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[ad_1] Photographer: Samsul Said / Bloomberg Photographer: Samsul Said / Bloomberg Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is in talks to invest $ 3 billion in the Southeast Asian passenger transport giant Grab Holdings Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. The Chinese e-commerce giant, the only investor in the round, …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: One of the masterminds of a series of auto insurance claim scams that tricked insurers into paying around S $ 125,500 for manufactured auto accidents was jailed for two years and seven months on Monday (September 14) . Tay Boon Hian, 46, pleaded guilty to three counts of …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and ST Engineering said on Monday (September 14) that they launched Singapore’s first smart barrier-free parking to facilitate parking on university campuses. Developed by the electronics division of ST Engineering, the Smart Car Park System uses automatic license plate recognition, data analytics and mobile …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Companies under the Scale-up SG program, which aims to turn local high-growth companies into global leaders, will receive more support in terms of participation costs, from 70% to 80%, for one year until September from 2021.. This was announced by Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing on …

[ad_1] Mon, September 14, 2020 – 3:00 pm UPDATED Monday, September 14, 2020 – 3:28 pm EMPLOYMENT fell a record 103,500 in the second quarter of the year, a staggering four times the previous record contraction in the first quarter of 25,600, according to the Singapore Ministry of Manpower’s Labor …

[ad_1] TOKYO – Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s trusted right-hand man since December 2012, comfortably won the ruling party’s leadership elections on Monday (September 14). This means he will be the next prime minister after Abe, Japan’s oldest leader, abruptly resigned last month due …

[ad_1] Singapore Airlines (SIA) is looking to launch “flights to nowhere” that will depart and land at Changi Airport next month, according to a The Straits Times report. Citing anonymous sources close to the airline, the Singapore-based newspaper says flights for domestic passengers are expected to begin in late October …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Staff reductions in the first half of this year rose to their highest level since the 2009 financial crisis, while employment saw a record drop when COVID-19 had a major impact on the labor market. A total of 11,350 people were laid off in the first half of …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore’s privacy watchdog fined ride-sharing app GrabCar S $ 10,000, saying a 2019 update put some users’ data at risk of unauthorized access in what, according to the watchdog , was a fourth violation of data privacy regulations and “a major cause for concern.” . In a filing …

[ad_1] Frank Lampard played down Jurgen Klopp’s criticism of Chelsea’s spending spree, saying he finds the comments “funny” given Liverpool’s expensive side. Chelsea have spent close to £ 200 million on Kai Havertz, Timo Werner, Ben Chilwell, Hakim Ziyech, Malang Sarr and Thiago Silva in an attempt to close the …