[ad_1] SINGAPORE-BASED peer-to-peer lender Validus Capital has raised $ 20 million in its current round of Series B + funding, including the more than $ 14 million already in the bank. The round was led by Vertex Growth Fund and the Kuok Group Orion Fund, managed by K3 Ventures. Existing …
Read More »‘Trump Death Clock’ counts preventable US coronavirus deaths
[ad_1] A newly erected billboard in New York’s Times Square shows the number of US coronavirus deaths that its creator says could have been avoided if President Donald Trump had acted sooner – and it’s called the “Trump Death Clock.” Created by filmmaker Eugene Jarecki, the “clock” was installed on …
Read More »Coronavirus: 20,000 recovered workers ready to be discharged by end-May, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – By the end of the month, about 20,000 workers will be discharged from care facilities, and more will be expected to recover next month and be ready to resume work, said National Development Minister Lawrence Wong. To ensure that they are free of Covid-19 before they return …
Read More »Circuit breaker measures have shown promise, could be further eased on June 1, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Singapore’s circuit breaker measures have “shown promise” in bringing down the number of coronavirus cases in the local community, and the country is on track to further ease these restrictions on June 1, said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong on Tuesday (May 12 ). I added that …
Read More »21-year-old man arrested after victim was found sitting in a pool of blood in Jurong West, Singapore News
[ad_1] A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a case of voluntary damage by dangerous weapon. The images of the victim, a 26-year-old man, sitting in a pool of blood were recently shared by a netizen with the uncensored Singapore website. Speaking to AsiaOne, the police confirmed that …
Read More »Petrol falls below $ 2 a liter in Singapore, Transport News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Pump prices have tumbled for the second time in two weeks, taking a liter of petrol to below $ 2 for the first time in several years. Latest updates by fuel price tracker Fuel Kaki – managed by the Consumers Association of Singapore – showed that the …
Read More »The family of the Punggol Field murder victim was too late to catch his last words, Courts & Crime News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The family of the man who was fatally stabbed on Sunday night in the Punggol camp was too late to hear his last words in the hospital. The man has been identified as Mr. Tay Rui Hao, 38 years old. He is believed to be married and …
Read More »COVID-19: Customers Flock to Beauty Salons After Circuit Breaker Measures Facility
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore hairdressers and barbers pulled out their scissors for the first time in weeks on Tuesday (May 12), cutting locks off an endless stream of customers, as the government relaxed some “circuit breaker” measures. After three weeks of suspension amid enhanced circuit measures announced on April 21, certain …
Read More »Gin Thye’s disappointing cake is late and “straight into the trash” on Mother’s Day
[ad_1] Several customers ruined their Mother’s Day celebrations after the cakes they ordered at a bakery were late or did not meet expectations in terms of taste and appearance. They were more frustrated by the lack of responses from the confectionery store Gin Thye, despite numerous complaints on its Facebook …
Read More »Fewer than 15% of Covid-19 patients in Singapore discharged so far, Health News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – More than 85 percent of Covid-19 patients since January have not yet been discharged and remain in hospitals or isolation centers. As of Monday, only 13.5 percent of patients or 3,225 of the 23,787 infected people have recovered and gone home. Twenty-one are dead. However, not everyone …
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