Leaked documents shed fresh light on activities of offshore provider and some of its customers ... ( read original story ...)
‘Dystopian world’: Singapore patrol robots stoke fears of surveillance state
Trial of robots to police ‘undesirable’ behaviour such as smoking or breaching social-distancing rules ... ( read original story ...)
Robots to patrol Singapore streets to detect ‘Undesirable Social Behaviour’
Singapore is seeing an explosion of tools to track its inhabitants as it already has vast numbers of CCTV cameras to trials of lampposts kitted out with facial recognition tech ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore firm AsiaCiti Trust helps corrupt figures hide stolen wealth: Pandora Papers
A Singaporean firm has helped international criminals, including corrupt politicians, hide their money and set up shadow businesses, according to a massive leak of documents. Among the trove of ... ( read original story ...)
Merck says deal signed with Singapore on COVID-19 antiviral pill
Merck announced on Wednesday a supply and purchase agreement that will provide Singapore with access to its experimental oral COVID-19 antiviral drug, the latest Asian country to try to snap up ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore sees $7.5bil in real estate investment deals in Q3
Real estate investment deals in Q3 2021 saw a 38.7% growth quarter-on-quarter, and a 58.1% increase year-on-year. ( read original story ...)
Robots Now Patrol Singapore Streets To Deter “Undesirable Social Behaviour”
Singapore has trialled patrol robots that blast warnings at people engaging in "undesirable social behaviour", adding to an arsenal of surveillance technology in the tightly controlled city-state that ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports record 3,486 new COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths
Of the latest fatalities reported on Tuesday, six were men and three women, aged between 64 and 90 years. With this, Singapore's COVID-19-related death toll has risen to 130. ( read original story ...)
Singapore premier’s estranged brother selling resort-style home
Lee Hsien Yang, the estranged younger brother of Singapore’s premier is selling his resort-style home amid a surge in demand for luxury properties. ( read original story ...)
Singapore patrol robots stoke fears of surveillance state
Singapore has trialled patrol robots that blast warnings at people engaging in "undesirable social behaviour", adding to an arsenal of surveillance technology in the tightly controlled city-state that ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Parliament repeals Sedition Act, with other laws in place to deal with issues
The Singapore Parliament has repealed the Sedition Act, as key aspects of the Act have not been relevant in modern Singapore for a long time. ( read original story ...)
Schnaubelt denies link to Singapore bank account
FOREST Minister Walter Schnaubelt has denied claims that he has been directly linked to a Singapore bank account that has a substantial amount of money in it. Schnaubelt made this statement after a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore property investment volume jumps 38.7% to S$7.5b in Q3
Government Land Sales accounted for half of the transactions. Singapore saw a healthy influx of investment deals in the third quarter of 2021, recording S$7.5 billion worth of deals, with 49.7% ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to allow vaccinated domestic workers to enter country from November
Under this commercial initiative that was started to meet the demand for domestic workers, the association works with its overseas business partners to implement additional safe management measures ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore court turns down Bloomberry appeal vs GGAM
Philippines-based casino operator Bloomberry Resorts Corp says the Singapore Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal from two Bloomberry subsidiaries regarding a case against Global Gaming Philippines ... ( read original story ...)
Is it time to say goodbye to Singapore’s “Ask Jamie” AI chatbots?
When GovTech conceptualized "Ask Jamie" in 2014, AI chatbots were still pretty much in their infancy, and designed to be virtual assistants. ( read original story ...)