UK home asking prices slip for first time this year: Rightmove
LONDON (REUTERS) – Asking prices for houses in Britain slipped over the past month for the first time this year, as the partial removal of a temporary cut to property […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Aug 15
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, Aug 15. Over 300 people killed in magnitude 7.2 quake in Haiti At least 1,800 injured and Prime Minister Ariel Henry […]
Over 20,500 jobs, attachments and traineeships still available in infocomm sector
SINGAPORE – More than 20,500 jobs, traineeships, attachments and other opportunities are still on offer in the information and communications sector. This is after nearly 16,200 job seekers were placed […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Aug 14
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, Aug 14. Unvaccinated 84-year-old S’porean dies from Covid-19; Chin Swee Road pre-school cluster grows to 11 The man had a […]
Unvaccinated school staff among those who must undergo regular Covid-19 tests from Oct 1
SINGAPORE – Teachers and school staff who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 will undergo twice-weekly antigen rapid tests (ARTs) from Oct 1, as part of the new vaccinate or regular […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Aug 12
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Thursday, Aug 12. 69-year-old unvaccinated S’porean man dies from Covid-19; 3 new clusters announced The man developed symptoms on July 28 […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Aug 11
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Wednesday, Aug 11. New Covid-19 cases in Singapore fall for fifth day in a row, with 11 in ICU MOH reported 53 […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Aug 10
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Tuesday, Aug 10. Recovered individuals still need pre-event Covid-19 test exemption from a clinic to dine in: MOH Singapore kicks off […]
AMC posts upbeat results as people return to theatres
BENGALURU (REUTERS) – Cinema operator AMC Entertainment beat second-quarter revenue estimates on Monday, lifted by the return of movie-goers to its theaters after a year of closures and restrictions, sending […]
Singapore needs more teams to vaccinate those homebound; existing medical teams stepping up
SINGAPORE – Lugging a cooler chest containing Covid-19 vaccines and a 15kg suitcase filled with medical equipment, resuscitation tools and an oxygen canister, Dr Nathaniel Ng and a nurse headed […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Aug 9
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Monday, Aug 9. S’pore preparing to reopen economy, but cannot take social cohesion for granted: PM Lee The pandemic has […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Aug 8
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, Aug 8. More seniors in S’pore get their Covid-19 jabs after vaccination teams go to the heartland The authorities […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Aug 7
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, Aug 7. Unvaccinated 63-year-old S’porean dies of Covid-19; Jem among 5 new clusters This is the fourth Covid-19 death […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Aug 6
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Friday, Aug 6. Covid-19 death toll rises to 40 as 79-year-old unvaccinated S’porean dies This is Singapore’s third death from […]
ByteDance lays off hundreds after China’s tutoring crackdown
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – TikTok-owner ByteDance has laid off hundreds of employees as the social giant shuts down a significant part of its online education businesses to comply with Beijing’s […]
An industry at a crossroads – reimagining the automobile company
HONG KONG, Aug 4, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The automotive industry is at a crossroads. Traditional automakers, or original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), are in the midst of […]
China’s latest Covid-19 outbreak threatens to derail consumer recovery
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – China’s broadest Covid-19 outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic in late 2019 is hampering tourism and spending during the peak summer holiday, adding another risk to […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Aug 2
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Monday, Aug 2. 10 new Covid-19 clusters in S’pore, including at Yishun Community Hospital and Westlite Mandai dorm The hospital […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Aug 1
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, Aug 1. Deadly, more transmissible Covid-19 variant can’t be ruled out, but chances are low: Experts There’s no such […]
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 […]