GovTech, the Singapore government’s technology agency, has launched its new Digital Academy initiative, tapping Australian scale-up Secure Code Warrior to help develop cyber security skills. ( read original story ...)
Singapore rolls out regular COVID-19 testing for staff in higher-risk settings | Video
As Singapore reopens with tighter safeguards, staff working in higher-risk settings with unmasked customers, like food and beverage outlets or fitness studios, will have to test themselves regularly. ( read original story ...)
Stock Market Today: SGX Nifty rises 60 points; Asian markets open higher; all eyes on Fed chair’s testimony
Bitcoin stabilised in Asian trading on Tuesday morning a day after a statement from China's central bank reaffirming the ongoing crackdown on cryptocurrencies in the country sent the world's largest ... ( read original story ...)
SGX Nifty up 65 points; here’s what changed for market while you were sleeping
Asian stocks mostly opened higher on Tuesday tracking an overnight rally on Wall Street, as investors snapped up value stocks that are expected to outperform along with an economic recovery. MSCI's ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Bourse Expected To Bounce Higher Again On Tuesday
The Singapore stock market turned lower again on Monday, one session after ending the two-day losing streak in which it had fallen ... ( read original story ...)
China cuts second batch of crude oil import quotas for private refiners
SINGAPORE: China has issued 35.24 million tonnes of crude oil import quotas to non-state refiners in a second batch of allowances for 2021, a 35% drop from the same slot last year, according to a ... ( read original story ...)
SPL resumption delayed by two weeks, Singapore Cup cancelled
The Singapore Premier League season will resume about two weeks later than originally planned, while the Singapore Cup has been cancelled. ( read original story ...)
Spike in demand as delivery-only McDonald’s BTS Meal launches in Singapore after delay
In 2019, Taeden Goh took his mother with him to watch the Korean boyband BTS perform live in concert at the National Stadium. Before that, his mother, Ping Lim, was not a fan of the band and she ... ( read original story ...)
Nurse at Singapore’s Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital among unlinked cases; two new clusters form in Bukit Merah View
A nurse at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, a delivery rider with Foodpanda as well as a foreign domestic worker were the three Covid-19 community cases with no known sources of infection reported ... ( read original story ...)
U.S.-Singapore Relations at 55: Our Shared Past and Future
Good evening everyone. It is a great pleasure to be here today with Professor Danny Quah and Professor Chan Heng Chee to discuss the U.S.-Singapore partnership. As ... ( read original story ...)
Tug Operates Under Remote Control in Singapore
A tugboat in the busy Port of Singapore has become the first in South Asia to operate under remote joystick control, in a trial ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s COVID breath tests give results within 2 minutes
A pair of Singaporean startups have developed breath tests for COVID-19 that deliver results in less than 2 minutes, adding new tools to the city-state's efforts to open up the economy while ... ( read original story ...)
Bequeathed property in Geylang could not generate income, says Muis in response to allegations of mishandling
Muis said it "migrated" the intention of the bequeather to another property in Bugis.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Middle East Crude-Benchmarks mixed; China slashes second batch of import quotas
The sharp decline comes after a recent crackdown on trading of such quotas as Beijing works to consolidate its bloated refining industry and reduce emissions. Analysts expect the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore PR, 44, dies from COVID-19; case had diabetes history
A 44-year-old male Singapore permanent resident died from COVID-19 infection on Sunday (20 June), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Monday. ( read original story ...)
44-year-old man with history of diabetes dies from COVID-19 complications, Singapore’s death toll now 35
SINGAPORE: A 44-year-old man has died from complications due to COVID-19, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Monday (Jun 21). The man, a ... ( read original story ...)