US-Asean Summit postponed over virus fears
A long-scheduled summit between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United States will no longer push through as planned. According to a...
Election-friendly Budget 2020 features goodies galore
Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat and heir apparent to current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong took “a tad longer than usual” with his speech...
Singapore most vulnerable to coronavirus: analysts
The coronavirus is expected to force Asean’s economies to either slow down rapidly or contract in the current quarter, according to economists. Singapore is due to...
Singapore rejects migrants amid coronavirus panic
Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has rejected approximately 500 applications a day for work-pass holders with a travel history in China in measures to...
Grab and Volocopter to explore feasibility of air taxi service in SEA
The sky is indeed the limit for superapp aspirant and ride-hailing giant Grab. The Singapore-based startup is partnering with German air mobility startup Volocopter...
Singapore trims 2020 GDP forecast as virus poses recession risk
On Monday, Singapore cut its growth forecast for 2020 as the country struggles with one of the highest numbers of coronavirus cases outside mainland China. The...
Grab to challenge $21 million fine in MY
Grab Holdings Inc has confirmed it is challenging Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC)’s proposal to levy a US$21 million fine on the ride-hailing giant. Grab, along with...
SG government and private sector fight virus together
Singapore has just confirmed 47 total cases of the Wuhan coronavirus. Several of these cases have no travel history to mainland China nor any...
Southeast Asian central banks roll out anti-virus measures
Four central banks in Southeast Asia signaled aggressive policy action this week to curtail the impact of the new coronavirus. The central banks are from Indonesia, the...
Singapore takes multi-prong approach to Wuhan virus
Both China and Singapore are pulling out all stops to deal with the Wuhan virus, as the death toll climbs to 106 and health...
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Amid surging Covid-19 cases, second gen vaccines raise hopes across the Asia-Pacific
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees sounded the alarm at the beginning of this month on the rapidly deteriorating circumstances of refugees and...
Monde sets sight on alternative meats for expansion
Food maker Monde Nissin Corp. was looking to bank on the fast-growing alternative meats business following its successful initial public offering (IPO) that saw...
Duterte admin lowers Philippine growth projection on last year in office
The Philippine government has abandoned its goal to reach double-digit growth in the last year of the current administration amid the pandemic plaguing global...