Sale of new, resale private homes on the rise
The private home market resumed its upward march in November, with sales up nearly 19 per cent compared with the previous month following a surge in the number of new […]
Company briefs: Hyflux
Hyflux The judicial managers of water treatment firm Hyflux and its unit Hydrochem are in talks with 14 new potential investors, and aim to identify a suitable investor by the […]
Teen boy admits to recording upskirt video of woman in bus
SINGAPORE – A teenage boy was travelling on a public bus along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 when he used his mobile phone to record an upskirt video of a […]
Secondary 1 posting results to be released at 9am on Dec 22
SINGAPORE – Secondary 1 posting results will be released on Dec 22 at 9am, said the Ministry of Education (MOE) on Tuesday (Dec 15). The posting results will be accessible […]
Singapore to launch segregated lane for business travellers who will not need to be quarantined
SINGAPORE – From the second half of January 2021, short-term business travellers from all countries arriving in Singapore will no longer need to be quarantined, under new segregated travel lane […]
TraceTogether tokens not compulsory for students when schools reopen in January
SINGAPORE – Children will not need to have their TraceTogether tokens when they return to school next year, said Minister of State for Education Sun Xueling on Tuesday (Dec 15). […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Dec 15
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Tuesday, Dec 15. 7 things to know about phase 3: Dining out in larger groups, free Covid-19 vaccinations Priority for […]
Goldman, Citi, Nomura see 20% earnings growth for Asia stocks in 2021
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – While Asia’s equity rally may be ending the year looking a tad stretched, a bright earnings outlook for 2021 is giving strategists all the more reason […]
Air India employees bid for 51% stake in struggling carrier
MUMBAI (BLOOMBERG) – A group of 219 Air India employees submitted a bid to purchase 51 per cent of the loss-making state-owned carrier. The remaining 49 per cent will be […]
S&P 500 ends down as Walt Disney weighs
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – The S&P 500 ended lower on Monday (Dec 14), weighed down by Walt Disney, while Alexion Pharmaceuticals jumped on a $39 billion buyout offer from AstraZeneca […]
Citi hiring 330 relationship managers for new wealth hub
Citibank Singapore will be hiring 330 relationship managers over the next five years for its newly opened wealth hub here. The hub was officially opened at 268 Orchard Road yesterday […]
Top Glove shares sink on news of whistle-blower’s dismissal
Shares of Top Glove sank to a three-month low yesterday following news that the world’s biggest glove maker had fired a whistle-blower before the Covid-19 outbreak at its factories. The […]
基于区块链的内容公开Dapp平台 – Blockball开放测试服务
基于区块链的内容公开Dapp平台 – Blockball开放测试服务。这个平台是通过不可伪造（变造）的区块链技术构建的综合内容提供平台。 通过分散性原来本人的账户来阻止伪造/编造的区块链技术，世界性流行的形势下，持续成长的Dap...
AI in healthcare: Helping assess risk of patients falling in wards, 3D holograms to assist doctors
SINGAPORE – From a computer model that predicts how likely patients are to fall over to a device that creates 3D holograms to assist doctors, the healthcare of the future is […]
Orchard Towers killing: Man pleads guilty to obstructing justice by disposing of bloodied T-shirt
SINGAPORE – A man among the seven people linked to the Orchard Towers murder in July last year pleaded guilty on Monday (Dec 14) to obstructing justice by disposing of […]
Mindef thanks 331 volunteers for contributions to defence
SINGAPORE – Besides leading Singapore’s Covid-19 effort at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID), Professor Leo Yee Sin also keeps herself updated on measures put in place at army […]
Probation for SP student who took upskirt videos while working at NUS store
SINGAPORE – A Singapore Polytechnic student (SP) was sentenced on Monday (Dec 14) to 21 months’ probation after taking upskirt videos of more than 30 women while working part-time at […]
Japan business sentiment improves as economy emerges from pandemic hit
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japanese business sentiment improved for the second straight quarter in October-December, a key central bank survey showed on Monday (Dec 14), a welcome sign for the economy […]
Crown Resorts faces class action over October share plunge
BENGALURU (REUTERS) – Law firm Maurice Blackburn has launched a second class action lawsuit against Crown Resorts, it said on Monday (Dec 14), alleging that the Australian casino giant’s corporate […]
Investors swap China holdings from Wall Street to Hong Kong as delisting threat brews
SHANGHAI (REUTERS) – Global fund managers are reducing their holdings in US-listed Chinese companies such as Alibaba, Netease and JD.com as risks grow they will be forced off American exchanges, […]