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SINGAPORE - There were five new coronavirus cases confirmed as of noon on Wednesday (Nov 18), all of them imported, for the eighth day in a row. Those infected had been placed on stay-home notices on ... ( read original story ...)

The US Navy Secretary’s proposal is seen as a ‘trial balloon’ that is unlikely to garner immediate regional support. ( read original story ...)

Lee Hsien Loong said talent is crucial for Singapore to become a regional tech powerhouse, despite potential friction between foreigners and locals. ( read original story ...)

Gay and lesbian people are “valued members of society” and welcome in Singapore, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Wednesday, in a statement that is at odds with his government’s resistance to ... ( read original story ...)

A new Covid-19 treatment could become available in Singapore and beyond by early-2021 as biotech company Hummingbird Bioscience trials its experimental therapy. ( read original story ...)

The Singapore stock market has climbed higher in two straight sessions, advancing more than 65 points or 2.4 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 2,780-point ... ( read original story ...)

With their terracotta roof tiles, French-style timber windows and brightly-colored facades, Singapore’s distinctive shophouses are becoming the latest sought-after property asset for family offices, ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong argued the island nation must welcome foreign talent to realize its goal of becoming a technology center, while acknowledging the tensions this could foster ... ( read original story ...)

The Singapore high court has ordered water treatment firm Hyflux HYFL.SI to be placed under judicial management, according to a stock exchange filing on Tuesday, after more than two years of the ... ( read original story ...)

Since the elderly are least comfortable with smartphones, the government has also turned to wearable tech to try and reach the whole population. In June, it launched a tracking device that functions ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong sees the government running a budget deficit at least through early next year, and perhaps “a while” longer, as the coronavirus-hit economy bends the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is expected to run a budget deficit next year and may not be able to balance its books for a while, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday, adding fiscal support is needed to repair ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong sees the government running a budget deficit at least through early next year, and perhaps “a while” longer, as the coronavirus-hit economy bends the ... ( read original story ...)

The four-day Bloomberg New Economy Forum kicked off with business and political leaders taking on issues from the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic to the future of global trade and climate ... ( read original story ...)

The four-day Bloomberg New Economy Forum kicked off with business and political leaders taking on issues from the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic to the future of global trade and climate ... ( read original story ...)

There were fewer shipments of non-monetary gold and electronics such as integrated circuits.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)