About 4,000 jobs, traineeships on offer in Singapore's financial services sector till mid-2021
Nearly 4000 jobs and traineeships are on offer in Singapore’s financial services sector till mid-2021. The central bank is rolling…
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Singapore issues four digital bank licences
Singapore has issued four digital bank licences. They’ve been awarded to a consortium comprising ride-hailing firm Grab and telco Singtel,…
HDT Singapore exits taxi business, about 90 drivers affected
HDT Singapore will be exiting the taxi business, due to the prolonged and crippling impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau seizes drugs worth nearly S$2m
More than 14 kilogrammes of heroin have been seized in Singapore’s biggest drug bust in 19 years. Five people were…
MAS urges households to be cautious with big property loans
Singapore’s central bank has urged households to be cautious when taking up big property loans, amid signs that more people…
Three Hong Kong pro-democracy activists face jail after admitting they incited 2019 protests
Three Hong Kong pro democracy activists have been detained after pleading guilty to charges relating to anti-government protests. Joshua Wong,…
OCTA flags 100% hospital occupancy in Mankayan, Benguet
Mankayan town in Benguet makes it to OCTA Research Groups latest list of LGUs with the most number of new…
COVID-19: South Koreans finding it tough to adapt to strict social distancing rules
South Korea reported its first COVID-19 case on Jan 20 and within a month, infections had surged to the thousands.…
Typhoon lashes over Central Luzon
Typhoon Ulysses is now lashing Central Luzon after battering Quezon province and Polilio island. source
Trump signs executive order banning US investments in Chinese firms linked to the military
China has vowed to protect the interests of its firms after President Donald Trump banned US investments in companies linked…