Oh yes, young people may be easier targets for scams
(NYTIMES) – If you’re a digital native and consider yourself immune to all scams, the thieves have you right where they want you. For years now, the Better Business Bureau’s […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on July 31
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, July 31. 10 new Covid-19 clusters including Zuellig Pharma; 7 cases in ICU The number of patients in ICU […]
US stocks fall on Delta worries, profit taking
NEW YORK (AFP) – Wall Street stocks fell on Friday (Juy 30), concluding the week on a lackluster note on worries about the Delta variant of Covid-19 and profit taking […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on July 30
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Friday, July 30. Dover Forest to be used for both housing and nature; first housing project to be launched in […]
Robinhood closes more than 8% down in grim stock market debut
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – Robinhood Markets’ shares closed more than 8 per cent lower at US$34.82 per share on their first day of trading, as many investors who used the […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on July 26
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Monday, July 26. Free Covid-19 test kits for visitors of 2 markets as Jurong Fishery Port cluster grows to 792 […]
He started his haulage business smack in the middle of the pandemic – and thrived
While many businesses are struggling to stay afloat during the Covid-19 pandemic, some industries have been fortunate enough to remain on an even keel. This includes companies that depend on […]
Will making salary public boost fairness?
(NYTIMES) – Ms Carolyn Kopprasch earns US$225,000 (S$306,000) a year. Ms Maria Thomas makes US$267,890. Then comes Ms Darcy Peters with a salary of US$105,143. That information, taken in before […]
Pay $272k to return to life decades after death?
(NYTIMES) – When an 87-year-old California man was wheeled into an operating room just outside Phoenix last year, the pandemic was at its height and medical protocols were being upended […]
$1.5m more to support HDB ground-up projects as pandemic highlights their importance
SINGAPORE – An obstacle course for pets in Bukit Panjang. A hub in Toa Payoh with an indoor hydroponics system and an art gallery. A calendar featuring recipes of 12 dishes […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on July 24
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, July 24. Tokyo Olympics: An opening ceremony like no other as Japan welcomes the world The ceremony lacked the usual […]
Reimagining Singapore: How the city might look like in the future
Keep S’pore flexible with 24-hour nodes, creative use of space for evolving needs Singapore is changing its approach to long-term planning. Rather than deciding the development needs of future generations for […]
Singapore’s grip on $41 billion oil market challenged by China
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – Singapore is facing the greatest competition yet to its status as the dominant marine fuel supplier in Asia, with China luring more ships to its shores following […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on July 20, 2021
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Tuesday, July 20. River Valley High School death: How the day unfolded Several messages went out on social media as […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on July 19
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Monday, July 19. Fencing, mandatory SafeEntry to be implemented at more markets amid rise in Covid-19 cases: MOH The added […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on July 18
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, July 18. Businesses scramble for alternative supplies of fresh seafood as Jurong Fishery Port shuts over Covid-19 cases Consumers […]
Battery tycoon charges ahead in wealth rankings
(BLOOMBERG) – Looks like selling car batteries is a better business than e-commerce and fintech combined. After all, Dr Zeng Yuqun, founder of the world’s biggest electric-vehicle battery maker, has […]
Pandemic hobbies that make money
(NYTIMES) – Ms Jenny Eisler learnt to knit in the first grade and was good at it. She also did time as a Girl Scout, which imbued her with an […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on July 17
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, July 17. Jurong Fishery Port, Hong Lim Market, Jalan Besar eatery closed as 2 new Covid-19 clusters surface Seven […]
Premier of South Australia Launches $1.5m Vaccine and Immunobiology State-of-the art Laboratory for APAC Clinical Trials
ADELAIDE, AUS, July 14, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Agilex Biolabs, Australia’s largest and most technologically advanced regulated bioanalytical laboratory for clinical trials today announced that the Premier of South Australia the Hon Steven […]