SINGAPORE – The national Covid-19 vaccination drive for more than 400,000 students aged 12 and above kicked off as early as 8am on Thursday (June 3), starting with those taking […]
SINGAPORE – Tightened Covid-19 measures had some cooling effect on the Housing Board resale market last month as fewer property viewings were conducted in person, resulting in fewer flats changing […]
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – Singapore’s IGlobe Partners closed its latest venture-capital fund, which plans to invest US$100 million (S$132.3 million) in start-ups focusing on synthetic biology, fintech and technologies for smart […]
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Industrial product supplier GRP announced on Wednesday (June 2) that one of its independent directors, Mr Mahtani Bhagwandas, was recently interviewed by the authorities over […]
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – Oil prices surged on Wednesday (June 2), hitting their highest in more than a year from a decision by Opec and allies to stick to the […]
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Move over, In-N-Out Burger. Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla is one step closer to opening a diner. On May 27, Tesla filed applications with […]
SINGAPORE – It is the holy grail of business to have customers queueing up to buy your products. Not many companies operate under such fortunate circumstances, but this is not […]
SINGAPORE – More than 65 builders have been found to have flouted safe management measures since they were tightened on May 16, including 26 builders which were ordered to stop […]
SINGAPORE – Meritocracy in Singapore is a constant work-in-progress and care should be taken to avoid possible downsides, said Education Minister Chan Chun Sing. This means keeping the definition of […]
SINGAPORE – Mid-career workers hoping to switch to furniture installation and manage interior fitting works can soon tap a new career conversion programme. The Professional Conversion Programme (PCP) for interior […]
SINGAPORE – A Singaporean teenager who threatened to kill English Premier League (EPL) football player Neal Maupay has admitted to his offences. Derek Ng De Ren, now 19, also threatened to […]
(BLOOMBERG) – South Korea’s inflation rose to its highest since 2012 last month as the economy’s rebound gathered pace and as last year’s drop in prices offered support. Inflation from a […]
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Wednesday, June 2. Over half of 52,000 students invited for Covid-19 vaccine booked slots SMSes will be sent to students […]
BENGALURU (REUTERS) – Zoom Video Communications on Tuesday forecast current-quarter revenue above estimates, as increased adoption of hybrid work models by companies is expected to drive steady demand for its […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States manufacturing sector hit the one-year mark in its recovery from the slump brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, but factories struggled with snarled supply […]
SINGAPORE – Coronavirus cases are spiking across the region. Worryingly, emerging economies in South and South-east Asia that averted the brunt of the pandemic last year are suddenly facing a […]
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – The S&P 500 dipped on Tuesday (June 1), with declines in healthcare and tech shares countered by energy and financial gains, as investors weighed the latest […]
SINGAPORE – A van driver who changed lanes abruptly on the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) on Sept 7, 2018, struck a motorcyclist and seriously injured him. Instead of stopping to help […]
SINGAPORE – Join The Straits Times’ science correspondent Audrey Tan and a panel of Singapore’s top experts in a discussion on how to live with Covid-19 as the nation prepares […]
SINGAPORE – Tong Shing Contractors was fined $41,500 for damaging a water main and carrying out works without approval from Singapore’s water agency PUB. In a statement on Tuesday (June […]
