China on Sunday confirmed 11 more cases of the coronavirus and no new deaths for the 11th day in a row. It brings its official count to 82,827 infected people. Five ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore races to build beds for COVID-19 patients as cases surge
Singapore is rapidly building bed space for coronavirus patients in cavernous exhibition halls and other temporary facilities as it faces a surge in cases, mainly among its large community of low-paid ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live updates: Singapore reports 618 new cases, Argentina extends lockdown
Singapore reported an additional 618 confirmed cases as of noon Saturday, marking the second day in a row that daily new cases were less than 1,000. China reported 11 new confirmed cases and no ... ( read original story ...)
The US is home to the most DeFi startups, followed by the UK and Singapore
Nearly half of decentralized finance (DeFi) or Open Finance (OFI) startups tracked by The Block are headquartered in the U.S.The post The US is home to the most DeFi startups, followed by the UK and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Air Says It Will Halt Most Flights Until End-June
Singapore confirmed an additional 618 coronavirus cases on Saturday, bringing the total to more than 12,600. A majority of the cases has occurred in dormitories that house foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 618 new coronavirus cases, taking total to 12,693
The vast majority of the new cases are migrant workers living in dormitories, the health ministry said in a statement. Seven are permanent residents. The island of 5.7 million people now has one of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s migrant workers are suffering the brunt of the country’s coronavirus outbreak
Rubel, a 28-year-old migrant worker in Singapore, is afraid. The dormitory he and other foreign workers live in has been locked down, and nobody is allowed in or out as government officials scramble ... ( read original story ...)
Singtel secures $3 billion in bank credit for subsidiaries
Singapore Telecommunications' (Singtel) subsidiaries have secured close to $3 billion in bank credit facilities, it said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
DBS chief: Collective action trumps privacy rights in a pandemic
When DBS, south-east Asia’s largest bank, learnt of our first case of coronavirus back on February 11, we jumped into action. Within an hour of learning that an employee at our Singapore headquarters ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Deal Digest: April 2020
The 50-year trench is the longest dated sovereign bond ever offered by an Asian issuer. Allen & Overy Singapore partner Felipe Duque led the team advising the Indonesian government. New York partner ... ( read original story ...)
Suddenly, Singapore’s Coronavirus Cases Skyrocketed. Here’s Why.
It was written by Noeleen Heyzer. SINGAPORE — Singapore now has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asia, at 11,178, as of April 23. The daily coronavirus infection rate reached a new ... ( read original story ...)
Claims mount against Singapore’s Hin Leong
SMBC has an exposure of $140m. The Singapore police this week launched an investigation into Hin Leong after founder Lim Oon Kuin said he had directed the company’s finance department not to disclose ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Sees Second Wave of Coronavirus With 900 New Cases
Singapore recorded nearly 900 new coronavirus cases on Friday as the country sees a second wave of an outbreak centered around foreign workers. The country's Ministry of Health reported 897 new cases ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore oil trader Hin Leong seeks court-appointed manager to oversee debts – sources
Singapore's Hin Leong Trading Pte Ltd, one of Asia's top oil traders, has applied for a court-appointed supervisor to manage the company and restructure billions of dollars of debt owed to multiple ... ( read original story ...)
Narrow Band IoT Market is Booming Worldwide | Qualcomm, Verizon Communication, Vodafone Group
Narrow Band IoT, also referred to LTE cat NB1 is a low power wide area network technology which enables to connect or join the wider network in a cellular network. These type of network is majorly ... ( read original story ...)
Russia Cases Jump Again; Singapore Infections Slow: Virus Update
Russia reported the most new cases since April 19 and Germany had its worst day in nearly a week, after Chancellor Angela Merkel said the country is “far from being out of the woods.” New cases in ... ( read original story ...)