SINGAPORE: Singapore needs to plan and be ready for more disruptions to its supply of food and other essentials, as lockdowns continue in exporting countries, said Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing. Speaking in Parliament on Monday (Apr 6), Mr Chan noted COVID-19 has “severely ...
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s government must balance relief for Malaysians’ financial pain against tackling the deeper weaknesses of the economy and the country’s fiscal position, says Eugene Mark.
SINGAPORE: Another S$5.1 billion has been earmarked to help Singapore weather the COVID-19 crisis in a third support package announced by Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat on Monday (Apr 6). Called the Solidarity Budget, it is aimed at saving jobs and protecting livelihoods during the four ...
SINGAPORE: The Government will introduce a Bill on Tuesday (Apr 7) to allow businesses and individuals to defer certain contractual obligations such as rent "for a period", said Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat on Monday (Apr 6). Speaking in a ministerial statement in Parliament on Monday, Mr Heng ...
SINGAPORE: The Government will expand the criteria of self-employed people who are eligible for cash support, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Monday (Apr 6). Under the previously announced Self-Employed Person Income Relief Scheme (SIRS), 88,000 freelancers such as taxi drivers, real ...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on Monday that it has appointed Celine Sia as assistant managing director (economics & knowledge management) with effect on April 6, 2020.
Apple has said it will soon be producing one million face shields a week for medical workers battling the coronavirus pandemic.
After a coronavirus-fuelled wave of panic-buying briefly left Hong Kong's supermarket shelves bare, residents are turning to local producers for fresh food in a city almost entirely reliant on imports.
Oil prices skidded on Monday after Saudi-Russian negotiations to cut output were delayed, keeping oversupply concerns alive, while stocks jumped as investors were encouraged by a slowdown in coronavirus-related deaths and new cases.
INTEGRATED healthcare provider Fullerton Healthcare Corp has redeemed its US$175 million senior, unsecured perpetual capital securities in full.
