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Calibrated testing regimes for VTL travel and recently-recovered travellers

TRAVELLERS using the vaccinated travel lanes (VTL) only need to do an unsupervised antigen rapid test (ART) from Day 2 to Day 7 of their arrival to Singapore if they are going out, the Ministry of Health said on Friday (Jan 21).

• Singapore shortens isolation period for Covid-infected, vaccinated individuals from 10 to 7 days

Singtel acquires 16.3% stake in Indonesia's Bank Fama International for 500b rupiah

SINGTEL Alpha Investments, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singtel has acquired a 16.3 per cent stake in an Indonesian bank for a cash consideration of 500 billion rupiah (S$48 million).

OCBC customers to get alerts for all PayNow, FAST transfer transactions

OCBC CUSTOMERS will now get notifications for all PayNow and FAST transactions, after the scam-hit bank set the threshold at a default S$0.01, OCBC announced on Friday (Jan 21).

Keong Hong shareholder LJHB raises stake; triggers general offer for all shares at S$0.384 apiece

LJHB Holdings has raised its stake in property developer Keong Hong Holdings from 26.7 per cent to 45.8 per cent, triggering a mandatory conditional cash offer for all the shares it does not already own at S$0.384 per share.

Alpina Holdings' IPO aims to raise S$8.1m to grow its integrated facilities management offerings

SINGAPORE-based contractor Alpina Holdings is looking to raise S$8.1 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on the Catalist board, as it seeks to expand its service offerings in the integrated facilities management (IFM) segment.

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STI tracks Wall Street weakness, closes flat on Friday

THE Straits Times Index (STI) rose by 0.04 points to close at 3,294.86 on Friday (Jan 21) amid weakened investor sentiment due to global growth concerns.