SINGAPORE: The health authorities are keeping a close eye on the number of COVID-19 cases in the intensive care unit (ICU) to ensure Singapore’s health system is not overwhelmed, Finance Minister …
Singapore reports 1,012 new COVID-19 cases, highest since April last year
Singapore’s health ministry reported 1,012 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the highest since April last year. A recent rise in cases after the relaxation of some COVID-19 measures has prompted Singapore …
CPTPP: Trump abandoned this giant trade deal. Now, China wants in
The CPTPP is an 11-country free trade pact that came into force in December 2018 and includes Mexico, Australia, Canada and Singapore. It succeeded the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) after the United …
Could a Singapore scheme for domestic workers be a model for changing Hong Kong’s live-in rule for helpers?
Sampoorna Narayanan, 36, is happy. She works five and a half days a week as a part-time home cleaner and lives with three friends in a flat not far from central Singapore. She gets to decide what to …
Creative Capital: Singapore’s Macaron queen now designs colourful clothes ‘with love’
Eileen Tay first made a name for herself with ET Artisan Sweets. But the 39-year-old entrepreneur changed gears with Elizabeth Little, an online clothing brand that makes “playful vintage-inspired …
Parastatals: Lessons from SA, Singapore
In our efforts to resolve these issues, we must learn from other nations as the saying goes, ‘no nation is an island unto itself’. We therefore look at the Singaporean and South African experience.
Creative Capital: Singapore’s Macaron queen now designs colourful clothes ‘with love’
Eileen Tay first made a name for herself with ET Artisan Sweets. But the 39-year-old entrepreneur changed gears with Elizabeth Little, an online clothing brand that makes “playful vintage-inspired …
Singapore to allow transit for those with travel history to Indonesia from Wednesday
Singapore will begin to allow travellers with travel history to Indonesia to transit through Singapore from 11.59pm on Wednesday (22 September).
Courting startups: Singapore lines up funding to boost IPOs
The co-investment fund of the government and state investor Temasek will provide late-stage private finance and investment for initial public offerings (IPOs) on Singapore Exchange. While Singapore is …
UAE, Singapore in top spot in mobile, fixed broadband speeds, India maintains growth momentum: Report
India has maintained its growth trajectory in the overall fixed broadband download speeds to achieve the mean speed of 62.45 Mbps in the month of August. This is the highest-ever the country has …