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  Singapore economy grew 14% yoy

Posted by: person6502
14-07-2021, 10:48 AM
Forum: Market Talk
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SINGAPORE: The Singapore economy grew 14.3 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of this year, largely due to a low base in the same period last year when a COVID-19 "circuit breaker" was implemented, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said on Wednesday (Jul 14).

The advance estimates for the second quarter, which are computed largely from data gathered in the first two months of the quarter, was much faster than the growth of 1.3 per cent in the preceding quarter.

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  Temperature in Singapore dip to as low as 22 degrees

Posted by: person6502
14-07-2021, 07:49 AM
Forum: Market Talk
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Temperatures dip to as low as 22.5 deg C in Singapore; two large trees fall amid heavy rain
1 of 3[Image: dummy.gif][Image: nhrain1407.jpg?itok=dD2lcFaf&timestamp=1626192808]Pedestrians cross the road amid heavy rain at Sumang Lane in Punggol on July 13, 2021.ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID
Cheryl Tan and Osmond Chia

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SINGAPORE - The nation woke up to sweater weather and heavy rain on Tuesday (July 13) morning, with temperatures dipping to as low as 22.5 deg C in Admiralty at 10.46am, said the weatherman.
This was not the first time that Singapore experienced such cool weather this year. Temperatures fell below 22 deg C on Jan 2, when parts of the island saw prolonged and persistent heavy rain.
According to the Meteorological Service Singapore’s (MSS) website, heavy rainfall was recorded in the north-western parts of the island - such as Ang Mo Kio, Upper Peirce Reservoir, Bukit Panjang and Tengah, with Bukit Panjang recording the highest rainfall collected at 114.2mm since midnight.
Heavy showers were also observed in Toa Payoh and Tai Seng. 
The national water agency PUB said on Facebook that water levels in drains and canals had reached 90 per cent in areas such as Woodlands Road, Yio Chu Kang Road, Cactus Road, off Yio Chu Kang Road, and at the Sime Darby Centre in Bukit Timah between 7.05am and 7.40am on Tuesday morning, and that there was a risk of flash floods.
There were flash floods along Tampines Expressway in the morning, Lianhe Zaobao reported. A video shows vehicles moving slowly through the water, which had risen to the height of half a wheel and spanned the width of the expressway.

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  Everything you need to know about stock investing

Posted by: Anyoner
13-07-2021, 09:01 PM
Forum: Business News
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  Expat shares his experience living in Thailand

Posted by: Anyoner
13-07-2021, 08:56 PM
Forum: Travel Talk
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  UOB and Lion to list China focus ETF

Posted by: person6502
13-07-2021, 02:30 PM
Forum: Business News
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Lion Global, OCBC Securities to list China-focused ETF on SGX in August
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JUL 12, 2021 12:53 PM
LION Global Investors and OCBC Securities will be listing a new China-focused exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Aug 2, OCBC said in a press statement on Monday.
The Lion-OCBC Securities China Leaders ETF tracks the Hang Seng Stock Connect China 80 Index, which comprises the top 80 largest Stock Connect eligible Chinese companies listed in either Shanghai, Shenzhen or Hong Kong by market capitalisation.


This will be Singapore's first China-focused ETF to pay annual dividends to investors. It will also allow them to diversify their investment portfolio through the inclusion of Chinese stocks. 

Its initial offering period will start from July 12 until July 28. It will then be available in both Singapore dollar and yuan denominations after listing on Aug 2. (see amendment note).

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  Singapore Intern scores 6 figure book deal

Posted by: person6502
13-07-2021, 01:04 PM
Forum: Market Talk
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Singapore intern scores six-figure deal for debut novel on high society
[Image: rk_kyla-zhao_110721.jpg?itok=jcoVs0NI&ti...1625978574]Kyla Zhao began writing the novel last year while alone and homesick in California at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.PHOTO: COURTESY OF KYLA JIAYI ZHAO
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Olivia Ho
Assistant Life Editor

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SINGAPORE - A 23-year-old editorial intern is the latest Singaporean writer to secure a major book deal abroad.
Kyla Zhao, a Vogue Singapore intern, has scored a two-book deal with Berkley Publishing, an imprint of Penguin Random House.

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  Singapore to offer free Covid19 testing for those who visited KTV

Posted by: person6502
13-07-2021, 12:51 PM
Forum: Market Talk
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Singapore: Free Covid-19 testing for those who visited 3 KTV outlets, interacted with Vietnamese social hostesses



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[size=11]Special testing operations will be conducted for all staff of Supreme KTV (pictured), Empress KTV and Club Dolce. - PHOTO: SUPREME KTV/FACEBOOK via The Straits Times/ANN[/size]

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  COVID19 deaths in Russia hit record highs.

Posted by: Anyoner
12-07-2021, 08:52 PM
Forum: Market Talk
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  Singapore Australia travel bubble likely I'm end 2021

Posted by: Anyoner
12-07-2021, 08:23 PM
Forum: Market Talk
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SINGAPORE: A planned travel bubble between Singapore and Australia is "more likely to happen" towards the end of 2021, said Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Dan Tehan. 

Speaking to CNA, Mr Tehan said that certain measures have to be implemented before a travel bubble can be launched between the two countries. 

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  8 Local Covid19 cases today....12 Jul 2021

Posted by: Anyoner
12-07-2021, 07:43 PM
Forum: Market Talk
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SINGAPORE: Singapore reported eight new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections as of noon on Monday (Jul 12), including three unlinked cases.

The five infections linked to previous cases have already been placed in quarantine, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in a preliminary daily update.

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