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Contribution by Saipriya Iyer
Singapore to distribute improved reusable masks to its population
The people of Singapore would reportedly receive better-quality reusable masks as soon as the government starts its third exercise of mark distribution in the country. Chan Chun Sing, Trade and Industry Minister, Singapore, stated that the new cloth-based masks would have better filtration ... Read More
Singapore based Ninja Van raises $279 million in Series D funding
Ninja Van, a renowned logistics startup based in Singapore, has reportedly announced that it has secured a funding of $279 million in the Series D investment round. Monk’s Hill Ventures, Europe’s GeoPost, Grab, Intouch Holding, Golden Gate Ventures Growth Fund, Carmenta, Facebook co-foun... Read More
Sebi seeks probe into Franklin Templeton India’s debt funds collapse
The Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the market regulator of India, shall be investigating if the local unit of Franklin Templeton had violated the rules or had acted in the investor’s best interest, as six debt funds of the asset manager collapsed. The US parent of Franklin Temple... Read More
Indian airlines reopen domestic flight bookings amid COVID-19 lockdown
The cash-strapped airlines in India have recently reopened travel bookings for the domestic flights despite the uncertainty of the government on when to lift the flight suspension. The airlines that have started accepting bookings include SpiceJet and GoAir, for various travels between the major ... Read More
JioMart begins home delivery by uniting with local kirana stores
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has recently commenced the home delivery of essential services by partnering with the local kirana stores in Kalyan, Thane, and Navi Mumbai. This announcement follows the recent stake acquisition deal declared by the Indian multinational conglomerate between its Jio... Read More
AWS and Facebook unite for new, open-source PyTorch projects
Amazon Web Services and Facebook have recently announced plans to join hands for a few new projects for PyTorch. PyTorch is a well-known, open-source ML (machine learning) framework that has been adopted to train AI (artificial intelligence) models. The framework has been created by the AI resear... Read More
T&T offers temperature checks for workers & customers at several stores
T&T Supermarket, a Canadian supermarket chain, has recently started offering temperature checks for customers and employees before they enter at its stores. This initiative has been taken to protect them against the novel coronavirus outbreak. The supermarket chain has reportedly stated that ... Read More
NTUC FairPrice to increase online capacity & apply S$3.99 service fee
NTUC FairPrice, a supermarket chain based in Singapore, is reportedly planning to increase the online capacity by 30% in the next few weeks and reinstate the service fee of online orders. The company has reportedly announced that the S$3.99 service fee will be applied to the online orders starting f... Read More
Aussie Disposals to shut down stores after bushfires & COVID-19 spread
Aussie Disposals, a company that provides camping supplies in Australia, has reportedly collapsed into administration as it suffered losses owing to two calamities in the summer, with the bushfires and coronavirus. The firm is going to be closing about 12 out of the 36 stores that are mainly located... Read More
Ever Harmonic to acquire CCO’s Clear Media stake for US$253Mn
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. (CCO), one of the leading outdoor advertising companies, has reportedly inked an agreement with Ever Harmonic Global Limited, under which it would sell its 50.91% stake in China-based media company, Clear Media Ltd. For the record, Ever Harmonic is fully owned ... Read More