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Singapore: Dengue cases rise again after two-week decline

Sanofi's dengue vaccine helps those with prior infection: Singapore health ministry

Singapore's health authority issued advisory asking professionals not to administer a dengue vaccine to patients who have not been previously infected by the virus.

Dec 6, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Amazon launches Prime membership in Singapore amid SE Asia push; stops free shipping option

E-commerce giant Amazon launched its Prime membership programme in Singapore on Wednesday, which offers free global shipping and access to video streaming, among other things.

Dec 6, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

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Singapore charges two men for illegal short-term rentals via Airbnb

Singapore charged two men on Tuesday with providing unauthorised short-term stays to tenants, media said.

Dec 6, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

McDonald's to launch new 'dollar' menu starting January

McDonald's Corp said on Monday it would introduce new menus with $1, $2 and $3 items to its U.S. customers in early January.

Dec 5, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Starbucks set to open its biggest roastery in Shanghai

Starbucks is all set to open a 30,000 square feet of coffee roasting and brewing cafe in China, the company's fastest-growing market, as the pace of worldwide sales stalls.

Dec 5, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Singapore Airlines launches biofuel-powered flights

Singapore Airlines flight to Mumbai nearly landed at wrong airport: report

A Singapore Airlines flight enroute to Mumbai was forced to discontinue the approach to landing and do a "go-around" before landing nine minutes behind the scheduled time.

Dec 5, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Singtel signs deal with Mobike to offer mobile payments for bike rides

Telecoms services provider Singtel on Monday said it signed a memorandum of understanding with Mobike to collaborate in the field of mobile payments, data analytics and others.

Dec 4, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

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Gear up for Singapore's first electric car-sharing service starting Dec 12

Singapore is all set to witness the launch of the first fleet of cars for an electric car-sharing scheme next Tuesday.

Dec 4, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

These five companies are trying to get to Mars

While there are many forms of life on Earth, whether any exists on Mars at all remains a question.

Dec 4, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

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Singapore's SixCap in fresh trouble as investors file police reports

Singapore-based financial technology company Six Capital Group is in a midst of a fresh battle after angry investors filed police reports against the firm fearing loss of millions of dollars.

Dec 4, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

These Hollywood media giants are calling Singapore a haven for cybercrime

Walt Disney, HBO, the National Basketball Association and the English Premier League are calling Singapore a haven for pirating copyrighted programming.

Dec 4, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Mark Zuckerberg's sister says she was sexually harassed on Alaska Airlines flight

In a Facebook revelation, Randi Zuckerberg said the man sitting next to her in First Class repeatedly made "explicit, lewd and highly offensive sexual comments."

Dec 1, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

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Singapore, Monaco boast highest percentage of ultra-wealthy individuals

Two city-states, Monaco and Singapore, along with Geneva spotted top three places in the world's highly-concentrated cities for ultra-high-net-worth individuals, according to a study.

Dec 1, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Palm oil giant Wilmar steps up effort to curb child labour after Indonesian probe

The world's biggest palm oil processor Wilmar International has launched fresh policies to enhance the welfare of children living in oil palm plantations.

Dec 1, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Hong Kong Disneyland to suspend fireworks show in 2018

The Disneyland officially started the multi-year transformation of the park in October and it will be completed in phases between next year and 2023.

Nov 30, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

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