Expedia’s website operator BEX says it will stop false claims
SINGAPORE – The website operator of online travel company Expedia Singapore – BEX Travel Asia – has ceased its false claims on the validity period of its “Daily Deals” promotions […]
7 Myanmar nationals arrested on suspicion of working illegally at Lim Chu Kang farm
SINGAPORE – Seven Myanmar nationals suspected of working illegally at a farm in Lim Chu Kang have been arrested. The seven, all men, were found sleeping in six makeshift shelters […]
BioVaxys Announces 96.4 Percent Positive Antibody Immune Response Results from an In Vivo Murine Model Study of Its SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine
Vancouver, BC, Nov 11, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – BioVaxys Technology Corp. (CSE: BIOV) (FSE: 5LB) (“BioVaxys”) is pleased to announce that results from its preclinical animal study (also known […]
Man admits to telling daughter to take sleeping pills and lie to cops about trying to kill herself
SINGAPORE – A man told his 11-year-old daughter to consume sleeping pills after he had a dispute with his estranged wife in April 2018. A district court heard that he […]
Three new features on national job portal to weed out discriminatory hiring
SINGAPORE – Three new features have been rolled out on the national jobs portal MyCareersFuture to strengthen progressive hiring practices among employers. A key thrust of the portal is to […]
DOCOMO Licenses Lens Production for VR Headset to NTKJ
TOKYO, Nov 9, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – NTT DOCOMO, INC. and Nihon Tokushu Kogaku Jushi Co., Ltd. (NTKJ) announced today that they have reached a licensing agreement to manufacture […]
Singapore team’s Covid-19 neutralising antibody test kit is first to get US FDA approval
SINGAPORE – A kit that detects whether someone has antibodies which neutralise the coronavirus, invented by local researchers, has become the first of its kind to receive authorisation from the […]
What a Biden win means for the financial markets
Several weeks ago, I ventured a guess that there is a two-thirds chance that Mr Joe Biden will win the presidential election. This has come to pass. While the Biden […]
Most SMEs in S’pore confident of meeting loan repayment obligations: Survey
SINGAPORE – Seven in 10 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) affected by the pandemic are confident of meeting repayment obligations for government-backed loans next year without impacting their business operations, […]
What a Biden win means for the financial markets
SINGAPORE – Several weeks ago, I ventured a guess that there is a two-thirds chance that Mr Joe Biden will win the presidential election. This has come to pass. While […]
PAP conference: GE2020 shows voters want PAP back in power; party will work harder as political contest intensifies, says PM Lee
SINGAPORE – Voters in the July general election sent the “unequivocal signal” that they wanted the People’s Action Party back in power, even as they felt the pain of the […]
PAP conference: Govt will pay attention to lower-income groups, address competition from foreigners while keeping economy open
SINGAPORE – The Government will pay special attention to lower-income groups as it leads Singapore though the Covid-19 crisis and helps its economy recover, pledged Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. […]
PAP conference: Vital to strengthen ties between PAP and NTUC as S’pore tackles Covid-19 crisis, says PM Lee
SINGAPORE – People’s Action Party MPs who serve as advisers to various unions should go beyond advising and help out on the ground and engage workers directly, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong […]
Lawyers spar over comments allegedly made by Shanmugam concerning Chief Justice
SINGAPORE – Lawyer Eugene Thuraisingam has rejected allegations that he had said Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam told him that the minister “wields influence over” the Chief Justice […]
Robinsons’ closing down sale begins on Friday
SINGAPORE – Robinsons will begin its storewide sales on Friday (Nov 6) at its last two stores in Singapore at The Heeren and Raffles City Shopping Centre. There will be […]
Green finance seen as key in Singapore’s climate change fight
To ensure economic growth and fight climate change at the same time, Singapore needs to leverage green finance and mobilise capital for low-carbon investments, said Minister of State for Sustainability […]
Chinese citizen sentenced to 14 months’ jail, $2,000 fine for forging passport stamps, illegal stay
SINGAPORE – For more than three years, Chinese national Chen Bichun paid for new forged passport stamps in order to remain in Singapore illegally to work as a sex worker. […]
Green finance among options needed to address economic, climate objectives: Desmond Tan
SINGAPORE – To address economic and climate objectives at the same time, Singapore needs to adopt a three-prong approach that includes leveraging green finance to manage the risks of climate […]
NEC Selected as a Vendor for NTT DOCOMO’s Standalone 5G Mobile Core
TOKYO, Nov 5, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced its selection by NTT DOCOMO, Inc. as a vendor of a 5G mobile core network (5GC) […]
RIWI Predicted the Tight Race Seen in Today’s Results, and Now Publicly Releases All RIWI Election Reports Prepared Since September 8 for American, British and Asian Finance Clients
TORONTO, Nov 5, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – RIWI Corp. (TSXV: RIWI) (OTC: RWCRF) (the “Company” or “RIWI”), a global trend-tracking and prediction technology firm, today publicly released all of […]