There were 454 new Covid-19 infections and four deaths recorded in Singapore on Friday (Dec 10). This is the lowest number of daily cases since Sept 8. - The Straits Times/ANN SINGAPORE, Dec 11 (The ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore approves Pfizer COVID vaccine for kids aged 5 to 11
Vaccinations for the age group are planned to begin before end-2021. More details will be announced by the MOE and ECDA "shortly". ( read original story ...)
Indian-origin Woman Jailed In Singapore For Cheating
An Indian-origin woman in Singapore has been sentenced to 16 months' jail, with the judge noting that her attempt to cheat the government would have been at expense of taxpayers' money meant for COVID ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: 2 travellers from UK, airport worker test ‘preliminary positive’ for Omicron
The two visitors had travelled to Singapore from the United Kingdom via the vaccinated travel lane (VTL) on December 8, it said.All the three cases were fully vaccinated and asymptomatic, the Channel ... ( read original story ...)
Private property: Buy or Rent? Free-to-use map included
I was recently listening to a podcast episode about buying or renting private property in Singapore on The Business Times Podcast Channel. The podcast was done in reference with an article written ... ( read original story ...)
Personal Finance
Over the past week, all we’re been talking about in the personal finance world is the newly launched KrisFlyer UOB Account. It’s got people... The 2017 Global Startup Ecosystem Report has listed four ... ( read original story ...)
‘I thought I was going to die’: Man attacked by romp of 20 otters in Singapore park
A British man feared for his life when he was attacked by a romp of otters in the Singapore Botanic Gardens on Nov. 30. Otter chaos: Graham George Spencer, a maid agency owner and permanent Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
AstraZeneca inks deal with Singapore on Covid-19 treatment drug; supply to arrive in coming weeks
AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 antibody drug is expected to arrive in Singapore in the coming weeks, after the biopharmaceutical firm announced yesterday (December 10) that it had signed a new purchase ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 vaccination to be extended to children aged 5 to 11 in Singapore; those between 18 and 29 eligible for booster shot
Children in Singapore between the ages of five and 11 will be able to get vaccinated with paediatric doses of the Pfizer-BioNtech/Comirnaty Covid-19 vaccine before the end of the year, the Ministry of ... ( read original story ...)
Grundfos partners with Singapore Polytechnic to develop smart sustainable solutions for industries
The partnership will see both parties contributing complementary expertise, knowledge and talent that will advance sustainability efforts for industries. ( read original story ...)
Science, innovation and technology lead the charge to slow climate change
Overproduction and the consumption of key resources have pushed our planet to the brink of a climate emergency. Climate Trailblazers explores some of the most forward-looking solutions around the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 454 new Covid-19 cases
Singapore reported 454 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday, bringing the total tally in the country to 272,433.Of th ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore and UK sign digital trade deal
Described as the world’s most comprehensive digital agreement between two countries, the deal supports the UK’s bid to join Trans-Pacific Partnership to build trade connections with 11 Indo-Pacific ... ( read original story ...)
Is Singapore the ‘Future’ of Cryptocurrency?
Irish FinTech startup CoinCub has released its cryptocurrency rankings for the fourth quarter of 2021, putting the nation of Singapore in the top spot. ( read original story ...)
Singapore approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11; first shots by end-2021
SINGAPORE: The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has extended the authorisation of the Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine for use in children aged between five and 11, with inoculations set to ... ( read original story ...)
Southeast Asia KFC Operator Picks Banks for Malaysia IPO
Holdings Bhd., which runs KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants in Southeast Asia, has picked banks to arrange a potential initial public offering that could be Malaysia’s biggest first-time share sale in ... ( read original story ...)