The only thing more baffling than a police force investigating someone for holding up a sign with a smiley face, is a police force doing it twice. Singapore police in November charged an activist with ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, New Zealand discuss possible mutual recognition of digital health, COVID-19 vaccination certificates
SINGAPORE: The foreign ministers of Singapore and New Zealand on Thursday (Mar 18) discussed the possibility of working together to mutually ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysians in Singapore say they hope to make trip home soon | Video
The border between Singapore and Malaysia has been closed for a year. With Malaysia’s plans to inoculate 100,000 Malaysians working in Singapore and bilateral talks under way, Malaysians in Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Indian composer accused of copying nationalist anthem from Singapore
An Indian composer has come under fire for allegedly plagiarising Singapore’s most iconic National Day song, “Count on me, Singapore”, as an Indian nationalist anthem. Listeners have noted the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore govt among 15 anchor investors for Kalyan IPO
Government of Singapore has been allocated 29% in the anchor allocation of Kalyan Jewellers India, while Monetary Authority of Singapore has been allocated 5.11% . ( read original story ...)
Kalyan Jewellers IPO gets subscribed 2.61 times on final day
Market analysts said that HNIs invested in the Kalyan IPO keeping in mind long term gains, as opposed to listing gains ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bank rolls out facial recognition for its ATMs
Singapore-based OCBC Bank has enabled facial biometric security ... Users will only be able to use the technology to check their account balances initially. The ability to make cash withdrawals will ... ( read original story ...)
Vodafone’s Vantage Towers climbs after Germany’s biggest IPO in three years
Shares in Vodafone's Vantage Towers rose on Thursday in Germany's largest stock market debut in three years, benefiting from strong investor appetite for infrastructure assets with stable returns. ( read original story ...)
Singapore man posed as agent for ‘sugar daddies’ to dupe women into having sex with him
Unable to afford the services of sex workers, a man pretended to be an agent for rich "sugar daddies" and duped at least 11 women into having sex with him, so he could purportedly "test them out". ( read original story ...)
Singapore plans ‘immunisation certificates’ for Malaysian cargo drivers
Singapore is poised to issue "immunisation certificates" for Malaysian cargo drivers who have received both doses of the coronavirus vaccine, which experts have described as a precursor to a broader ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and Singapore can deepen ties despite Covid-19, geopolitical strains: Panellists at symposium
Japan-Singapore Symposium speakers hope for greater cooperation in digitalisation and the green economy, better vaccine distribution, and growing common values.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed Nazara Technologies IPO day 2: Issue subscribed 7.17 times so far, retail portion booked 28 times
The initial public offer (IPO) of ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed Nazara Technologies was subscribed 7.17 times on the second day of bidding today. The share sale received bids for 2.09 crore ... ( read original story ...)
Craftsman Automation IPO ends with decent subscription
The initial public offer (IPO) of Craftsman Automation received bids for 1.47 crore shares as against 38.69 lakh shares on offer, according to the stock exchange. The issue was subscribed 3.81 times. ( read original story ...)
More than 98,000 Singapore employers to benefit from Wage Credit payouts by end-March 2021
These employers would have given wage increases to more than 800,000 Singaporean workers earning a gross monthly wage of up to S$5,000, in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore needs to keep up COVID-19 safe measures until more people are vaccinated: Chief health scientist
SINGAPORE: Vaccination is being rolled out in Singapore but it has yet to achieve the coverage required, and safe management measures are still required to keep transmission of COVID-19 down, said ... ( read original story ...)
15 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, all imported
SINGAPORE: Fifteen new COVID-19 cases were reported in Singapore as of noon on Thursday (Mar 18). All the new infections were imported and ... ( read original story ...)