Economist at UOB Group Barnabas Gan assessed the latest PMI figures in Singapore. Key Quotes “Singapore’s manufacturing and electronic PMI reported by SIPMM rose in May 2020 a ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia exempts palm oil from export duty
Malaysia will fully exempt palm oil from export duty this year as part of plans to support industries badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Friday said crude palm ... ( read original story ...)
Unemployed Singapore Residents May Top 100,000 This Year: Straits Times
The number of unemployed residents in Singapore may rise above 100,000 this year from around 73,000 in 2019 due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Straits Times reported, citing Deputy Prime ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore updates contact tracing app to include foreign visitors
Country's COVID-19 contact tracing app has been updated to include travellers visiting Singapore and the government also is looking at issuing a wearable device to every resident to aid in such ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Considers Wearable Tech Devices For All to Trace Virus
Singapore is working on a contact tracing method that would involve a portable wearable device that could be distributed to everyone in the country. ( read original story ...)
Strong demand for HK dollar ‘linked to IPO market’
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has intervened the local currency market to prevent the Hong Kong dollar from breaching the strong end of ... ( read original story ...)
The CCl Exchange Has Become a Bellwether for the Issuance of New Currency at Home and Abroad
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / June 5, 2020 / The CCl Digital Currency Trading Platform, CCI Exchange, which is headquartered in Singapore, is a global digital currency trading service provider. The ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to launch wearable device for coronavirus contact tracing soon
Singapore announced on Friday that it plans to launch a wearable device to help with coronavirus contact tracing that may be rolled out soon to Singapore's 5.7 million residents if it proves to be ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Reports 261 New Coronavirus Cases, Smallest Rise in Two Months
Singapore's health ministry on Friday confirmed another 261 coronavirus cases, the city-state's smallest increase in nearly two months, taking its tally to 37,183. The lower number of cases was partly ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore plans a coronavirus contact tracing device for all to wear
Singapore plans to soon launch a wearable device for novel coronavirus contact tracing that, if successful, it will distribute to all of its 5.7 million residents, the government said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Singapore fishery ports to be consolidated amid review of fresh food wholesale industry
Singapore consumers will be able to buy wholesale seafood at a single location in several years' time, amid a consolidation of the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore retail sales post record 40.5% fall in April during COVID-19 lockdown
Singapore's retail sales fell a record 40.5% in April from a year ago due to lockdown measures implemented in the city-state to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. The fall is the biggest since ... ( read original story ...)
Oil Trader Winson Demands Payment From OCBC For Hin Leong Deal
The spectacular collapse of Singapore oil trader Hin Leong Trading (Pte) Ltd. has sparked another legal skirmish between one of its banks and a trading rival. ( read original story ...)
Southeast Asia exports buoyed by medicine and food during pandemic
Exports out of Southeast Asian trade hubs Singapore and Thailand have stayed strong even as the novel coronavirus pandemic slows economies around the world, thanks to robust global demand for such ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to Build Vaccine Manufacturing Capacity Amid Pandemic
Singapore is building up its vaccine manufacturing capacity in order to offer fill and finish contract manufacturing services to vaccine developers, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bank deposits jump as Hong Kong, virus sow uncertainty
A record jump in money flowing into Singapore bank accounts from abroad underlines the city-state's safe haven appeal during the COVID-19 pandemic and political uncertainty in rival financial centre ... ( read original story ...)