Singapore is number one in the world on the Heritage Foundation's index of economic freedom, number one in the World Economic Forum global competitiveness report last published in 2019 ... ( read original story ...)
DBS goes live on SGX unit’s crypto platform
DBS has become the first bank to go live on a new digital asset trading platform from Singapore Exchange unit MaxxTrader. SGX-owned MaxxTrader provides foreign exchange pricing and risk services to ... ( read original story ...)
Why Indian Startups are establishing a base in Singapore
Earlier this month, Flipkart-backed Indian payments service company PhonePe announced that it had completed the move of its headquarters from Singapore to India. Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart is a ... ( read original story ...)
Richard Branson declines Singapore’s invitation to debate death penalty with Shanmugam
Mr Branson said he was declining the invitation as he felt a debate on such a platform would lack nuance. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore s first defence chief and ambassador Kirpa Ram Vij dies
Kirpa Ram Vij has died. He was 87. Vij died on Saturday, leaving behind wife Nirmala, three children and their spouses, and five grandchildren. Born in Hazara district (now Pakistan) in 1937, Vij also ... ( read original story ...)
Deep-tech alliance partners Enterprise Singapore on commercialisation programme
According to SDTA, this aligns with Singapore’s Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE2025) goals to drive technology translation and commercialisation for local enterprises. As part of Startup SG ... ( read original story ...)
WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Sports happenings in Singapore (24-30 Oct)
Here is a round-up of sports events and developments in Singapore in the past week (24 to 30 October): Loh Kean Yew loses to Viktor Axelsen in rematch. A week after ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Deep-Tech Alliance partners EnterpriseSG for venture building
SUSTAINABILITY-FOCUSED deep tech venture builder Singapore Deep-Tech Alliance (SDTA) said it will run a nine-month venture building programme under Enterprise Singapore’s (EnterpriseSG) Startup SG ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to hold 14th Digital Media Asia in first in-person event since 2019
SINGAPORE – Digital Media Asia (DMA) 2022 will feature two concurrent conferences, one focusing on generating revenue from digital assets and the other on technology powering content creation and ... ( read original story ...)
Go-Ahead Singapore gets further extension on Loyang bus contract
SINGAPORE - Bus operator Go-Ahead Singapore has been given an additional three-year extension on a deal to operate 31 public bus routes in the Loyang area. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Reinvigorating Singapore-China ties through new areas of collaboration
The 18th Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation meetings offer an opportunity to explore more areas of cooperation. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
IPA Qatar showcases country’s digital innovation, technological development at Singapore tech event
The Investment Promotion Agency Qatar took part in the Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology, a leading tech festival for the Global-Asia Innovation Ecosystem, which ran from October 25-28 ... ( read original story ...)
Scoot flight from Kota Kinabalu to Singapore diverted due to bad weather
SINGAPORE: Singapore-bound Scoot flight TR493 was diverted to Batam, Indonesia on Sunday (Oct 30) night due to bad weather. The flight took off from Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia about an hour late at 8. ( read original story ...)
UOB’s 3Q2022 at a new high, Citi acquisition cost to impact 4Q2022
UOB posts record 3QFY2022 net profit on rising rates, Its 4Q2022 results will incorporate Citi-associated one-time costs. ( read original story ...)
Reigning Tour de France champ Jonas Vingegaard takes Singapore Criterium race
Three Tour de France champions finished in the top 3 places of the inaugural Tour de France Prudential Singapore Criterium race, with reigning champion Jonas Vingegaard winning the event. ( read original story ...)
Designs for Singapore’s tallest building unveiled
Singapore has unveiled plans to build 8 Shenton Way, the country’s tallest building and its first "supertall" skyscraper. The term supertall is used to describe buildings that exceed 300 metres in ... ( read original story ...)