Economy
Daily Briefing: Manpower, health ministries apologise for worker's COVID-19 test result delay; Percipient raises $6.94m from Stat Zero
And Muji's Singapore and Malaysia operations claim to be unaffected by US bankruptcy protection filing.
NODX up 16.1% in June
Analysts are now more optimistic on times ahead, but remain wary of a second COVID-19 wave.
Daily Briefing: Singapore Together Pack to be disbursed starting 20 July; Antler reveals 15 startups in its 4th Singapore programme.
And crypto startup Xangle raises $4.17m in a series A2 funding round.
Daily Briefing: Singapore economy still in dire situation; Company fined for illegally importing food from Malaysia
And Science Centre, Snow City to reopen from 17 July.
Daily Briefing: Wavemaker closes its third SEA fund at $154.25m; Redeveloped Marina Bay floating platform to house new elements
And shorter operating hours for Thomson-East Coast Line stations in stage 2 opening.
The worst has passed for Singapore's economy: analysts
Manufacturing production and external demand are the main leads for the Lion City’s recovery.
Consumers remain hesitant in ‘new normal'
Consumer mobility behaviour was still weak after circuit breaker measures.
Daily Briefing: Over 10,600 companies tapped loans through Enterprise Singapore; Singapore Tourism Board unveils new campaign
And applications for school placement exercise for returning Singaporeans open on 15 July.
Singapore's GDP contracts 12.6% in Q2: MTI
This is said to be attributable to the circuit breaker measures implemented.
Daily Briefing: Blockchain payments project ready for commercial rollout; NUS researchers develop 3 new COVID-19 swabs
And chickenpox, pneumococcal jabs to be free for eligible Singaporean children.
Chart of the Day: Industrial production contracted 7.4% in May
The contraction is attributed to the circuit breaker measures implemented.
Daily Briefing: Ruling party suffers weakest performance in 55 years; RTS Link project discussions can be concluded by 31 July
And Facebook removes critical spectator admin accounts for violating policies.
Singapore's ruling party wins albeit waning support
PAP now makes up 61% of the parliament, down from 70% in the 2015 elections.
Double-digit GDP contraction imminent in Q2: analyst
Labour conditions are also slated to get worse, even after Q2.
Daily Briefing: Minister Wong urges employers to continue WFH arrangements; Cybersecurity startup Aiculus raised $932k in seed funding
And Singapore enters survival mode and looks to reinvent itself in the post-pandemic period.
APAC's HNW wealth up 7.9% in 2019
The region fell behind the average global HNWI growth rate despite robust market performance.
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