Singapore's top female sprinter Shanti Pereira set a season best of 23.96 seconds in the Tokyo 2020 women's 200m heats on Monday (Aug 2). The 24-year-old finished sixth in Heat 5, which was won by ... ( read original story ...)
Conglomerate Keppel to buy Singapore Press Holdings for $1.7 billion
Singaporean conglomerate Keppel said on Monday it would buy Singapore Press Holdings for $1.65 billion, excluding the newspaper publisher's media business. ( read original story ...)
Unicorn IPOs may bring tax woes for early investors
Prior to getting listed unicorns have to bring down the per share price, so that small retail investors can participate in the issuance. The only way to do so is to issue bonus shares — a step that ... ( read original story ...)
Is Singapore Property Market Really In An Asset Bubble Right Now?
Apart from COVID-19 updates, another piece of news that many of us may be keeping track of is Singapore’s rising property prices. According to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) statistics, ... ( read original story ...)
Keppel Corp offers to acquire non-media businesses of Singapore’s SPH
Keppel’s offer to buy out minority shareholders in SPH comes three months after the latter hived off its media business. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market Predicted To Open Under Pressure
The Singapore stock market on Friday snapped the two-day winning streak in which it had advanced more than 40 points or 1.3 percent. ( read original story ...)
Understanding the Pandemic Stress Level in Singapore
To better understand how stress is affecting Singaporeans during the pandemic, Traveloka conducted the 2021 Traveloka Wellness Survey with Singaporean respondents, covering all regions of the island, ... ( read original story ...)
How Singapore can step up S-E Asia’s low-carbon push
Associate Professor Simon Tay, chair of think-tank Singapore Institute of International Affairs, said: "Decarbonisation and addressing climate concerns must be framed not as cost, but as opportunity, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s total service down in Q2
SINGAPORE: Singapores total employment fell in the second quarter as Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) took a toll, though unemployment rates continued to improve, according to the Ministry of Manpowers (MOM ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore team finds drug cocktail effective against Covid-19 Delta variant
The team is now looking to conduct clinical trials on Covid-19 patients with mild to moderate disease.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore ref Taqi reaches another milestone with Olympic appointment
One of Singapore's top football referees, Taqi Aljaafari Jahari, has reached another milestone in his officiating career. The 34-year-old is at the Tokyo Games as a video assistant referee (VAR), ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports another 113 local Covid-19 cases as 10 more clusters confirmed on Sunday (Aug 1)
There were 10 new Covid-19 clusters reported on Sunday including clusters at Yishun Community Hospital and Westlite Mandai Dormitory. ( read original story ...)
4 Reasons Why Singapore Will Quietly Become the World’s Leading Industrial Hub
With Singapore arguably being better known for financial services and tax incentives, you might assume it would have no future in the global manufacturing sector. I’m pleased to say, that’s a wholly ... ( read original story ...)
From Ireland to Singapore, Expats Are Snatching up Property Back Home
Smith, head of Knight Frank New Homes in Ireland, more than 20% of the prime new-home residential sales agreed by Knight Frank in Dublin over the past 12 months have been sold to Irish expats looking ... ( read original story ...)
121 new COVID-19 cases detected in Singapore; 38 unlinked
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Sunday (1 August) reported the detection of 121 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore, taking the country's total case count to 65,102. ( read original story ...)
113 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in Singapore, including 38 unlinked infections
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 113 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections as of noon on Sunday (Aug 1), including 38 infections with no links ... ( read original story ...)