Most of the new cases in Singapore were linked to infection clusters in dormitories that house foreign workers. ( read original story ...)
Dormitory Infections Push Singapore Virus Cases to New Record
Singapore reported its highest daily increase of coronavirus cases on Wednesday as infections surge among low-wage foreign workers housed in dormitories. ( read original story ...)
Global Cases Top 2 Million; Singapore Numbers Jump: Virus Update
The coronavirus marked another grim milestone, reaching 2 million cases around the world. It took about four months for the virus to infect 1 million people and only 12 days for that number to double. ( read original story ...)
OCBC introduces Google Pay to fuel cashless P2P transactions in Singapore
PayNow is a Singapore P2P interbank funds transfer service available to customers of nine participating banks — Bank of China, Citibank Singapore Limited, DBS Bank/POSB, HSBC, Industrial and ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Chief Pledges to Avoid Staff Cuts Despite Virus Impact
Singapore’s three largest banks have joined some global peers in pledging to avoid staff cuts due to the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Optical Sensors Market Overview and Regional Outlook Study 2017 – 2025
The market is extremely competitive on account of the fragment nature of the global optical sensors market, and thus characterized by the presence of very well-diversified vendors ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Researchers Use NanoString’s nCounter Platform to Rapidly Profile the Response of the Immune System to the SARS-CoV-2 Virus
NUS Academic Medical Centre in Singapore use Simplicity and Speed of nCounter to Publish Study Within Weeks of Infection. NanoString Offers COV ... ( read original story ...)
China, Singapore seen leading property market recovery after coronavirus pandemic eases, analysts say
to whittle down their prospective property lists and put their time in lockdown to good use,” said Kate Everett-Allen, head of international residential research at Knight Frank. Singapore home prices ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Home Sales Suffer With City Under Partial Lockdown
Singapore private home sales fell in March as a partial lockdown forcing people to stay indoors curtailed activity. ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 447 new cases in biggest daily jump, total 3,699
Singapore’s health ministry on Wednesday confirmed 447 new coronavirus cases in the biggest daily jump, to bring the total number of cases in the city-state to 3,699. 404 of the new cases were linked ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore oil trader Hin Leong meets banks over finances – sources
Singapore oil trader Hin Leong held a call with banks on Tuesday after they failed to provide a letter of credit to the firm to purchase at least one cargo of oil products due to load this month, four ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Stay off Zoom and Google Hangouts, Standard Chartered chief tells staff
Standard Chartered Plc is the first major global bank to tell employees not to use Zoom Video Communications Inc during the coronavirus pandemic due to cybersecurity concerns, according to a memo seen ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore has launched new hygiene certification program for hospitality industry
Singapore is currently on a cleaning blitz. The city-state famous for its cleanliness and hygiene standards has launched a new government-led certification program for hotels and restaurants to restor ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Home Sales Set for Harder Hit as Lockdown Tightened
Singapore home sales slumped in March and are set to take a harder hit in coming months as the government enforces a more draconian lockdown that threatens to bring the property market to a standstill ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Singapore oil trader Hin Leong meets banks over finances – sources
Singapore oil trader Hin Leong held a call with banks on Tuesday after they failed to provide a letter of credit to the firm to purchase at least one cargo of oil products due to load this month, four ... ( read original story ...)
In Singapore, migrant coronavirus cases highlight containment weak link
As Singapore wins global plaudits for its handling, the disease has spread rapidly within its large migrant worker community, highlighting what rights groups say is a weak link in the city state’s ... ( read original story ...)