Seoul, Korea – The demand for bearings used in mechanical equipment has been increasing worldwide, and the bearing market is expected to grow rapidly. SGO is Korea’s No. 1 manufacturer of oilless bearings, owing to its leading technology. Established in 2000, SGO has been specializing in design, development, and production of oilless bearings for use […]

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Tuesday, Nov 3. At least one killed in Vienna attack involving multiple assailants, locations; manhunt under way The attackers are said to be “heavily armed and dangerous”. READ MORE HERE Institutions should be ‘open and timely’ in addressing sexual misconduct allegations: Lawrence Wong MOE has […]

The Ministry of Education (MOE) has postponed its requirement for students to use either the TraceTogether token or app for entry to schools until all tokens are given out. The announcement comes after the Government said the public should collect the tokens in their own constituencies, owing to long queues at collection centres. Previously announced […]

Demand has been overwhelming for behind-the-scenes tours of the Singapore Airlines (SIA) Training Centre after bookings opened on Sunday morning, said the national carrier. More than 6,800 bookings were received and registrations were closed after nine hours owing to high demand, SIA said on Sunday evening. Bookings opened at 10am that day and closed at […]

When her employer faced declining demand due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Ms Veronica Sung became worried about her future. As a business development manager at a sustainable packaging firm, her salary was based on sales commissions. The uncertainty caused by the pandemic and seeing her earnings drop by 30 per cent drove her to quit […]

The Ministry of Education (MOE) expects institutions to be open and timely when addressing allegations of sexual misconduct, said Education Minister Lawrence Wong yesterday. At the same time, the institutions have to take into consideration the facts of the case as well as the need to ensure the safety of their communities and safeguard the […]

CHENGDU, CHINA, Oct 31, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Valarhash, a leader in digital asset services, officially launches a new series of cryptocurrency miner hosting services, now enabling customers with remote online access to the operations of their mining machines. Registered users will have many features such as selecting their mining pool, withdrawing options and even re-selling their mining […]

SINGAPORE – Suppliers will be paid for their consignment goods that are sold by Robinsons since last Friday, said the retailer’s appointed liquidator KordaMentha late on Sunday (Nov 1). Robinsons had announced last Friday that it would close its last two department stores in Singapore. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full […]

SINGAPORE – A new jobs portal has been launched to link jobseekers to both employment and training opportunities, especially in Singapore’s growing sectors. Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said in a Facebook post on Sunday (Nov 1) that the information on the portal – jobsgohere.gov.sg – is tailored to different types of jobseekers, and it is […]

Felix, a Blockchain DApp platform, which has successfully made its initial listing to Newdex in September and Foblgate exchange as the second since the initial launch, will now be listing to Bithumb Global on 30th of October 2020. Felix is supporting 3 different international exchanges market fair in just 2 months of time and becomes a […]

The Singaporean Of The Year award is in its sixth edition and UBS has again partnered The Straits Times for the yearly event. The presenting sponsor for the 2020 award is UBS. Other partners include Millennium Hotels and Resorts, and Singapore Airlines. Presenting sponsor UBS PHOTO: UBS SINGAPORE UBS celebrates 50 years in Singapore. Today, UBS […]

Routine testing, PPE for some Changi Airport staff to avoid Covid-19 transmission Staff at the airport will be put on a rostered routine testing similar to other frontline workers and migrant workers. READ MORE HERE S’pore-HK air travel bubble important test for leisure travel: Ong Ye Kung It will determine if similar arrangements for leisure […]

SINGAPORE – The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has restructured the work at its dialysis centres such that it could reduce its need for nurses by more than 25 per cent. It recruited its first dialysis care associate in June to take over non-clinical work, such as preparing the machines and getting the tubes, saline and […]

In a bid to secure business contracts involving projects with government agencies, a company director paid over $30,000 in bribes. Ngiam Chee Chong, 45, was jailed for 12 weeks yesterday, having pleaded guilty to seven corruption-related charges earlier. Another 13 similar charges were taken into consideration by the court during sentencing. Ngiam was the sole […]

The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has restructured the work at its dialysis centres such that it could reduce its need for nurses by more than 25 per cent. It recruited its first dialysis care associate in June to take over non-clinical tasks, such as preparing the machines and getting the tubes, saline and other consumables […]

An incident involving a large ceiling fan injured two customers at a coffee shop in Tampines on Wednesday night. The injured patrons are understood to be a young man and an elderly woman who were seated at the same table. The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it received a call for assistance at Block 201D […]

A man befriended a 13-year-old boy who had disciplinary issues and promised the latter’s father that he would “guide and advise” the teenager. Instead, the 25-year-old man molested the boy on two occasions in March. The Singaporean offender was yesterday sentenced to two years’ jail with five strokes of the cane and a fine of […]

Live performances can be held at performing arts venues and the premises of orchestras, choirs, dance groups, and other arts and culture organisations come Sunday. Art galleries and some museums, as well as community centres and hotel ballrooms and function rooms are among venues permitted to resume live performances, according to the update by the […]

A portable robotic device that can help stroke patients with their recovery at home was unveiled at a media event at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) yesterday. Aided by the robot, patients can do the repetitive exercises needed to regain control in their arms and build up their strength, without always having to visit a […]

A series of unresolved cable faults which had beset the Tuas West Extension since it opened in 2017 led to the massive three-line MRT breakdown on Oct 14. All the power cables on the extension will now be replaced. In all, French engineering group Alstom – which installed the power lines – will replace 150km […]