Ride-hailing firm Grab is expected to cut 5 per cent of its staff: Source
SINGAPORE, Jun 16, 2020, Reuters. Ride-hailing, food delivery and payments firm Grab is set to…
Singapore
Singapore is an economy of 5.6 million people and a founding member of APEC. When the forum was founded in 1989, Singapore’s real GDP was USD 61 billion, while its real per capita GDP was USD 21,000. By 2016, Singapore’s GDP grew fivefold at USD 295 billion, and its per capita GDP more than doubled at USD 53,000.
Social gatherings of up to 5 people allowed from June 19 in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Jun 16, 2020, ST. Singapore moves to phase two of its reopening this Friday…
Singapore’s total employment sees biggest decline ever in first quarter
SINGAPORE, Jun 15, 2020, ST. The fall in the number of people employed here as…
Brunei will not open borders soon: Minister
BRUNEI, Jun 14, 2020, Borneo Bulletin. The Sultanate will not be looking at opening borders…
[Analytics] China’s drive for hegemony meets resistance
It’s an odd sort of great power rivalry: China and the US competing to see…
Hong Kong’s rich are preparing for a worst-case scenario
HONG KONG, JUn 14, 2020, Bloomberg. One Hong Kong businessman moved US$10 million to Singapore…
All renovation works can resume in Singapore on June 15
SINGAPORE, Jun 13, 2020, Today. All new home renovation works, as well as new and…
Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei not attending Hajj this year
DHAKA, Jun 13, 2020, Dhaka Tribune. Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Brunei have decided not to…
Following EU more countries around the globe announced borders opening in July
LONDON, Jun 13, 2020, CNBC. Many of the world’s greatest travel destinations are reopening to…
[Analytics] Cambodia’s Covid-19 success and economic challenges
Unlike Europe, North America and recently Russia, Southeast Asia does not seem to have been…
[Analytics] Eight minutes that could change the world
The video clip that captured the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis at the end…
China influence in Southeast Asia is growing: US think tank
WASHINGTON D.C., Jun 12, 2020, CNBC. The U.S. is playing catch-up to China’s growing political…