TOKYO, Aug 23, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Showa Denko K.K. (the “Company”) hereby announces that its board of directors has resolved matters relating to the issuance of its new shares and the secondary offering of shares on August 23, 2021, as set forth below. With the aim to establish a leading position... » read more
SINGAPORE – The plan for Dover Forest has been revised, with public housing expected to be launched in the eastern half next year while the western half is set aside for now to preserve its biodiversity. The young secondary forest plot in western Singapore is zoned for residential use, but the plans were tweaked after... » read more
HONG KONG, Jul 16, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Black Spade Acquisition Co (the “Company”) today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 15,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit. The units are expected to be listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the... » read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 12, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Haily Group Berhad’s (“Haily”) IPO exercise comprises: (from left) Haily Group Berhad Executive Director Ms See Swee Ling, Haily Group Berhad Founder & Executive Director Mr See Tin Hai, and Haily Group Berhad CEO & Executive Director Mr Yoong Woei Yeh at the Balloting... » read more
Tokyo and London, Jun 11, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) announced that Northgate Public Services (NPS), a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC, has acquired Vantage Health, which provides `Rego’, an advanced digital solution to help healthcare providers reduce patient waiting times and cope with increased demand. Rego reviews all... » read more
SINGAPORE – Police is investigating local activist Gilbert Goh for carrying out a public assembly without a permit. On May 1, Mr Goh posted a picture on his Facebook page showing him holding up a placard outside the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) building. The placard had the words “Please ban all flights from India... » read more
SINGAPORE – A 48-year-old man was scheduled to be charged in court on Saturday (March 13) with being a public nuisance and refusing to wear a mask at a bar at Sentosa. On Thursday, the police were alerted to an incident where the man allegedly refused to put on a mask despite being asked to... » read more
SINGAPORE – Nee Soon GRC MP Louis Ng is currently being investigated by the police for not applying for a permit before he visited hawkers with a placard in June last year. Mr Ng had posted about his trip to Yishun Park Hawker Centre on Facebook on June 20, encouraging residents to visit the hawkers.... » read more
TOKYO, Feb 22, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) and Northgate Public Services (NPS) today announced a name change that means from July 2021, NPS will become NEC Software Solutions UK. The new name brings NPS under the global NEC brand, strengthening the company’s position as a market leader in the development... » read more
SINGAPORE – Most residents who live in public rental housing find their Housing Board blocks only have rental units. This gives families little opportunity to get to know others in their transient neighbourhood, and they may feel isolated as a result. Ways to overcome this – such as integrating rental HDB flats into blocks of... » read more
SINGAPORE – With the Covid-19 pandemic, public transport ridership fell last year as expected, a slide which broke a trend of consecutive rises in the previous 15 years. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said on Wednesday (Feb 10) that average daily ridership for buses and trains fell by 34.5 per cent to 5.04 million – an... » read more
SINGAPORE – The public service will increasingly look to recruit talent from the private and people sectors, and send more officers on external attachments, as part of efforts to become more agile and diverse. These are areas which the public service needs to “double down or accelerate” work done during the Covid-19 pandemic, said Minister-in-charge... » read more
SINGAPORE – A national survey on public hygiene has found that some 47 per cent of Singaporeans think that clearing their own tables after eating at public places can deprive cleaners of their jobs. But this is not true, said Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Amy Khor on Saturday. She said:... » read more
SINGAPORE – More than 40 per cent of people around the world have cut back on public transport rides, with 8.5 per cent staying away completely since the Covid-19 pandemic started nearly a year ago. In a survey done last month, Israeli mobility app provider Moovit found that of those who still needed to get... » read more
TOKYO, Jan 5, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) has announced that Northgate Public Services (NPS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC, has entered into an agreement to acquire Charter Systems Ltd, a leading supplier of Covert Operations software to police services in the UK and Canada. NPS is the market leader for... » read more
HONG KONG, Jan 4, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Strategic Public Relations Group (“SPRG” or the “Group”) has finished 2020 in fine shape despite the many challenges the pandemic posed during the past year. This was largely attributable to the SPRGers, who have continued to provide professional and exceptional quality services to clients during these... » read more
SINGAPORE – A lagoon on St John’s Island will soon be opened to the public for research, education and conservation activities. The 3.9ha Bendera Bay, which was previously inaccessible to the public, consists of a lagoon with a variety of mangrove, coral, seagrass, sandy shore and rocky shore habitats. Access to the fenced up area... » read more
Sixteen years ago, I covered the sales launch of Singapore’s poshest public housing project. It was like covering a rock concert. The fans were 20-somethings, clutching glossy brochures. The star was The Pinnacle@Duxton, the Housing Board’s new skyscraper project along Cantonment Road. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited... » read more
SINGAPORE – Civil rights activist Jolovan Wham, 40, will be charged in court on Monday (Nov 23) with two offences under the Public Order Act. Wham, who is the former executive director of migrant worker advocacy group Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics (Home), had staged a protest on the steps of the former State Courts... » read more
SINGAPORE – The Covid-19 pandemic is as much a political problem as it is a health problem, as it challenges global leaders to maintain public trust in the government and its leaders, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Reopening the economy and relaxing Covid-19 restrictions is a delicate balancing act, he noted, pointing to how... » read more