw
High taxes and costs, bloated bureaucracies and cultural differences in some of these Asia-Pacific nations present formidable challenges for the Hong Kong financial institutions t ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market Expected To Open Under Pressure
The Singapore stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes though the last four trading days since the end of the three-day slide in which it had dropped almost 35 points or 1.2 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to mark 55th birthday amid ‘challenging year’: First look at ‘scaled-down’ NDP2020 | Video
Singapore marks 55 years of independence in 2020 - a challenging year for the small nation as it continues to fight the global COVID-19 pandemic. On Sunday (Jul 26), a rehearsal was held at the Padang ... ( read original story ...)