BENGALURU (REUTERS) – Cinema operator AMC Entertainment beat second-quarter revenue estimates on Monday, lifted by the return of movie-goers to its theaters after a year of closures and restrictions, sending […]
BENGALURU (BLOOMBERG) – UpGrad has raised US$185 million (S$251 million) from Temasek and other investors over a span of a few months this year, garnering a valuation of US$1.2 billion […]
SINGAPORE – Lugging a cooler chest containing Covid-19 vaccines and a 15kg suitcase filled with medical equipment, resuscitation tools and an oxygen canister, Dr Nathaniel Ng and a nurse headed […]
SINGAPORE – The start-up scene here has much to show for in 2021, producing an impressive string of built-in-Singapore unicorns, which are private companies now valued at more than US$1 […]
SINGAPORE – The Republic marked its 56th year since independence with a scaled-down ceremonial parade comprising 600 uniformed participants at the Marina Bay floating platform on Monday (Aug 9). Another […]
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Monday, Aug 9. S’pore preparing to reopen economy, but cannot take social cohesion for granted: PM Lee The pandemic has […]
SINGAPORE – A scaled-down ceremonial parade will be held at the Marina Bay floating platform on Monday (Aug 9) to mark Singapore’s 56th year of independence, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. […]
SINGAPORE – Is there any other country whose national character so closely identifies with the notion that “no man is an island”? From a quiet fishing village with few resources, […]
SINGAPORE – Eyewear chain Owndays has set its sights on further growth with plans to ramp up its headcount in Singapore. The Japanese company, which employs 300 people here in […]
SINGAPORE – The health prognosis of Singapore’s trading partners will likely have a significant bearing on how its trade-dependent economy performs through the rest of 2021. However, the phased easing […]
SINGAPORE – National Day is a celebration that brings together Singaporeans of every stripe and colour but each community also celebrates its own festivals throughout the year and adds colour […]
A total of 5,710 individuals, including public servants, community and grassroots leaders and educators, will receive National Day honours this year. Each year, the awards recognise individuals for their contributions […]
The container ship, freight train and 18-wheeler took Mr Kelvin Lim to places he had never imagined he would visit. They allowed him to meet new faces who would later […]
When global stocks started to fall in February last year due to news about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, social media and online discussion boards were flooded with questions […]
SINGAPORE – An 80-year-old retiree and his 77-year-old wheelchair-user wife made their way to a regional screening centre just across the road from where they live in Ang Mo Kio, to […]
SINGAPORE – The possible exposure feature on the TraceTogether application has been removed, as the Ministry of Health (MOH) has created new categories of health alerts to manage the Covid-19 […]
SINGAPORE – Local clinical trials will soon commence for two Covid-19 vaccines, developed by a United States-based company to target four variants of concern, including the Delta. The early-stage clinical […]
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, Aug 8. More seniors in S’pore get their Covid-19 jabs after vaccination teams go to the heartland The authorities […]
Celebrating National Day: Community in California pulls together amid crisis In April last year, with the coronavirus outbreak worsening in the United States, the Singaporean community in California came together […]
(NYTIMES) – Athleta, the activewear brand for women and girls owned by Gap, had never sponsored an athlete when it approached six-time Olympic champion sprinter Allyson Felix in 2019. The […]
