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RAZER’S CO-FOUNDER DISPOSES INVESTMENT IN MYANMAR AFTER MILITARY COUP

Razer's co-founder and director Lim Kaling said in a statement issued to the media that he will exit his investment in a tobacco firm in Myanmar because the military coup there caused him "grave concern".Lim is disposing his one-third...

INDIAN NATIONAL WHO RECEIVED FIRST DOSE OF COVID-19 VACCINE, AMONG 2 COMMUNITY CASES

A 30-year-old Indian national who works as an engineer at Station Satcom, received his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on January 27, was among the 2 community cases that MOH announced on February 8.The man boards ships...

MAN WHO ISSUES TRACKING DEVICES TO INCOMING TRAVELLERS ON SHN, 1 OF 24 NEW COVID-19 CASES

A 43-year-old Singaporean man who works at Changi Airport, where his job entails issuing an electronic monitoring device to incomming travellers on stay home notice, becomes 1 of the 24 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore on February 7.The man...

FIRST CASE OF LIKELY COVID-19 REINFECTION DETECTED IN SINGAPORE

The Ministry of Health (MOH) said on February 6, that they have detected the first case of likely Covid-19 re-infection here.A 28-year-old Bangladeshi national who stays in a dormitory at 43 Tech Park Crescent, was confirmed to have the...

GRABFOOD SENDS RIDER TO THE SEA, RIDER REALLY GO INTO THE SEA

A photo surfaced on Facebook showing a Grabfood rider with his motorcycle helmet still on standing in the sea looking puzzled while still holding onto his phone.Apparently the Grabfood app directed him to travel via the sea and abang...

S’PORE TYCOON GAINS STAKE IN NIPPON PAINT, HIS BUSINESS NOW WORTH $32 BILLION

Goh Cheng Liang, the founder of Wuthelam Holdings, a paint and coatings manufacturer, increased his company's wealth by S$10.7 billion after gaining control of Nippon Paints Holdings.Wuthelam Holdings is currently being run Goh Hup Jin, his son.At the time...

JEFF BEZOS STEPS DOWN FROM HIS ROLE AS AMAZON CEO

Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon and the 2nd richest person in the world, will be stepping down as CEO to take on the role of executive chairman of the board later this year.Bezos will be replaced by...

GOOGLE’S CO-FOUNDER, SERGEY BRIN, SETTING UP FAMILY OFFICE IN SINGAPORE

Sergey Brin, the billionaire co-founder of Google, who is worth a whopping SGD$115.2 billion, is setting up a family office on our shores.Brin, ranked the 9th richest person in the world, plans to take advantage of Singapore's low taxes,...

ELON MUSK’S SPACE-X STARSHIP PROTOTYPE ROCKET EXPLODES ON LANDING

In a high-altitude experimental launch on February 2, a protoype of SpaceX's Starship rocket exploded during a landing attempt, in an accident reminiscent of the previous explosion that also destroyed a test rocket.The Starship SN9, was a test model...

MALAYSIA EXTENDS MCO TO FEBRUARY 18, DUE TO RISING COVID-19 INFECTIONS

Malaysia has extended their Movement Control Order 2.0 (MCO 2.0) until February 18, 2021.The MCO extension applies to all states in Malaysia except Sarawak, who is placed under a conditional MCO.Malaysian Senior Minister for Security, Ismail Sabri Yaakob said...

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JOHOR MAN FINED AFTER HE FILMED MAN PEEING IN TOILET FOR HIS SATISFACTION

A man in southern Malaysia has been fined after he admitted to secretly filming another individual inside a public...