SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – 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 […]
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG, REUTERS) – Elon Musk’s year of dizzying ascents hit a new high as the Tesla co-founder passed Bill Gates to become the world’s second-richest person. The 49-year-old […]
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Celebrity endorsements, exchange outages, rafts of new trading accounts – Bitcoin mania is back. In a flashback to the frenzied run-up to Thanksgiving 2017, retail traders […]
Companies of all sizes will get more support in securing green and sustainability-linked loans with a new grant scheme launched by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) yesterday. The initiative, […]
With several pilot events under way and others to come, Singapore’s meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (Mice) industry is gearing up to ensure that the Republic retains its position as […]
Singapore – Swapping cryptos on an exchange can be incredibly inefficient, as no exchange has all the coins in one fold. VaultSwap a project by Jason Wright, which is also the […]
SINGAPORE – It was their son’s degenerative eye disease that set ophthalmologist Dr Audrey Looi and her neurosurgeon husband Dr Ang Beng Ti on the path of philanthropy. The couple […]
SINGAPORE – Non-subsidised hawker stallholders who wish to retire will now be able to pass on their stalls to non-relatives, in a new hawker succession scheme proposed by a workgroup […]
SINGAPORE – An Immigration and Checkpoints Authority of Singapore (ICA) officer allegedly received bribes and sexual services from two foreign women, in exchange for helping them remain in Singapore legally. […]
CHENNAI (REUTERS) – The Indian units of Sembcorp Industries and Saudi Arabia’s Aljomaih Holding won government auctions to sell solar power for a record low of 2 rupees (S$0.036) per […]
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Tuesday, Nov 24. No Covid-19 cases in community and dorms for 13 days in S’pore, but complacency must not […]
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – The manager of SPH Reit on Monday (Nov 23) defended its decision not to disclose the salaries of its key management personnel in the real […]
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – US stocks closed higher in a choppy session on Monday (Nov 23) as hopes for a Covid-19 vaccine lifted economically sensitive sectors such as energy and […]
Singapore’s economy has turned a corner and will rebound next year, though the recovery is expected to be gradual. It is still poised to grow by the fastest pace in […]
A vaccine developed by Oxford University and biopharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca has been found to be up to 90 per cent effective at preventing Covid-19, according to preliminary results. It joins […]
Keppel Corp Keppel Corp is making a slew of leadership changes at a few of its key business units. Among the changes are Keppel Land’s chief operating officer Louis Lim […]
SINGAPORE – A piano teacher with autism who molested his five-year-old student was sentenced to three years’ probation on Monday (Nov 23). In sentencing, the High Court judge said he […]
SINGAPORE – More people are reporting possible incidents of family violence as the Government ramps up efforts to raise awareness and detection of the issue, including training pharmacy staff to […]
SINGAPORE – The joint decision by Singapore and Hong Kong to defer the air travel bubble was based on “clear parameters” that had been set out in the agreement between the […]
SINGAPORE – Civil rights activist Jolovan Wham Kwok Han was charged in a district court on Monday (Nov 23) with two offences under the Public Order Act. The 40-year-old Singaporean, […]
