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After spending hours fruitlessly calling government helplines in a search for a hospital bed for a critically ill COVID-19 patient, Indian lawyer Jeevika Shiv posted an SOS request on Twitter.

SINGAPORE: Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums closed mostly higher in the latest bidding exercise on Wednesday (Apr 21). For Category A cars, or those 1,600cc and below with horsepower not exceeding 130bhp, premiums closed at S$49,640 - up from S$45,600 in the last exercise. Category A ...

SINGAPORE: Mediacorp has named editor-in-chief Walter Fernandez as chief sustainability officer in a concurrent appointment, a move that "signals a long-term commitment to sustainability", said the company on Wednesday (Apr 21). The appointment will come into effect on May 1. "The chief ...

THE three incumbent banks in Singapore - DBS, OCBC and UOB - could face modest competition from digital banks in the near term, but they are equipped to handle that smoothly, said a Fitch Ratings report on Wednesday.

Handlebars tight in snaking rows of colour, thousands of abandoned bicycles line an open field outside the city of Shenyang, relics of a shared bike mania that has overwhelmed China's cities.

In the foothills of Taiwan's mountainous spine, reservoirs are running dry as the island experiences its worst drought in decades -- a crisis that risks deepening an already acute global semiconductor shortage.

SINGAPORE: Shell is working with several partners to trial the use of hydrogen fuel cells for ships in a first-of-its-kind study for the energy firm and in Singapore.  The success of the trial will "help pave the way for cleaner, hydrogen-powered shipping", said Shell in a press release, adding...

SHARES of DBS reached an intraday low of S$28.27, a 2.6 per cent or S$0.75 drop from its previous close. This puts the lender in a one-week low after it proposed to acquire a 13 per cent stake in Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank (SZRCB) on Tuesday.

FUNDS managed by Blackstone Real Estate have agreed to acquire The Sandcrawler, an iconic Grade A commercial building in Singapore, for S$176 million from Lucas Real Estate.

SINGAPORE Reinsurance on Tuesday said offeror Fairfax Asia does not intend to increase its 35.35 Singapore cents offer price "under any circumstances whatsoever".