British technology company Dyson is planning to have a new advanced manufacturing hub in Singapore as part of £2.75 billion (S$4.93 billion) worth of investments in the Republic, the United […]
More measures to help develop and retain a core Singaporean workforce for the financial sector were unveiled yesterday. One initiative is the Work-Study Support Programme that will fund 80 per […]
Singapore’s manufacturing output dropped for the first time in three months in October, with only the biomedical and precision engineering clusters seeing growth. Factory output fell 0.9 per cent year […]
Thailand’s initial public offering market has chalked up another stellar performance, beating Singapore for the second year running as the top IPO market in South-east Asia by value of funds […]
SINGAPORE – Temasek Foundation will launch its third nationwide reusable mask distribution exercise from Nov 30 to Dec 13, said the foundation in a statement on Thursday (Nov 26). All […]
SINGAPORE – A full-time national serviceman (NSF) with the Singapore Police Force allegedly insulted a female colleague’s modesty while at a police unit last year. Jonathan Chua Wei Cong, now […]
SINGAPORE – Six people have been fined $3,000 each for taking part in an unlawful gathering on Lazarus Island amid the Covid-19 outbreak on Aug 8. They were part of […]
Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Nov 25, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Brawijaya University (UB) in Malang, East Java has developed an initial screening kit for diabetes. The Bioscience Rapid Test GAD65, developed by aresearch […]
SINGAPORE – A woman who poured hot water on her boyfriend’s groin, thinking he was cheating on her, was sentenced on Thursday (Nov 26) to four years’ jail. Zareena Begum […]
SINGAPORE – Even as Singapore wrestles with the fallout from Covid-19, the Government has managed to boost incomes and reduce wealth inequality, while making sure necessities such as housing and […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Officials at the Federal Reserve feared the US economy was on a course for renewed pain without Congress approving more stimulus to help its recovery from the […]
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Qantas Airways said on Thursday (Nov 26) it will offer top-tier members of rival frequent flyer programmes a fast-track to higher status as its main domestic rival, […]
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – Jack Ma’s vision of the future of finance in China is being upended by regulators, along with the ambitions of conglomerates that followed his lead. Mr Ma’s […]
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – The S&P 500 index closed lower on Wednesday (Nov 25) as mounting US layoffs in the wake of new mandated lockdowns to contain surging Covid-19 infections […]
The global economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic is heading into a critical period as nations balance the need to prop up consumers and businesses against the threat of unmanageable […]
SINGAPORE – Two men accused of tampering with election posters in separate incidents were charged in a district court on Wednesday (Nov 25). The two Singaporeans – Lim Song Huat, […]
SINGAPORE – Chartered bus operators, typically owners of small fleets of about five vehicles, will now receive more help from the Government to automate their processes, accelerating a transition already […]
SINGAPORE – This year’s Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) saw 140 Primary 6 pupils granted special consideration due to Covid-19-related reasons, with some missing papers because they were on medical […]
SINGAPORE – In 2008, when he was but an eight-month-old baby, Raphael Lee was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma in his left forearm. He underwent treatment for this rare form of soft […]
SINGAPORE – Four men aged between 32 and 41 have been charged for allegedly taking part in an corruption conspiracy involving more than $388,000. Appearing before a district court on […]
