In a state of emergency, more than a few of us will find ourselves cutting deals with god, the devil, or the government alike. ( read original story ...)
Here’s what life looks like right now in Singapore, where an outbreak in migrant worker dormitories has led to new lockdown measures
Singapore extended "circuit breaker" measures through June 1 and put a stop to more services, such as grass-cutting. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Cases Top 1 Million; Tokyo Seeks Extension: Virus Update
Coronavirus cases in the U.S. passed the 1 million mark and deaths topped 58,000, double the toll in Italy. France plans to begin reopening shops on May 11, while Spain is preparing for a “new normal” ... ( read original story ...)
In Singapore, Spy Robots Make Social Distancing Reinforcement Like Something Out of a Movie
R3 roams public spaces and reminds citizens that to prevent the spread of COVID-19, "gathering in public parks are not allowed." ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Was a Coronavirus Success Story—Until an Outbreak Showed How Vulnerable Workers Can Fall Through the Cracks
Asadul Alam Asif has watched nervously as Singapore reported more and more COVID-19 cases in migrant workers’ dormitories like the one where he lives. The 28-year-old Bangladeshi technician counted ... ( read original story ...)
New services in Singapore to tap spike in demand for online delivery
Google Pay Singapore introduces feature to enable the discovery of food pickup and delivery options, while taxi operator ComfortDelgro launches food delivery service that doesn't charge additional ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Producer Prices Decline In March
Singapore's producer prices declined at a faster rate in March, data from the Department of Statistics showed on Wednesday. The ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Employment Plunges Most Since SARS Outbreak in 2003
Employment in Singapore began the year with its sharpest quarterly contraction since the SARS outbreak in 2003 as the city-state contends with the highest number of coronavirus infections in Southeast ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s first-quarter jobless rate highest in a decade, foreign employment drops
Singapore's unemployment rate edged up in the first quarter to its highest in more than a decade, as the government warned that labour market conditions were likely to further worsen due to the ... ( read original story ...)
Australian High Commissioner to Singapore says more digital agreements are in the works
Australian High Commissioner to Singapore Bruce Gosper has hinted that Australia is in talks with other countries in the region about inking additional bilateral digital economy agreements after it ... ( read original story ...)
SE Asia Stocks-Tick up on easing restrictions; Fed decision in focus
Thai stocks hit highest since March 9 * Telecoms lift Indonesia, Singapore By Nikhil Subba April 29 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock markets edged higher on Wednesday, as investors cheered easing cor ... ( read original story ...)
Credit Suisse ‘Dream’ Client Luckin Coffee Becomes Nightmare
Before the accounting scandal and the stock crash and the defaulted loans, Luckin Coffee Ltd.’s billionaire founder Lu Zhengyao was an ideal customer for Credit Suisse Group AG.“I’ve had I don’t know ... ( read original story ...)
‘Invisible and possibly forgotten’: Singapore’s second wave of coronavirus cases prompts soul searching on the conditions of foreign workers
Low-paid South Asian laborers in the city-state have been the worst affected by COVID-19 and have the most trouble accessing health care. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s ‘hooligan cook’ offers free meals for needy during virus lockdown
As food stalls around him have closed during the coronavirus outbreak in Singapore, 28-year-old cook Jason Chua has vowed to stay open for the many that now depend on him. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus pandemic will likely end the strong profit growth in Singapore banks
Singapore's three largest banks are scheduled to release first-quarter earnings in the coming days, starting with DBS on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Packed With Migrant Workers, Dormitories Fuel Coronavirus in Singapore
Cases of the virus in dormitories, which can house up to 20 people per room, accounted for 88 percent of the nation’s cases, as of Tuesday. ( read original story ...)