Pastor Samuel Gift Stephen spends his days trying to ensure migrant workers in Singapore, confined to cramped dormitories due to an outbreak of coronavirus, all remain well fed.
Singapore Sees Sharper Economic Slump as Virus Spreads Globally
Singapore is bracing for a sharper economic contraction this year than an earlier forecast of as much as a 4% slump, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread globally and disrupts supply chains …
Why Singapore’s push to contain coronavirus among migrant workers is so difficult
The number of Covid-19 cases in the city-state has spiked in the past month — from about 1,000 cumulative cases on April 1 to more than 10,000 today.
Singapore Sees Deflation in Core Prices for Second Straight Month
The gauge entered negative territory in February for the first time in a decade. Singapore’s headline consumer price index was flat at 0% from a year earlier, the lowest level since January 2018, …
Loan-loss provisions may pick up for Singapore’s banks: BNP Paribas
Prashant Bhayani of BNP Paribas discusses how investors should approach Singapore banks, given the country’s extension of “circuit breaker” measures and their exposure to plunging oil prices.
Singapore Bourse Predicted To Halt Losing Streak
(RTTNews) – The Singapore stock market has moved lower in three straight sessions, sinking almost 65 points or 2.5 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index remains just above the 2,550-point …
China’s Sinopec in talks to buy stake in Hin Leong’s Singapore terminal: Sources
Chinese state energy company Sinopec is in early-stage talks with Hin Leong Trading Pte Ltd to buy a stake in an oil storage terminal that is partly owned by the Singapore trader, according to three …
Michael Jordan, a sports drought and a pandemic: ‘The Last Dance’ was a perfect storm for success
Bob Costas covered a laundry list of historic sporting events during his illustrious broadcasting career, including Michael Jordan’s six NBA championship runs with the Chicago Bulls during the 1990s.
South Korea’s economy shrinks the most since 2008
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed South Korea’s economy into its biggest contraction since 2008 in the first quarter, as self-isolation measures hit consumption and global trade slumped. Finance …
The world should look at South Korea as an ‘exit strategy’ to recover from pandemic, economist says
South Korea saw an implosion of cases in late February when the flu-like disease spread rapidly among members of a religious group. By mid-April, daily reported cases of infection fell well below 100.