As the countdown continues to Australia reopening with vaccination passports, the airline’s local boss says far more consultation and planning is needed. ( read original story ...)
Singapore eases movement restrictions for migrant workers in dormitories
Under a pilot, some vaccinated migrant workers will be allowed to visit pre-identified community locations for six hours. ( read original story ...)
BitDATA Exchange Launches a Fiat-to-Crypto Mobile Trading Platform to Cater to Growing Interest in Crypto Assets
Singapore, a homegrown regulated crypto assets exchange, continues to enhance its platform with a user-centric mobile app as part of the growth strategy. Following the launch of the BitEx online ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Tech Startup ADVANCE.AI Snags $200M in Funding Round
ADVANCE.AI is expected to raise roughly $200 million in a funding round that will put the tech startup in exclusive company as a southeastern Asia unicorn. ( read original story ...)
Robots cruise Singapore streets in search of bad behavior
The autonomous patrol robots, called Xavier, patrol the streets of Singapore, searching for people engaged in “undesirable social behaviors” as part of a government trial of the technology. To ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive-Singapore’s ADVANCE.AI raising $200 million from Warburg Pincus-led investors – sources
Singapore-headquartered tech startup ADVANCE.AI is raising about $200 million in a funding round that will propel it into a small group of Southeast Asia unicorns - unlisted companies valued at $1 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 450 new local COVID-19 cases, most in more than a year
Singapore's health ministry reported 450 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the most since early August 2020. ( read original story ...)
‘Smooth and seamless’ process for first passengers under vaccinated travel lane from Germany to Singapore
SINGAPORE: It was a “smooth and seamless” process travelling from Germany to Singapore under the new quarantine-free travel arrangement, said passengers who arrived on the first two designated flights ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to Ease COVID-19 Restrictions for Migrant Workers
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore said on Thursday it will start easing movement restrictions for migrant workers living in dormitories from next week, more than a year after the curbs were imposed due ... ( read original story ...)
As Singapore pauses reopening, experts suggest ‘bolder’ COVID-19 strategy
Singapore is ramping up COVID-19 testing and has warned it would not rule out reimposing tighter curbs as infections rise - moves some experts see as too cautious for the vaccine frontrunner that is ... ( read original story ...)
Debrief: Spac listings on the Singapore Exchange
SINGAPORE - The Singapore Exchange (SGX) this month launched new rules allowing special purpose acquisition companies (Spacs) to list on its mainboard, a move that will make it the first major bourse ... ( read original story ...)
Netizens slam Gov’t after Finance Minister said S’pore can record 2,000 new COVID-19 cases daily by Oct if current rate of spread continues
The Online Citizen Asia Netizens slam Gov’t after Finance Minister said S’pore can record 2,000 new COVID-19 cases daily by Oct if current rate of spread continues Comments ... ( read original story ...)
Govt to import 90,000 tonnes urea, 50,000 tonnes wheat
The government on Wednesday cleared proposals to procure a total of 90,000 metric tonnes of urea fertilizer from Quatar, UAE and Saudi Arabia at a cost of Tk 3.36 billion. At the same time, 50,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Billionaire Forrest Li’s Sea To Raise Over $6 Billion As Singapore Tech Giant Eyes Global Expansion
Sea Ltd.—controlled by billionaire Forrest Li—said Thursday it will raise over $6 billion to bankroll the New York-listed tech giant’s global expansion plans. ( read original story ...)
Cautious on Indian market as some rotation of investments back to China likely: Standard Chartered Bank
Abhilash Narayan, senior investment strategist-group wealth management at Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore, on Wednesday, said that there could be some rotation of investments back to China from ... ( read original story ...)
Survival strategies for SMEs as Singapore moves from pandemic to endemic
The Singapore economy is continuing to open up – with restrictions on dining- in and social gatherings being progressively lifted. What survival strategies do SMEs need to take as Singapore moves from ... ( read original story ...)