Singapore and six Chinese cities and provinces exclusively for business travelers. The financial hub is also in talks to establish “travel b …
Singapore’s move to introduce wearable devices for contact tracing sparks public outcry
Online petition urging the public to reject the use of wearable devices for COVID-19 contact tracing has garnered more than 17,500 signatures, as concerned Singapore residents highlight the potential …
Singapore Is Testing a Wearable COVID-19 Tracker for All 5.7M Residents
Until we have a vaccine, the only way to control the spread of COVID-19 is through contact tracing the disease. Singapore has decided to do that on a massive scale by giving every one of its residents …
Unemployed Singapore Residents May Top 100,000 This Year: Straits Times
The number of unemployed residents in Singapore may rise above 100,000 this year from around 73,000 in 2019 due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Straits Times reported, citing Deputy Prime …
Singapore to launch wearable device for coronavirus contact tracing soon
Singapore announced on Friday that it plans to launch a wearable device to help with coronavirus contact tracing that may be rolled out soon to Singapore’s 5.7 million residents if it proves to be …
Singapore updates contact tracing app to include foreign visitors
Country’s COVID-19 contact tracing app has been updated to include travellers visiting Singapore and the government also is looking at issuing a wearable device to every resident to aid in such …
Adelson’s Singapore Casino Probed Over Laundering Controls
The Singapore casino of billionaire Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Corp. is being probed by the U.S. Department of Justice over whether anti-money laundering regulations were breached in the way it …
Profit Taking Predicted For Singapore Stock Market
The Singapore stock market has spiked higher in four straight sessions, surging almost 200 points or 7.7 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 2,705-point plateau …
Singapore bank deposits jump as Hong Kong, virus sow uncertainty
A record jump in money flowing into Singapore bank accounts from abroad underlines the city-state’s safe haven appeal during the COVID-19 pandemic and political uncertainty in rival financial centre …
Singapore to Build Vaccine Manufacturing Capacity Amid Pandemic
Singapore is building up its vaccine manufacturing capacity in order to offer fill and finish contract manufacturing services to vaccine developers, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in …