Chan Heng Chee, ambassador-at-large with the Singapore foreign ministry and chairman of the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities (SUTD), discusses Singapore’s spike in coronavirus cases …
Singapore Traders Say They’re Healthy Amid Hin Leong Saga
Two Singapore-based oil traders have rushed to quell any concerns about their financial stability amid the fallout from the sudden demise of Hin Leong, which owes its lenders almost $4 billion.
‘We’re in a prison’: Singapore’s million migrant workers suffer as Covid-19 surges back
Singapore was lauded for its swift action to suppress infections but crisis has shone spotlight on how it treats marginalised migrants …
Cases Rise in Spain and Singapore; Europe Reels: Virus Update
Spain reported its most new coronavirus cases and fatalities in nearly a week, while Singapore had more than 1,000 new infections for a fourth straight day. U.S. President Donald Trump said he …
Barter Buddies: Singapore, Indonesia trade millions of masks for thousands of beds
Friends with bed-efits? This article, Barter Buddies:, Indonesia trade millions of masks for thousands of beds, originally appeared on Coconuts, Asia’s leading alternative media company. Want more …
Pastor helps keep Singapore’s migrant workers fed during COVID-19 lockdown
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.
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 …