Food waste and the pressures on the global food supply chain wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic have captured headlines around the world, and one small startup based in the coastal California city of …
U.S. and Singapore join in South China Sea naval exercises
The navies of the United States and Singapore conducted a bilateral exercise in the contested South China Sea this week, the U.S. Navy said Wednesday.
SGX Plunges Most in 17 Years as MSCI Signs Pact with Hong Kong
Shares in Singapore Exchange Ltd. plunged after MSCI Inc. announced it will move licensing for derivatives products on a host of gauges to Hong Kong from Singapore.
SE Asia Stocks-Most rise on stimulus hopes; Malaysia biggest gainer
Most Southeast Asian stock markets ended higher on Wednesday, led by Malaysia, on hopes of government stimulus measures to boost coronavirus-hit economies, while a drop in shares of the Singapore …
Virus Traps Poor Foreign Workers In Deserted Maldives
That has left an army of migrant workers jobless. Like Singapore, which recorded a large number of coronavirus cases among migrants living in tightly-packed dorms, the Maldives is heavily dependent on …
Singapore’s PIL Seeks Temasek Investment for Survival
Pacific International Lines is in talks with an arm of Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings over a potential investment aimed at keeping the debt-ridden container ship operator from …
Coronavirus Doesn’t Have to Be So Deadly. Just Look at Hong Kong and Singapore.
Hong Kong and Singapore’s coronavirus fatality rates are among the lowest in the world, showing that outbreaks don’t have to result in large-scale loss of life. Their playbook: test widely, quarantine …
Singapore plans $23.2 billion fourth stimulus package to support coronavirus-hit economy
Singapore’s government on Tuesday announced another 33 billion Singapore dollars ($23.2 billion) to support its economy which has been severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
Death of ‘Mr Big’ stirs memories of Singapore’s gangland past
Early one October morning in 1969, Singapore police officers found the body of a man dumped in a storm drain. He had been stabbed to death, police said, in what became one of the country’s most …
Singapore cuts 2020 economic forecasts for the third time on coronavirus concerns
The Singapore economy is expected to shrink by between 4.0% and 7.0% this year, according to the Ministry of Trade and Industry.