Singapore's health ministry on Monday confirmed 344 more coronavirus cases, taking its tally of infections to 31,960. ( read original story ...)
Plan to Send Solar Power From Australia to Singapore Moves on
Survey work will soon begin on an ambitious plan to export power from a giant solar farm in Australia to Singapore via a 3,800 kilometer (2,360 mile) undersea cable. ( read original story ...)
Will Singapore banks regret easy loans for coronavirus-hit businesses?
Struggling businesses have taken out 2,500 loans since March, but even with the government taking on a risk share of 90 per cent, banks are bracing themselves for defaults. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Dollar Looks Vulnerable Even as Economy Opens Up
Singapore’s currency looks set to remain under pressure as global headwinds outweigh the benefits of an easing in the nationwide lockdown. ( read original story ...)
Singapore looking at wearable devices to support COVID-19 contact tracing
To address concerns about battery life and the use of Bluetooth in its contact tracing app, the Singapore government now is developing wearable devices--tied to a lanyard--to help drive the adoption ... ( read original story ...)
Two years after Singapore, Kim vows to boost North Korea’s nuclear deterrent
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to implement "new policies" to boost the country's nuclear deterrent, state media reported on Sunday, underlining his decision to turn his back on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s health ministry confirms 548 more coronavirus cases
Singapore's health ministry said on Sunday it had confirmed 548 more coronavirus cases, taking its tally of infections to 31,616. ( read original story ...)
Even with protests, recession and coronavirus, Hong Kong is a better bet than Singapore
The singular advantage Singapore has over Hong Kong is affordable public housing. On all other fronts, Singapore is no better than Hong Kong. Even in the fight against Covid-19, Singapore is far ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC TDSR Waiver – Is it time to Refinance home loan with OCBC?
If you are on the lookout for a refinancing package, now is the right time. Just last week, we shared with on our blog about SCB’s TDSR waiver. Today, we want to let you know that OCBC is also going ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 Patients Not Infectious After 11 Days: Singapore Study
Covid-19 patients are no longer infectious after 11 days of getting sick even though some may still test positive, according to a new study by infectious disease experts in Singapore. ( read original story ...)
U.S. could be coronavirus-free by late September, these Singapore scientists say
The US could finally be free of the coronavirus in late September, and the whole world can expect to put the pandemic behind them in December, says a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Contact Trace App is Opt-In ‘as Long as Possible’
Singapore’s contact-tracing phone app, “Trace Together,” will remain voluntary for “as long as possible,” Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said in an interview with Sky News Australia. ( read original story ...)
Technology enables call centre staff to operate from home
Citibank customers on the line with Mr Caleb Yong have unknowingly been speaking to a call centre officer who is not in a call centre at all, but at home instead.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
CIMB Bank Singapore partners with iSTOX to expand access
CIMB Bank Singapore Partners With iSTOX To Expand Access To Private Capital Markets Through Distributed Ledger Technology CIMB Bank Singapore signed an agreement to partner with ICHX Tech Pte Ltd ... ( read original story ...)
In Singapore, ‘digitally estranged’ seniors grapple with how to celebrate Hari Raya via FaceTime and Zoom
Even though 88 per cent of Singaporeans are internet users, those not digitally savvy feel cut off from loved ones and religious services, affecting their mental health. ( read original story ...)
From coastline to rooftops, Singapore boosts local production to survive a global food crisis
The city state has plotted a three-pronged strategy to cushion against widespread supply disruptions and achieve greater food security. ( read original story ...)