Singapore will extend a partial lockdown until June 1 to curb a sharp rise in coronavirus infections in the city-state, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday. The measures, which include the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore scandal rocks commodity traders and their lenders
Singapore energy tycoon Lim Oon Kuin spent decades building a business empire, transforming his “one-man-one-truck” operation selling diesel to fishermen into one of the biggest shipping fuel traders ... ( read original story ...)
ST Engineering signs new Hunter deal, signals strong Q1
for the Singapore Army. In a statement on 20 April the group said its Aerospace and Electronics divisions had secured SGD1.6 billion (USD1.1 billion) in new contracts during Q1 2020, mainly for ... ( read original story ...)
CPA Australia: A stronger focus on customers and technology essential for small business recovery
With COVID-19 reshaping the way people live, work and consume, small enterprises in Singapore could boost their business recovery prospects by building technology capabilities to better reach their ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore extends ‘circuit breaker’ partial lockdown measures until June 1
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday that partial lockdown measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus in the country will be extended by four weeks to June 1. ( read original story ...)
Over 17,000 bank customers seek to defer mortgage payments
Singapore saw more than 17,000 bank consumers applying for a deferment of their ... Maybank shared it received around 2,000 applications for a mortgage moratorium. Citibank, Standard Chartered and ... ( read original story ...)
The S11 Dormitory: Inside Singapore’s Biggest Coronavirus Cluster
Now, however, they are under government-ordered quarantine, battling boredom, frustration and anxiety in a sprawling dormitory complex called S11 @Punggol, home to 1,977 of Singapore's 8,014 COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 1,111 new coronavirus cases
Singapore said on Tuesday it had preliminarily confirmed 1,111 new coronavirus cases, taking the city-state’s total infections to 9,125. The health ministry said most of the cases weres living in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore shelves virus superheroes after backlash
A band of Singapore superheroes created to help in the coronavirus fight has been shelved after internet users criticised the campaign for being too light-hearted and for mocking Liverpool football ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore challenged by coronavirus, but has system to handle it: WHO
Singapore is facing a very challenging situation to tackle a sharp increase in infections, but has the healthcare system and risk management capacity to handle it, the World Health Organization’s ... ( read original story ...)
Facebook, three Indonesian firms in early talks for mobile payment approval: sources
The plan, if approved, could be among the first such services under the unified payment service Pay it, which the social media platform unveiled in November. It allows us ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s leading digital banking solution provider FOMO Pay makes 2020 first overseas foray into Malaysia
FOMO Pay, Singapore-based digital payment and digital banking solution provider, partnered with OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad to develop OCBC OneCollect as its first merchant cross-border QRcode ... ( read original story ...)
Huawei Pay moves into Singapore’s crowded mobile payments market
UnionPay, mainland China's dominant bank card clearing service provider, said in a statement on Monday that Huawei Pay would work with a large number of merchants, including supermarket group NTUC ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stock watch: ST Engineering, Keppel Infra Trust, Jardine C&C, Centurion, Keong Hong
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (April 21): Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering): The group's aerospace and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Police Probe Hin Leong After $800 Million Oil Losses
The troubles facing Singaporean oil trading firm Hin Leong deepened as the city-state’s police have started investigating the company.The probe, which the Singapore Police Force confirmed by email, is ... ( read original story ...)
Facebook, three Indonesian firms in early talks for mobile payment approval-regulator
Three Indonesian digital fintech firms are working with Facebook Inc to apply for regulatory approval to launch mobile payments in the country, an official at the financial regulator said. The plan, ... ( read original story ...)