SINGAPORE (CNA) – Food outlets and retailers affected by COVID-19 Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) restrictions will get help to offset their delivery costs and to go online with reintroduced government schemes. The food delivery and e-commerce subsidy schemes were first introduced in April 2020 during Singapore’s “circuit breaker” period and removed as restrictions eased. They […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE, May 17 — The air travel bubble (ATB) between Singapore and Hong Kong, which was set to be relaunched on May 26, has been delayed again amid the worsening Covid-19 situation in Singapore. In a statement today, Singapore’s Ministry of Transport (MOT) said the new launch date will be reviewed towards the end of […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE, May 17 — Even though they are allowed to remain open, stores in heartland malls that rely on walk-in traffic from diners who have meals at nearby eateries still saw their business plummet drastically on the first day when tightened Covid-19 safety regulations were imposed. One retail worker at Kawata House of Socks in […]
Read MoreRETAIL tenant group Singapore Tenants United For Fairness (SGTUFF) on Monday said that it may be better for the public and businesses if Singapore enters another partial lockdown, that is, another ‘circuit breaker’, instead of having the government progressively tighten measures to curb the resurgence of Covid-19. The group noted that under the tightened movement restrictions, […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) expanded at a slower pace in April, with growth supported by non-electronics such as petrochemicals and specialised machinery. Shipments grew 6 per cent year on year last month, continuing the positive growth trend since December, according to data released by Enterprise Singapore (ESG) on Monday (May 17). But […]
Read MoreTHE government will raise its wage support for food and beverage (F&B) establishments to 50 per cent, up from 10 per cent, now that dining in has been disallowed in a fresh tightening of Covid-19 measures announced on Friday. Under the Jobs Support Scheme, co-payment by the government will apply to the first S$4,600 of […]
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