Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Jan 9
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, Jan 9. Govt to pass law to ensure TraceTogether data can be used only for serious crimes The Government […]
Health Check Podcast: Get healthy living tips for 2021
Fortnightly on Wednesdays, get healthier living tips as The Straits Times’ senior health correspondent Joyce Teo chats with expert guests. These are the best episodes of our Health Check Podcast series […]
US stocks end at records again as Biden eyes more stimulus
NEW YORK (AFP) – Wall Street stock indices closed at records again Friday (Jan 8) as anticipation of a new fiscal relief package offset poor December jobs figures. The Dow […]
Banks enhance e-payment services as sector opens up
Consumers can expect a wider variety of digital payment services this year as traditional players enhance their offerings amid greater competition in the banking sector. DBS Bank, OCBC Bank and […]
Sembcorp unit bags solar power project in India
Sembcorp Industries’ India energy arm Sembcorp Energy India Limited (Seil) has clinched a 400MW solar power project through its renewables subsidiary, Sembcorp Green Infra. The energy and utilities group announced […]
Full refunds for hotel guests after cases at Crowne Plaza Changi
Guests at the Crowne Plaza Changi Airport who wish to cancel their bookings can do so at no charge, the hotel said after two Covid-19 cases among its staff forced […]
Las Vegas Sands chief takes leave for cancer treatment
NEW YORK • Sheldon Adelson, the chairman and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands, which owns Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands, is taking a leave of absence after resuming treatment […]
‘Painless’ vaccine jab for PM Lee as nationwide drive gets under way
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong rolled up his sleeve for the Covid-19 vaccine injection yesterday, as the nationwide vaccination effort to combat the coronavirus swung into high gear. A left-hander, […]
UOB references Sora in pricing its capital securities
UOB has broken new ground here by pricing capital securities with a reset coupon rate that references the Singapore Overnight Rate Average Overnight Indexed Swap (Sora-OIS) rate. The move is […]
Jail for housewife with Covid-19 who failed to disclose meetings with male friend
SINGAPORE – A housewife diagnosed with Covid-19 on Feb 26 last year did not tell a Ministry of Health (MOH) officer doing contract tracing that she had met a close […]
PM Lee receives Covid-19 vaccine as Singapore starts nationwide vaccination drive
SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong took the Covid-19 vaccine on Friday (Jan 8) morning, at the start of a nationwide drive to vaccinate staff across various public healthcare […]
Sembcorp unit bags new solar power project in India
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Sembcorp Industries’ India energy arm Sembcorp Energy India Limited (SEIL) has clinched a 400 megawatt (MW) solar power project through its renewables subsidiary, Sembcorp Green […]
Samsung flags 26% rise in Q4 profit on chip, display sales
SEOUL (REUTERS) – Samsung Electronics said on Friday (Jan 8) that fourth-quarter operating profit likely rose 26 per cent, in line with analysts’ estimates, as pandemic-driven remote working fuelled sales […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Jan 8
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Friday, Jan 8. US Democratic leaders call for Trump’s removal from office as Cabinet member quits House of Representatives Speaker […]
Airlines try ultra-cheap fares to get the world flying again
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – The nightmare year of 2020 brought the airline industry’s first decade of sustained profitability to a shuddering halt. The coronavirus pandemic tore through in a tumultuous, […]
Wall Street tops new highs on Democrat-driven stimulus hopes
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – Stocks on Wall Street hit record levels on Thursday (Jan 7) as investors bet a Democrat-controlled Congress will deliver more stimulus spending to help the US […]
Vulnerable groups won’t be left out in digital shift, says Maliki
While Covid-19 has made it necessary for many to embrace digitalisation, there are some who need help learning tools and skills of technology, and they should not be left behind, […]
Covid-19 and young people: What the experts know so far
Those below the age of 16 will not be getting the Covid-19 vaccination any time soon because not enough is known about the side effects for this group. Children and […]
DBS starts in-house digital institute
DBS Bank has launched an in-house digital training institute to develop the skills of its nearly 5,000-strong tech workforce in application security, site reliability engineering, and data processing and analytics. […]
82 HDB resale flats sold for at least $1m in 2020 as overall prices, sales rise: SRX
SINGAPORE – The number of Housing Board (HDB) resale flats sold for at least $1 million hit a new high last year amid a strong showing by the market despite […]