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Some 1,500 medical workers quit in H1 2021 amid severe strain on healthcare system: MOH
Singapore cannot open up and risk having the number of Covid-19 cases "shoot up" and overwhelm the healthcare system - especially at a time when medical workers are already stretched to their limit, amid a rising number of resignations, Senior Minister of State for Health Janil Puthucheary said on Monday.
- CPF top-up, payout procedures to be tweaked, in line with plans for higher retirement and re-employment ages
- Current stress test requirements for power retailers insufficient: minister
Scoot to offer S$200 VTL flights to Australia
Budget airline Scoot is offering S$200 vaccinated travel lane (VTL) flights between Singapore and Australia, it said in a statement on Monday (Nov 1). One-way sales fares for flights from Singapore to Melbourne start at S$199; flights to Sydney start at S$219, and will be available till Nov 7. Both fares are inclusive of tax.
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Sunseap obtains S$85.8m green loan from DBS and UOB
Clean-energy solutions provider Sunseap Group has obtained an S$85.8 million green loan for its SolarNova 4 project, with DBS and UOB each providing half the loan amount.
Solar cable project to help cut Singapore's emissions, boost electricity supply
Singapore's ongoing adoption of renewable energy sources and its commitment to mitigate climate change - against the current backdrop of the ongoing global climate conference COP26 - will be given a substantial boost by the Australia-Asia PowerLink (AAPowerLink) project, connecting Singapore to a solar farm Down Under.
Corporate earnings
The STI today
Singapore stocks kick off November on positive note; STI up 0.7%
The Singapore market got off to a positive start in November, with the Straits Times Index (STI) rising 0.7 per cent or 20.88 points to 3,219.05 points on Monday (Nov 1) amid a day of mixed trading in Asia.
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