SINGAPORE – The police will take action against 25 massage establishments for not ensuring that staff and customers wear masks at all times. And 23 individuals will also be taken […]
NEW YORK (AFP) – Fears about the state of the US economic recovery turned Wall Street negative at the close on Tuesday (May 25), reversing gains made in early trading. […]
SINGAPORE – In a move that surprised some home seekers as it deviated from the norm, the Housing Board (HDB) did not release on Tuesday (May 25) the site locations […]
SINGAPORE – Seven new Ministry of Education (MOE) kindergartens will open across the island in 2024 and 2025. All of them will be located inside primary schools and offer about […]
SINGAPORE – About 110kg of sex enhancement products and condoms were among various items that were attempted to be smuggled into Singapore. But the bid was foiled by Immigration and […]
SINGAPORE – The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has given the green light for Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to be stored at standard refrigerator temperatures of between 2 to 8 deg C […]
SINGAPORE – In response to the conflict in Gaza, the Singapore Red Cross (SRC) has launched a public appeal for cash donations to support affected and vulnerable communities in the […]
SINGAPORE – Official forecasts for Singapore’s key exports and overall merchandise trade have been raised, amid better-than-expected growth seen in the first quarter of 2021. Non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) are […]
SINGAPORE – Singapore maintained its economic growth forecast range for this year at 4 per cent to 6 per cent, despite increased uncertainty over the economic conditions, the Ministry of […]
MANILA (BLOOMBERG) – Asia’s surging coronavirus infections and slow pace of vaccinations is testing the limits of what central banks can do to further support what, until recently, had been […]
(BLOOMBERG) – Asian stocks look set to rise Tuesday (May 25) after technology shares spurred a Wall Street rally as Federal Reserve officials sought to soothe concerns about inflation. Bitcoin […]
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – US stocks climbed on Monday (May 24), with the Nasdaq jumping more than 1% as a retreat in US Treasury yields helped lift expensive stocks in […]
SINGAPORE – The Singapore launch of a celebrity meal by McDonald’s in partnership with popular K-pop group BTS has been delayed amid the country’s return to phase two after a […]
SINGAPORE – A school bus driver was jailed for two years on Monday (May 24) for molesting an autistic student he was ferrying. Ang Boon Hock, 66, pleaded guilty to […]
SINGAPORE – An 18-year-old man has been arrested after he tried to evade Traffic Police officers and led them on a high-speed chase on the expressway. He was caught when […]
SINGAPORE – A woman caught on video spitting at a KFC employee last year was sentenced to nine months’ probation on Monday (May 24). Lin Si Ting, 43, pleaded guilty […]
SINGAPORE – A breath test that can accurately detect Covid-19 within a minute will be rolled out in Singapore, with a trial slated to begin at Tuas Checkpoint in the […]
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – A key selling point that made solar energy the fastest-growing power source in the world – rapidly decreasing costs – has hit a speed bump. Solar module […]
(BLOOMBERG) – United States equity futures dipped and Asian contracts pointed to a muted start on Monday (May 24) as traders weighed the volatile slump in cryptocurrencies and the inflation […]
SINGAPORE – OCBC Bank plans to ramp up the size of its global transaction banking workforce in Singapore, in response to a shift in the type of skills now in […]
