SINGAPORE: The Philippines' Department of Migrant Workers and Singapore's Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Wednesday (Sep 7) announced that a banker's guarantee and performance bond would no longer be ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines, Singapore sign 5 bilateral agreements as more health workers sought
Singapore has officially tabled a request to continue recruiting health care professionals from the Philippines, as the two countries also signed a series of bilateral agreements. The Joint Communique ... ( read original story ...)
Banks in talks with Singapore’s DBS to begin real-time remittance system
At least five Indian banks, including the State Bank of India and ICICI Bank, are in discussions with Singapore's DBS Bank to start a real-time remittance system using UPI as the backbone ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered, Trafigura complete first transaction on Singapore trade data platform
Standard Chartered and Trafigura have announced the successful completion of the first live oil inventory financing transaction using Singapore’s recently launched electronic data-sharing platform. ... ( read original story ...)
Phoon Chiu Yoke seeks court’s green light to leave Singapore after being charged again for not wearing mask
SINGAPORE: Hours after being charged with new offences of failing to wear a mask, a woman returned to court to seek the green light to leave the country. Phoon Chiu Yoke, 55, said s ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore names orchid after PBBM, First Lady; emblematic of two nations’ robust ties
The new orchid variety was named Dendrobium Ferdinand Louise Marcos, after Marcos and the first lady arrived at the Singapore Botanic Garden. The Philippine leader and the first lady also had a brief ... ( read original story ...)
Man stopped by police for suspicious behaviour; found videos of himself having sex with different women on his mobile phone
The data from his first mobile phone showed that he had five videos of him having sex with different women. A 29-year-old man from Malaysia, Khoo Ee Seong, was jailed for 20 weeks and fined $4,000 on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s 99 Group considers buying Vietnam property tech startup
Fresh off a funding round led by Gaw Capital, Singapore-based property portal 99 Group is understood to be looking at acquisitions in Southeast Asia, which could include Vietnamese property technology ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore and the Philippines boost digital, healthcare, counterterrorism cooperation
Singapore and the Philippines are seeking to deepen cooperation in fields such as digital connectivity, healthcare and counterterrorism with the signing and exchanges of several agreements on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s fintech funding hit three-year high for an H1 period, but fizzles from H2 2021
The funding was the highest for a first-half period since 2019, but 15% lower than in H2 2021 Singapore’s fintech funding hit a three-year-high for a first half period in H1 2022, with firms securing ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore investors raise $51 million for Indian Skyroot rocket
In a funding round led by Singapore sovereign investor GIC, Indian rocket startup Skyroot Aerospace has raised $51 million ... ( read original story ...)
Marcos thanks Filipinos in Singapore for their overwhelming votes in election
Filipinos in Singapore gave President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. a rousing welcome on Tuesday (September 6) as he arrived in the country on a two-day state visit. Marcos met about 1,500 Filipinos at the Ho ... ( read original story ...)
Marcos says Singapore wants more Filipinos for health care jobs
Singapore is looking to recruit more Filipinos for the allied health care industry, said President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. during his meeting with the Filipino community in the city-state on ... ( read original story ...)
‘We are very sorry we let them down’: Foodpanda lays off staff in Singapore to reduce costs, remain competitive
SINGAPORE - Food delivery company Foodpanda has reportedly laid off 5 per cent of its 1,200 staff in Singapore in a bid to remain competitive, just months after it launched its regional headquarters ... ( read original story ...)
NannyStreet Launches New Mobile App To Simplify The Confinement Nanny Hiring Process For Parents
SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 7 September 2022 - NannyStreet, a confinement nanny agency based in Singapore, has released its new mobile app.Available on iOS and Android, the app is a mobile-friendly ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore and Malaysia removed from Taiwan’s initial list of countries eligible for visa-free entry
There might have been excitement on Monday when Taiwan announced the move to resume visa-free entry from various countries from Sept. 12. This meant that visitors from these countries would be able to ... ( read original story ...)