Archive for August 19th, 2020
Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical to expand into Taiwan as TSMC maintains strong growth momentum
Thanks to strong growth momentum in Taiwan’s semiconductor foundry sector, Japan’s largest chemical corporation is said to be set to build a new plant in the [...] » More
Japan reports highest daily virus deaths since state of emergency
Japan confirmed 15 deaths from the novel coronavirus Monday, the highest in a day since the nationwide state of emergency was lifted in late May, as urban areas continue to [...] » More
Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe leaves hospital after check-up: Report
Close aide to the PM says it was a regular check-up and he is ‘not at all’ worried about Abe’s health Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe underwent a medical [...] » More
Tokyo has transparent public toilets, and they’re awesome
Public toilets are known for a number of things, and they’re almost all bad. They’re typically dirty, smelly, and depending on where they’re located, [...] » More
Singapore adds $8bn to COVID-19 response, including $320m in credits to boost local tourism
The Singapore government on Monday (17 August) unveiled another $8 billion in financial support for workers and businesses as part of its response to the ongoing COVID-19 [...] » More
Over 5,000 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes uncovered on lorry at Tuas Checkpoint
More than 5,000 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes were uncovered on a Malaysia-registered lorry at Tuas Checkpoint at about 2.20am last Thursday (13 August). In a media [...] » More
Infectious COVID-19 mutation may be ‘a good thing’, says Paul Tambyah
A mutation of the novel coronavirus increasingly common throughout Europe and recently detected in Malaysia may be more infectious but appears less deadly, according to [...] » More
Zoom opens new data centre in Singapore, plans to add more jobs
Zoom Video Communications Inc., the popular conferencing app facing scrutiny over whether it transmits data to China, has opened a data centre in Singapore, diversifying its [...] » More
Singapore’s en block market grinds to a halt with arrival of COVID-19
The start of the COVID-19 pandemic saw the slowing collective sale market in Singapore grind to a halt, with no successful en bloc sale of residential sites recorded. Based [...] » More
Ocean Tankers’ supervisor seeks to reclaim $19 million from Lim family
The court-appointed manager of Singapore Ocean Tankers (Pte.) Ltd is seeking to reclaim about $19 million from the Lim family directors of the firm, who allegedly transferred [...] » More
SIA Group travellers can transit via Singapore from Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia
Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand have joined Vietnam and Cambodia as the first batch of Southeast Asia countries whose travellers will now able to transit through Singapore. [...] » More
Zoom opens new data centre in Singapore, adds jobs
Zoom Video Communications Inc, the popular conferencing app facing scrutiny over whether it transmits data to China, has opened a data centre in Singapore, diversifying its [...] » More
COVID-19: Singapore confirms 100 new cases, one in the community
The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed another 100 COVID-19 cases in Singapore as of Tuesday (18 August), taking the country’s total to 55,938. Of them, one is a [...] » More
Singapore should lead in dealing with sea-level rise: EOS director
Singapore should play a leadership role in dealing with the sea-level rise issue, said the director of Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS) on Monday at a seminar held by the [...] » More
Dual currency contactless card launched by Singapore’s EZ-Link, Malaysia’s Touch ‘n Go
Singapore’s EZ-Link and Malaysia’s Touch ‘n Go (TNG) on Monday (17 August) launched a dual-currency contactless card that allows users to store both [...] » More
