Singaporeans and visitors may soon be chowing down on several species of crickets, grasshoppers, mealworms, beetles, moths and honeybees. The bugs may also be used to feed food-producing animals.
Avicanna Exports Cannabinoids To Singapore Legally — Even Though Cannabis Is Punishable By Death In The Country
Cannabinoid-focused biopharmaceutical company Avicanna Inc. (TSX:AVCN) (OTCQX:AVCNF) (FSE: 0NN) announced on Thursday that it has completed the commercial export of Aureus-branded purified ...
Diesel cars and taxis to face higher road taxes as Singapore pushes for “cleaner energy” by 2040
SINGAPORE: Starting from Jan 1, 2025, diesel cars and taxis in Singapore will face higher road taxes as the Land Transport Authority (LTA) ceases new registrations, to support the nation’s drive ...
Trade group says nine in 10 Singapore firms bullish on special economic zone with Johor
KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — The ‘Greater Together: Two Economies, One EcoSystem’ report at the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) Joint Investor Forum today revealed that 93 per cent of ...
Grab’s Deal to Buy Singapore Taxi Firm Might Lessen Competition, Regulator Says
(Reuters) - Nasdaq-listed ride hailing company Grab's deal to buy Singapore's private taxi firm Trans-cab Holdings is likely to result in substantial lessening of competition in the local market, the ...
Over 600kg of smokeless tobacco seized in Singapore’s Little India, 27 people under probe
SINGAPORE: A total of 27 people, aged between 24 and 77, are under investigation for the peddling and possession of smokeless tobacco products in Little India. The Health Sciences Authority (HSA), ...
Singapore firms upbeat on Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone, but cite talent shortage and other hurdles
A NEW report found that 93 per cent of Singaporean businesses view Johor as an attractive investment destination, with 50 per cent already operating in the state. Read more at The Business Times.
Singapore approved insects as food, but will consumers have the appetite to stomach it?
Singapore has approved 16 species of insects for human consumption, but experts and industry players say it may be difficult to persuade people to add creepy crawlies to their meal plan. On Monday, ...
Singapore stocks opened with steady gains on Thursday—STI rose by 0.6%
The broader market also showed a positive trend, as 49.3 million securities worth S$63.2 million were traded in the early hours.
Singapore to stop registrations of new diesel cars, taxis from next year
(COE) after the 2025 deadline, they will be subject to higher road taxes to discourage renewal, LTA said.This is part of the existing policy to charge a road tax surcharge of 10% to 50% for vehicles ...
Singapore boxship waiting times cut to ‘two days or less’, claims PSA
Since the start of 2024, PSA said it has faced strong berth demand as well as off-schedule vessel arrivals, resulting in high concentrations of vessels arriving during certain days of the week, ...
Singapore’s Stock Rally Likely to Extend as Dividend Plays Shine
Singapore stocks’ best rally in years may have legs as potential US interest-rate cuts burnish the appeal of the high-yielding market.
Singapore’s hell theme park featuring Chinese folklore is dead serious about the afterlife
But at Hell's Museum in Singapore, the main attraction at the Haw Par Villa park, visitors are welcomed to a kitschy, air-conditioned hell on Earth. Inside the sprawling park complex with more than ...
Singapore Film Festival Unveils Documentary and Short Film Grant Recipients
The Singapore International Film Festival unveils the recipients of its documentary and short film grant schemes.
Miss Universe Singapore now open to married and divorced women
Women who are married, divorced, or have children can now apply, as long as they are over 18, based in Singapore, or have been in Singapore for at least six months before 1 September 2024. The upper age limit, which stated that an applicant had to be under 28, has also been removed by the ...
Singapore And Laos Sign Agreement To Collaborate On Carbon Credits
Singapore and Lao PDR (Laos), on Tuesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on carbon credits. The agreement was signed by Singapore’s Minister for Sustainability and the Environment and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations Grace ...