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Mask-wearing indoors no longer required in Singapore from Aug 29; non-vaccinated travellers able to enter without SHN
Non-fully vaccinated long-term pass holders will also no longer be required to apply for approval to enter the country.
August 24, 2022
Sharing Economy
Singapore to end most rules on masks indoors as Covid wave eases
Lee said the latest wave of Covid is now subsiding.
August 21, 2022
Covid-19
BioNTech sinks as Covid vaccine sales and profit disappoint
Sales fell to 3.2 billion euros, almost 20% short of the average estimate.
August 08, 2022
Aviation & Engineering
Qantas head office staff haul luggage full-time to fight labour crunch
Applicants must be able to move suitcases weighing as much as 32 kilograms
August 08, 2022
Results
Centurion expects 1HFY2022 earnings to be at least 250% over 1HFY2021
In contrast, Centurion reported a fair value loss of $14.5 million recorded for 1HFY2021.
August 01, 2022
Aviation & Engineering
Changi Airport's passenger volume for June hit 2.93 mil, just half versus pre-pandemic's June 2019
As at July 1 2022, 85 airlines operate over 4,400 weekly scheduled flights at Changi Airport
July 31, 2022
China Focus
China factory activity sees shock contraction on outbreaks
China’s economic recovery has been fragile as the government relaxes curbs but then tightens them again
July 31, 2022
Global Economy
Nobody knows how long inflation will last. That's life
It is impossible to be sure about the future path of inflation, war in Ukraine, and future path of the Covid pandemic.
July 27, 2022
SE Asian economies
After cannabis, Thailand takes step to allow casinos to operate
The proposal for casinos comes amid Thailand’s broader move toward a more-liberal legal landscape.
July 27, 2022
Results
SATS records red ink of $22.5 million as it incurs higher costs to meet resumption of travel demand
The company expects the recovery trajectory to continue but warns that inflation will remain a challenge.
July 22, 2022