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Singapore moved to attract high-growth local and overseas companies to raise capital on Singapore Exchange and broaden the city-state's appeal as a financing hub on Friday with a package of funding ... ( read original story ...)

COVID-19 multi-ministry task force co-chair Lawrence Wong talked about a number rarely heard thus far in Singapore's fight against the coronavirus. "What is of concern to us is not just the absolute ... ( read original story ...)

The debate over foreign manpower highlights the difference between official reality and the lived reality of local workers facing pressures from foreign competition, says Chua Mui Hoong.. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)

The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday (16 September) confirmed 910 new coronavirus cases in Singapore, taking the country's total case count to 74,848. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: A 72-year-old woman has become Singapore's 59th fatality from COVID-19, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Thursday (Sep 16). The Singaporean woman, who died of complications due to COVID ... ( read original story ...)

With the delta variant wreaking havoc on pandemic recovery and economic reopening plans around the world, the last thing any country needs is vaccine hesitancy. Yet it plagues developed and developing ... ( read original story ...)

UOL Group—controlled by banking and real estate billionaire Wee Cho Yaw—has completed the construction of a 43-story hotel and residential tower at the heart of London’s financial district, betting on ... ( read original story ...)

The integration of fast payment systems between India and Singapore is a welcome move for non-resident Indians in Singapore. But it’s only useful if the transaction costs are lower than other routes ... ( read original story ...)

Booster shots are in the spotlight, as a highly anticipated study in Israel showed a third Pfizer Inc. dose can dramatically reduce rates of virus-related illness in people 60 and older. The analysis ... ( read original story ...)

The Singapore stock market has finished lower in two of three trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had advanced almost 30 points or 1 percent. The Straits Times Index ... ( read original story ...)

Former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson will fight Muay Thai standout Rodtang in a mixed-rules fight Dec. 5 at the ONE Championship 10th anniversary show. ( read original story ...)

A doctor injects a woman with Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine at a private clinic in Singapore on July 6, 2021. Photo: Xinhua Chinese COVID-19 vaccines producers Sinopharm and Sinovac will expand supply to ... ( read original story ...)

The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Wednesday (14 September) confirmed 807 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, taking the country's total case count to 73,938. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - The Republic will begin trialling the import of renewable hydropower from Laos via Thailand and Malaysia, following an agreement between Keppel Electric and Electricite Du Laos (EDL) ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore has kicked off a booster vaccination program against the coronavirus amid the spread of the highly transmissible Delta variant. ( read original story ...)

Singapore may consider legislative changes to protect gig-economy workers such as food delivery riders and taxi drivers, the Straits Times newspaper reported, citing a government committee member. ( read original story ...)